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India-China hold 1st Corps Commander talks in eastern sector; ties improving NEW DELHI: The first-ever Corps Commander–level meeting between India and China in the eastern sector was a two-day engagement, marking a milestone in bilateral efforts to maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).“The first highest military Corps Commander–level flag meeting took place…

Strategic autonomy in motion as India hosts Brics summit NEW DELHI: India will host the annual Brics summit on Sept 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam, returning to the venue where it held the G20 summit in 2023. That gathering is remembered for the inclusion of the African Union in G20, marking a major step in efforts…

SRINAGAR: MF Husain’s horses meant power. Flat, bold, Cubist, built for scale like the Bollywood billboards he once painted in Mumbai. Masood Hussain’s horse is painted on Pashmina and dyed in the wool — carrying the earliest Kashmiri poetry, passed down orally for 600 years before anyone wrote it down.This is a sharp turn from…

NCPCR summons Meta India chief (representative image) NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Meta India’s managing director and country head to appear before it on Wednesday over advertisements allegedly linked to child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on Instagram.The commission took suo motu cognisance of a BBC…

Rakesh Mehta Former Delhi Chief Secretary NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta, who served during chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s tenure, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Noida, officials said on Tuesday.Mehta, 74, a 1975-batch IAS officer, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his Sector 82 residence on September 6,…

Delhi Govt cracks whip, 5 MCD officials suspended after Satya Niketan building collapse. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has demolished 24 properties and sealed seven illegal structures across the capital following the building collapse in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan that killed seven people.According to the MCD data, quoted by…

Delhi hotels run out of rooms​ NEW DELHI: As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, luxury hotels in the national capital are facing a sharp squeeze in room availability, with tariffs at some marquee properties climbing beyond Rs 2 lakh a night ahead of the September 12-13 gathering.The summit, which brings leaders…

Congress has handed Sachin Pilot a familiar problem and a bigger opportunity. NEW DELHI: The Congress leadership last week finally responded to ‘Mayday’ calls from Punjab rebels and brought in Sachin Pilot, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, to prevent a crash landing of the deeply fractured state unit ahead of the assembly elections early next year.Months of…

Rahul Gandhi attacks MP government over Sagar liquor deaths, seeks accountability NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government over deaths allegedly linked to poisonous liquor in Sagar, demanding a fair investigation and accountability for those responsible.Rahul Gandhi, while resharing a Madhya Pradesh Congress post on X, said: “In the…

A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan was hearing a plea. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine on September 10 whether the issues arising from the Satya Niketan building collapse in Delhi should be taken up by the top court, potentially bringing the case under its ongoing pan-India proceedings.A bench…