Washington: Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the resignation of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook following allegations of mortgage fraud. The controversy emerged after Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and a Trump ally, urged the Justice Department to investigate two mortgages Cook allegedly misrepresented. Trump echoed these claims on...
India achieved another milestone in its defence capabilities as it successfully test-fired the Agni 5 intermediate-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha, on August 20. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the missile launch met all operational and technical parameters, ensuring its effectiveness and reliability. The test was conducted under the...
India and China have reached fresh consensus on managing their long-standing border disputes through normalized protocols during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi on August 18–19, according to a briefing by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. During the high-level visit, Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, participated in the 24th...
Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticised three new bills that propose the removal of senior government officials, including the Prime Minister and state Chief Ministers, if they are jailed for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges—even without a conviction. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the Congress leader called the bills “draconian” and “unconstitutional,” accusing the...
In a dramatic development in the probe into the assault on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed the accused attacker, Rajesh Khimji Sakriya, has ties to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). BJP MLA Harish Khurana posted a photo showing the alleged assailant alongside AAP MLA Gopal Italia, hinting at a...
The Allahabad High Court has granted significant relief to Abbas Ansari, the disqualified MLA from Mau Sadar and son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, by overturning a lower court’s order in a hate speech case on Wednesday. Following the verdict, Abbas Ansari’s assembly membership will now be reinstated. Ansari was earlier convicted by the Mau...
New Delhi: The government has introduced the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, aiming to regulate the online gaming sector in India. The bill seeks to ban online money games and related services while promoting e-sports, social games, and educational games. Following the Cabinet’s approval, shares of major gaming platforms such as Nazara...
The Lok Sabha witnessed a heated debate on Wednesday over the bills aimed at removing elected representatives arrested for over 30 days on serious charges, leading to a sharp exchange between Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader KC Venugopal. As the government introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Government...
The Indian duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Suruchi Inder Singh clinched the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal at the Asian Shooting Championships in Shymkent, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The pair defeated Chinese Taipei’s Liu Heng-Yu and Hsieh Hsiang-Chen with a commanding 17-9 scoreline in the bronze-medal match. This victory comes a day after Manu...
Russia has announced that it will continue supplying crude oil to India at a 5% discount, even as the United States increases tariff pressure on New Delhi for purchasing Russian oil amid the Ukraine conflict. Evgeniy Griva, Russia’s Deputy Trade Representative to India, confirmed the development, saying, “There will be a 5% discount, subject to...