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Despite the recent show of bonhomie between PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, India and the US again seemed at odds over talks between the leaders as the Indian government denied that they discussed Pakistan in Trump’s Diwali phone call to Modi. It’s also learnt that India is exploring the possibility of Modi addressing…

SRINAGAR: Congress skipped alliance MLAs’ meeting convened by National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar Wednesday to discuss key legislative issues on the eve of the J&K assembly session.“The way NC has treated us has shaken our trust in the alliance. After a long meeting today, we have written to the party high for…

Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Saurabh Bhardwaj (ANI) NEW DELHI: Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Saurabh Bhardwaj on Wednesday alleged that four government agencies “worked together” to manipulate the national capital’s air quality data on the night of Diwali, terming it a “criminal act” following reports that an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading…

Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), accusing the organisation of looting over Rs 100 crore from the Kalyana Karnataka Development Board and vowing to expose its alleged misdeeds soon.Kharge cited a video allegedly featuring a BJP MLA making serious…

Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s son, MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah, on Wednesday said that his father is at the fag end of his political career and should guide his colleague Satish Jarkiholi to lead Congress party. The comments come amid ongoing speculation about a possible leadership change in the state.“My father, (Siddaramaiah),…

Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Bansal unveiled the brochure for the 47th All India Public Relations Conference–2025, to be organized by the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), Dehradun Chapter. The national conference will be held in Dehradun from December 13 to 15, 2025, on the theme “Public Relations Vision for Viksit Bharat @ 2047.”Speaking at…

NEW DELHI: Air India Mumbai-Newark flight of Wednesday returned to the origin four hours after taking off for the US. The Boeing 777 (VT-AEQ), which took off from Mumbai at 1.14 am with a lean Diwali outbound load of just over 100 people on board, had a technical issue a couple of hours into the…

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and key challenger to Nitish Kumar in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, held a press conference on Wednesday to announce a major electoral promise: Jeevika Didis, who work as community mobilisers, will be made permanent government employees with a monthly salary of Rs 30,000. However,…

On a mild Friday afternoon in San Francisco, a group of Stanford Graduate School of Business students walked up the sandstone steps of the Consulate General of India. The building sits a few blocks off Market Street (half formal, half faded), like an old diplomat who’s seen enough decades to know that marble doesn’t have…

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief ministerNitish Kumar on Tuesday reflected on his past alliances with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), saying he had joined the party “because of circumstances.” Reaffirming his commitment to the NDA, he said he is “back in NDA for good.” He also criticised the RJD’s…