Exclusive

Publication

Byline

DOGE cuts $21 mn grant for 'voter turnout in India'

New York, Feb. 17 -- The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, has announced a series of expenditure cuts, including $21 million allocated for "voter turnout in ... Read More


Macron to host today EMERGENCY European meet

Paris, Feb. 17 -- France's president Emmanuel Macron will host an emergency meeting of leaders from key European countries on Monday to discuss the continent's security, foreign minister Jean-Noel Bar... Read More


3rd plane with 112 illegal migrants lands in Amritsar

Amritsar, Feb. 17 -- A US military aircraft carrying 112 Indians landed at the Amritsar airport late on Sunday night, the third such flight bringing deportees as part of a crackdown by the Donald Trum... Read More


Hindus form the responsible community of nation: RSS chief

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) strives to organise the Hindu society because it is the "responsible" community of the country," RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday at a r... Read More


lAVROV, rubio hold talks on ukraine war

MOSCOW, Feb. 17 -- Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine on Saturday, and the removal of "unilateral barriers" by the previous US... Read More


Jaishankar meets B'desh counterpart

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar met his Bangladeshi counterpart Touhid Hossain on the margins of a conference in Oman on Sunday and discussed bilateral relations against t... Read More


Kuki-ZO MLAS ask centre to lay out road map for peace in manipur

GUWAHATI, Feb. 17 -- Ten legislators from Kuki-Zo communities of Manipur on Sunday urged the Union government to lay out a "comprehensive political road map" for peace and justice in the state, days a... Read More


Govt, AASU reach agreement on 38 of 52 recommendations: Himanta

Guwahati, Feb. 17 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state government and the All Assam Students Union (AASU), the state's premier student body, have reached an agreem... Read More


Assam cabinet orders police case against Pak national with 'links' to Gogoi's wife

Guwahati, Feb. 17 -- The Assam cabinet on Sunday directed state police to register a case against a Pakistani national who allegedly had links with Congress lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi's wife, Elizabeth Gog... Read More


'Voices of Global South must form the basis of future climate debate'

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- India's environment minister called for restoring trust in global climate negotiations during talks with the UN climate chief on Saturday, amid growing tensions over climate fina... Read More