TRUMP FINALISES IRAN PEACE DEAL, IRAN 7.5 HOURS LATER
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump was keen on finalising Iran peace deal on his 80th birthday, June 14. He did it. Iran, however, did not want to give Trump a birthday gift. They did not. The two parties still sealed the deal, just seven and a half hours apart, suiting their preferred dates and […]
DHIRAJ SETH TO BE NEXT CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He will succeed the outgoing COAS, General Upendra Dwivedi, who is retiring on June 30. He was born in New Delhi. He is the son of former Indian Army Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth and comes from […]
COPS BARGE IN, DIDI RUSHES TO NEPHEW’S HOME
NEW DELHI: High drama unfolded at Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata house in the dead of the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. A team of Bengal Police barged into Abhishek Banerjee’s home at 2:30 am early on Saturday. The midnight raid by the West Medinipur Police was apparently conducted to nab Abhishek […]
RAHUL TO LEAD NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTHS
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, who has emerged teh most consistent and credible advocate of students and youth, will conduct a nationwide campaign of a series of large student conventions starting with Kota (17 June), Allahabad (10 July), Patna (11 July) and Delhi (14 July), bringing together students, aspirants, youth organisations, educators […]
US-IRAN WAR TRUCE TO BE SIGNED IN GENEVA NEXT WEEK
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump said Washington had just made a great settlement of the war with Tehran and that only final documentation remained before a deal could be signed. However, Iran refused to confirm that. There might be peace ahead and the situation in the Middle East nearing normalcy as Donald Trump on […]
DAWOOD GANG’S TARGETED KILLINGS IN INDIA TO SPREAD PANIC
NEW DELHI: The Dawood Ibrahim syndicate is reportedly assembling a fresh network of sharpshooters across northern India and neighboring states to execute targeted killings of high-profile individuals, intelligence agencies have revealed. An Intelligence Bureau official said that, unlike similar networks in the past, this one is not being pieced together to target high-profile politicians or […]
PAKISTAN FOOD CRISIS DEEPENS AS MEAT PRICES SOAR
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is facing growing economic pressure as inflation and living costs continue to rise. Despite repeated promises of relief from leaders in Islamabad, many families are still struggling to manage their daily expenses. Higher food, transport, and utility costs are putting a huge strain on household budgets, particularly for low-income families, forcing many […]
KHARGE, KHERA, 2 OTHERS ELECTED ‘UNANIMOUSLY’ FROM KARNATAKA
NEW DELHI: Three Congress candidates, including AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, and one BJP nominee were declared elected “unanimously” to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Thursday, election officials said. Elections were announced to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from the state because the terms of current members — Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa (both from […]
US ENVOY SUMMONED AGAIN OVER ATTACKS ON SHIPS OFF OMAN COAST
NEW DELHI: India summoned the senior US diplomat in New Delhi Friday to “lodge a protest” against attacks on commercial vessels off the coast of Oman. This is the second time in 48 hours that New Delhi has summoned the top US official. The diplomatic move follows yet another incident on Thursday, where a commercial […]
KALYAN BANERJEE SAYS: “IT’S EITHER ABHISHEK OR ME”
NEW DELHI: For 15 years Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress were untouchable. Three consecutive Assembly election wins built her legacy and four straight Lok Sabha polls – in which the Trinamool was the single-largest party – cemented it. But on Thursday the Trinamool lurched deeper into an existential crisis after party veteran Kalyan Banerjee […]
