'It was right thing to do': Jaishankar briefs Parliament on India permitting docking of Iranian ships | India News

‘It was right thing to do’: Jaishankar briefs Parliament on India permitting docking of Iranian ships | India News

External affairs minister S Jaishankar (ANI photo) External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that Iran had formally requested permission for three of its vessels to dock at Indian ports, a request that India granted the very next day.Amid rising tensions in the Indian Ocean after last week’s sinking of an Iranian warship by…

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No-confidence motion against Om Birla: Lok Sabha fails to take up resolution amid opposition protests over West Asia debate | India News

No-confidence motion against Om Birla: Lok Sabha fails to take up resolution amid opposition protests over West Asia debate | India News

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Monday failed to take up a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla amid repeated adjournments as opposition members demanded a discussion on the West Asia situation.The House was adjourned for the day shortly after it reconvened at 3 pm following an earlier adjournment triggered by persistent protests…

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‘Just reading statement not fair’: Shashi Tharoor slams Jaishankar’s statement on West Asia conflict in parliament | India News

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday slammed external affairs minister S Jaishankar over his parliamentary statement on the ongoing conflict in West Asia, saying that reading a statement without allowing discussion was unfair to Members of Parliament.Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Tharoor said the issue was serious and should be debated…

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Murmu-Mamata row: BJP calls TMC ‘fake news factory’, hits back with rulebook over insult to President | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday hit back at the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, calling it a “fake news factory” after the West Bengal chief minister accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting President Droupadi Murmu.The row erupted after the President expressed displeasure over arrangements during her visit to Bengal…

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Battle of the rolls: How Mamata vs EC over SIR has set stage for 2026 Bengal assembly elections | India News

The publication of West Bengal’s final electoral rolls on February 28 almost closes the chapter on one of the most acrimonious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercises in the state’s recent political history. Now remains the aftermath of the political storm that has stirred, not just on the streets but in the courtroom too. What began…

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