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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman extends birthday greetings to PM Modi, wishes him good health and high spirit NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 76th birthday on Thursday, as Dhaka seeks to reset ties with New Delhi.“Warmest birthday wishes to Prime Minister @narendramodi. Wishing you many happy returns…

KC Venugopal hits out at EC over TMC symbol freeze NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday criticised the Election Commission’s interim decision to bar both rival Trinamool Congress (TMC) factions from using the party’s name and reserved election symbol in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly bypolls, with party general secretary KC Venugopal calling it “CEC Gyanesh…

Sohar Port sees a 400% rise in India feeder services as Hormuz crisis reshapes shipping routes to GCC markets. NEW DELHI: Since the conflict in West Asia disrupted shipping through Strait of Hormuz, Oman’s Sohar Port has emerged as a key gateway for Indian exporters shipping cargo to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Feeder vessel…

Pakistan’s PNS Hunain sustained significant damage after colliding with India’s INS Kolkata. NEW DELHI: When 2600-tonne Pakistan warship PNS Hunain collided with Indian Navy’s 7400-tonne destroyer INS Kolkata, three times its weight, on Tuesday evening, the outcome was known as the Pakistani vessel was no match to India’s big warship. The Pakistan offshore vessel was…

A major governance dispute has emerged at Tata Sons after Tata Trusts called N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as chairman for another five-year term “illegal”. The Trusts said the resolution was a “legal nullity” because nominee director Noel N Tata voted against it. The Kremlin has described the US House of Representatives’ passage of a sweeping Russia…

Akhilesh Yadav vs Jayant Chaudhary Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Choudhary were once allies. Now, every exchange between them seems to make their fallout a little more bitter and also personal.Their ongoing face-off touched a new low this week after Jayant unleashed another strong attack on his former ally. “When we had an alliance with them,…

Movie scenes depicting drug consumption or trafficking will carry the warning: “Illicit Narcotics Destroy Health and Guarantees Imprisonment. Say No to Drugs” (Representative image: Reuters). NEW DELHI: Films depicting consumption or trafficking of drugs will now carry an anti-drug warning, the broadcast ministry notified on Wednesday.According to the guidelines amended under the Cinematograph Act, such…

Delhi HC seeks report from DU, police over DUSU violence NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday took strong exception to incidents of violence during campaigning for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, warning that it could stay the counting of votes and declaration of results if it is not satisfied with the…

PM Modi shares moment on Instagram from SEMICON India NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a video from the SEMICON India 2026 summit on his birthday, captioning the post, “Of birthdays and same-to-yous…”The video captures a brief birthday moment at the opening session of the semiconductor industry conference, where delegates greeted the…

‘Chennai shouldn’t alienate Delhi’: SC tells Tamil Nadu to reconsider opposition to Navodaya schools NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to comply with its December 15, 2025 order to identify land in every district for establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, while urging the state and Centre to resolve their differences over…