Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the stranded Umrah pilgrims have returned to India safely NEW DELHI: Union minister for parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday said Indian authorities were helping Umrah pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia return home, adding that those affected had reached India safely while arrangements were underway for…
Artist and photographer Raihan Vadra, the son of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra, during his solo exhibition at Bikaner House, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Businessman Robert Vadra has alleged that pressure was exerted on his son, artist and photographer Raihan Vadra, to remove photographs documenting recent protests in Delhi from his solo exhibition…
Tharoor backs Raihan Vadra, says protest photos are not political in themselves NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday criticised the removal of photographs from Raihan Vadra’s exhibition at Bikaner House in New Delhi, saying the move had damaged India’s global reputation as a freedom-loving democracy and raised serious concerns over freedom of…
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish India has called for urgent reforms to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), warning that its 80-year-old structure is struggling to address some of the world’s gravest conflicts. New Delhi said the Council’s composition must reflect present-day global realities, arguing that its post-Second World War framework…
Addressing at an ITBP base in Alwar, Rajasthan, ahead of the force’s 65th Raising Day on October 24. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has raised a new combat unit, the Shaurya commandos, who have demonstrated their capabilities during the “ongoing” faceoff with Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops at multiple locations in Arunachal Pradesh, ITBP…
A recent BBC investigation has uncovered alarming evidence of the RSF’s assault on numerous healthcare facilities in el-Fasher, Sudan. A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence suggesting that Sudan’s paramilitary rapid support forces (RSF) systematically targeted and dismantled healthcare facilities in el-Fasher during a prolonged siege and the subsequent capture of the Darfur city a year…
She questioned the report’s approach to religious discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic and its advocacy for the funeral rights of terrorists. NEW DELHI: India slammed Pakistan at the United Nations, questioning Islamabad’s record on religious freedom and the protection of minorities while pointing out its failure to safeguard vulnerable communities at home despite criticising New…
Captured By Dimagi Naxals, Cong Has Lost Its Ability To Think, said PM Modi. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi launched a fresh attack on Rahul Gandhi and Congress, saying the opposition party is endangering India’s achievements, strengths and progress to shield the Nehru-Gandhi family from its repeated electoral “failures” and is trying to defame the…
Hosps charge up to 700% premium on cancer drugs (Generative image) NEW DELHI: Govt has admitted before Supreme Court the “malpractice” of hospitals charging patients high MRPs for medicines and consumables, and said it was conscious of the problem, examining it and devising appropriate interventions in consultation with all stakeholders.In an affidavit filed in SC…
India hit out at the UN rapporteurs for bias in a counter-terror report. New Delhi: India slammed a UN special rapporteur’s report which described Pakistan-based gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s D-company as an India-based criminal group. Pointing to “glaring inaccuracies” in the report, India warned that such incompetence caused tremendous harm to the global body.First secretary in…
