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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurated two new Consulates General of India in Russia on Wednesday, in Yekaterinburg and Kazan. Jaishankar hailed the moment as an important day for bilateral ties.Speaking at the event, he said, “I am confident that with the opening of the two new consulates, there will be a further…

NEW DELHI: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Wednesday was elected as leader of the party’s legislature group at a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Patna. Meanwhile, BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha were elected as the leader and the deputy leader of BJP legislature party respectively. NDA Sweeps Bihar, Nitish Kumar Prepares for…

Sachin Tendulkar (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday offered his respects to Sri Sathya Sai Baba during the birth centenary celebrations in Puttaparthi. He recalled how people would compare his hairstyle to the spiritual leader’s when he was a child and how meeting Baba later left a deep impact on his…

NEW DELHI: A group of 272 eminent citizens, comprising 16 judges, 123 retired bureaucrats including 14 former ambassadors, and 133 retired armed forces officers issued an open letter criticising the Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress for what they describe as attempts to undermine constitutional institutions, particularly the Election Commission. The…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday participate in multiple events in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and release the 21st instalment of Rs 18,000 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme for nine crore farmers.PM Modi will arrive in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday morning and visit the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Bhagwan Sri Sathya…

NEW DELHI: The neutralisation of Madvi Hidma, the youngest CPI (Maoist) central committee member and yet its most dreaded military commander, came 12 days ahead of the Nov 30, 2025 deadline set by home minister Amit Shah for the counter-Naxal forces to end his terror run. Hidma’s exit may have brought the security establishment realistically…

NEW DELHI: While dissenting with CJI B R Gavai on the court’s recall of the May 16 judgment of the SC authored by Justices A S Oka and him directing demolition of all structures which were granted post-facto environmental clearance, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan trained his criticism on the CJI and said the majority opinion of…

NEW DELHI The Supreme Court has said the Centre, along with the judiciary, must devise a plan to complete trials in NIA cases within six months to prevent “hue and cry” over prolonged bail denial. A bench of CJI-designate Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N K Singh said on Tuesday, “We want a…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to frame a comprehensive guideline on organ transplant to enable the poor and marginalised equal access to these life-saving surgical procedures and sought joint suggestions from govt and the petitioner.Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate K Parameshwar told a bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justice K…

NEW DELHI: Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met his successor C P Radhakrishnan, marking his first formal interaction with the vice president. No official statement or photograph related to the meeting was issued by the VP’s office, with sources calling it a “courtesy meeting”.Dhankhar had last met Radhakrishnan at the latter’s swearing-in ceremony…