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Feeling the heat from an unpredictable Trump administration, EU and India have lined up ambitious outcomes for the summit in late January that the 27-nation bloc believes will help set not just bilateral but also global agenda. These include not just the free trade agreement (FTA) under discussion but also a defence and security partnership…

DEHRADUN: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday visited the ancient Shiva temple in Lakhamandal, where locals and party workers gave him a grand welcome. The Chief Minister performed traditional rituals at the temple and prayed for the peace, prosperity, and well-being of the state’s people.State minister and program coordinator Geeta Ram Gaud presented a…

NEW DELHI: As booth level officers protested over the work-related stress due to the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Kolkata, West Bengal chief election officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Monday said that poll body has asked the district magistrates to “assist the BLOs.“During a press conference, Agarwal was questioned over the alleged…

NEW DELHI: Amid rising air pollution, the Delhi government on Monday issued an advisory for it’s employees, private offices to operate with 50 per cent on-site staff, with the remainder continuing to work from home. The step follows directions from the Commission for Air Quality Management and aims to limit exposure while reducing vehicular emissions…

Gurugram, Gurugram police has arrested two men in Hisar for allegedly recruiting and trafficking Indian nationals to Myanmar to engage in cyber-fraud activities, reportedly helmed by people of Chinese origin, officials said on Monday. The arrested accused were identified as Sandeep (24), a resident of Harita village, and Mukul (26), of Mahaveer colony. They were…

NEW DELHI: An Indian citizen from Arunachal Pradesh was held for over 18 hours in Shanghai airport after Chinese officials declared her Indian passport invalid.Prema Wangjom Thongdok, said she is an Indian citizen living in the UK for about 14 years. The ordeal occurred while she was traveling from London’s Gatwick to Janan via a…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday took cognisance after an audio recording of a Booth Level Officer surfaced on social media, in which he expressed work-related stress amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Kerala.Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan Kelkar and District Collector Chethan Kumar Meena held a video conference…

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that the “pollution of Marx and Mao” is denser in the brains of the agitators after slogans condemning Naxal commander Hidma’s encounter were raised during a protest over rising air pollution levels in Delhi.During a press conference, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the “real face” of…

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday criticised Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for not attending the oath-taking ceremony of Justice Surya Kant as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, alleging his absence reflected “disrespect” towards B R Ambedkar and the Constitution. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused the Congress leader of “skipping…

Union minister Kiren Rijiju NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju left for Bhutan to lead the “Delegation for the Return of Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha,” which had been taken to the Himalayan nation for public exposition. In a post on X, he said he is “leaving for the Kingdom of Bhutan to lead the…