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External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the world must show “zero tolerance” towards terrorism. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow, he also called upon the organisation to make reforms in its working process.Addressing the gathering, Jaishankar said, “We must never forget that the SCO…

A lot of words have been written so far about why Bihar voted the way it did. Pro-regime commentators claim it’s a vindication of the current establishment’s popularity while the opposition sees the result as proof of electoral fraud or manufacturing consent by hijacking the mandate. Philistines – news channels call them psephologists – would…

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam NEW DEHI: During a Supreme Court hearing on bail plea in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, “There was an attempt to divide society on communal lines, it was not merely an agitation against CAA,”Tushar Mehta told the top courtStrenuously“First of all, that myth to be busted….

Prashant Kishor (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj supremo Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said he takes ‘100 per cent responsibility’ for his party’s poor performance in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. This was his first reaction after the poll verdict.Interacting with reporters in Patna, Kishor admitted: “We made an honest effort, but it was completely…

Prashant Kishor, the leader of Jan Suraaj, has openly accepted accountability for his party’s disappointing outcome in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, where they secured no seats. He emphasized that despite a genuine commitment to merit-based governance, his party could not connect with the electorate. Acknowledging flaws in both strategy and communication, Kishor stressed the…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to carry out a “thorough and independent crash investigation” into the recent accident on the Pune–Bangalore highway in which eight people were burnt alive and 13 others injured. It asked the state to get the probe conducted by an institute…

In a passionate outburst, Tej Pratap Yadav took aim at family members and RJD associates whom he branded as ‘betrayers’ for disrespecting his sister, Rohini Acharya. This vehement reaction came on the heels of Rohini’s retirement from the political arena and ongoing family turmoil. NEW DELHI: Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday again launched a strong…

Trump, Maduro (File photos) US president Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said he is willing to speak to Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, even as a US military build-up in the region has raised tensions. He also said he would be “ok” with US strikes inside Mexico. Trump has sharply increased the number of US forces…

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate launched raids against the Al-Falah University in Faridabad along with its office in Okhla and the university’s promoters on Tuesday morning, PTI reported citing sources.The central agency has been conducting raids since 5am at 25 different places across the national capital, intensifying the Delhi car blast probe, ANI reported citing…

NEW DELHI: It was an ex-parte interim stay order by Supreme Court on a CBI probe into tiger poaching in Jim Corbett National Park, but it has continued to be in force for the last seven years. On Monday, Supreme Court finally issued notice on a plea for lifting the stay to pave the way…