India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is in Beijing for a high-level diplomatic engagement with China at a time when New Delhi and Beijing are attempting to stabilise relations while several sensitive issues remain unresolved. Doval’s two-day visit includes the 25th round of Special Representatives’ talks on the India-China boundary question with Chinese Foreign Minister...
Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan has responded with humour after a viral paparazzi video sparked fresh speculation that she was expecting her third child with husband Saif Ali Khan. The actor appeared to brush aside the rumours when photographers apologised to her for the video that had triggered widespread discussion on social media. The controversy...
The Rajasthan government has approved the construction of a new building for a government primary school in Rampura Kanwarpura village in Jaipur district, following renewed attention to the condition of the institution after a visit by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) workers ended in a violent confrontation. According to the government order, construction of the new...
The death toll in the spurious liquor tragedy in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district has risen to 11, with three more people succumbing to the effects of suspected toxic alcohol, police said on Saturday. The incident has triggered an intensified investigation into the manufacture and distribution of illicit liquor and raised serious questions about enforcement failures in...
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Karnataka on charges linked to an alleged terrorist act after police found that he was reportedly in contact with individuals associated with Pakistani gangsters through social media, officials said. The accused, identified as Syed Abubakar, is a resident of Islampur and works as an air-conditioner mechanic. His arrest...
A purported leaked audio recording has brought fresh attention to the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, with gangster Goldy Brar allegedly claiming that he and members of his team were responsible for the assassination. The recording, whose authenticity has not been independently verified, is reportedly from a conversation between Brar and Paramjit...
A professor and five students have been arrested in connection with the alleged leak of an agriculture university examination paper in Chhattisgarh, with investigators uncovering what they believe was a carefully planned operation involving a miniature endoscopic camera. The alleged leak came to light shortly before a second-year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture examination was...
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has intensified the political controversy surrounding recent unrest at Jadavpur University by declaring that anyone who wants to remain in West Bengal will have to sing “Vande Mataram”. The statement came amid heightened tensions on the university campus following clashes between Left-leaning student organisations and activists associated with the...
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi used his “Chhatron Ki Goonj” outreach programme in Pune to launch a sharp attack on patriarchal social norms, criticise the traditional interpretation of women’s roles and question Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks about abusive language allegedly used by girls during a protest....
The political crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has deepened, with rebel lawmakers in West Bengal and Parliament still waiting for formal recognition of their new political alignments. Two separate groups of TMC dissidents have moved away from the leadership associated with Mamata Banerjee, creating a complex legal and political situation that now involves the...