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President Murmu receives warm welcome by Serbian counterpart Vucic at Presidential Palace

President Droupadi Murmu attended the official welcoming ceremony at Serbia Palace with counterpart Aleksandar Vucic during her state visit to Serbia today

Did Rahul Gandhi visit the White House? If yes, why?

Rahul Gandhi met senior US officials, including Don Lu, assistant secretary of state for South Asia in the State Department, apart from academics, tech experts and think tankers during his visit

Will he or won’t he? Is Sachin Pilot the next leader to quit the Congress?

The Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot struggle sees a new chapter with rumours swirling that the latter will quit the Congress and announce a new outfit on 11 June. If this happens, the Grand Old Party will suffer a huge blow ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for later this year

EAM Jaishankar, Namibia Deputy PM Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah discuss bilateral ties

Taking to his official Twitter handle, Jaishankar underscored that the contemporary cooperation between India and Namibia should be build on political goodwill and growing development partnership

India, US decide to launch talks on security of supply, reciprocal defence procurement agreements

During his meetings with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the US Secretary and his counterparts exchanged perspectives on a range of regional security issues and committed to collaborating closely with India

‘Ram, Hanuman, mandir’: Sam Pitroda courts controversy as BJP targets Rahul Gandhi for silence on ‘Hinduphobia’

Speaking at a Rahul Gandhi event, Sam Pitroda accused the PM Narendra Modi led Indian government of focussing on religious matters while neglecting issues related to development and the economy

Iran to reopen diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week: official

In March, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to re-establish relations between the regional rivals whose hostility had threatened stability and security in the Middle East and helped fuel regional conflicts from Yemen to Syria

US Defence Secretary accuses China of bullying other nations during India visit

Austin and Rajnath Singh came to an agreement on a framework for defence industrial cooperation today, a day after Austin landed in India. The plan for the upcoming years will highlight potential for the two nations to collaborate more closely on the co-production of new and existing systems as well

China issues strong statement against US at Shangri-La Dialogue

China's refusal to accept a meeting with the US at the 2023 event in Singapore is emblematic of the troubled relationship. Instead of dialoguing, the Chinese government presented its one-sided view and told others to essentially like it or lump it

US not trying to establish NATO in Indo-Pacific, says Defence Secretary Austin

Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu had warned against NATO-style military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would send the area into a "whirlpool" of violence

Arrests and tight security in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary

Restrictions in Hong Kong have stifled what were once the biggest vigils marking the bloody crackdown by Chinese troops on pro-democracy demonstrators, leaving cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei to keep alive the memory on the June 4 anniversary

North Korea slams UN meeting on satellite launch, 'robbery' US demand

The US called for a UNSC meeting last week to discuss North Korea's attempt to put its first spy satellite in orbit, which ended in failure with the booster and payload plunging into the sea

Manish Sisodia reaches residence to meet ailing wife

Sisodia's wife Seema was hospitalised as she felt unwell. She is suffering from multiple sclerosis and was hospitalised last month as well

Odisha triple train crash: BJP defers its Saturday's govt anniversary programmes

BJP president JP Nadda posted a tweet to this effect and expressed his pain at the devastating accident

WFI sexual harassment case: BJP MP with heinous allegations safe under PM's protective shield, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Deepender Hooda targeted the central government for shielding BJP MP and WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Govt aims to turn India into developed country by 2047: Rajnath Singh

With great power comes great responsibility, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday quoting a famous dialogue from Hollywood blockbuster "Spiderman" to emphasise that India's responsibility will increase in sync with its rising global stature

Britain: Former PM Boris Johnson to provide WhatsApp chats for Covid investigation

Johnson promised to submit "all unredacted WhatsApps I provided to the Cabinet Office" to Baroness Hallett, the leader of the Covid inquiry, in a letter to her

Red Earth: How illegal mining devastated Bellary, Ananthapur

The illegal mining scam of Karnataka made crores for the Reddy brothers, but did the ordinary folks share in their prosperity? Not quite.

'Our policy would be similar': Rahul Gandhi pulls a surprise, throws weight behind PM Modi

Although he has kept up a constant string of criticism against the ruling dispensation, Rahul Gandhi seems to agree with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP on one critical issue – India’s foreign policy

'100s of Vibhishans waiting to leave Ravan Raj': BJP claims over 80 BJD leaders want to jump ship in Odisha

Earlier this week, BJP state president Manmohan Samal had claimed that about 100 BJD MLAs were in touch with his party as they were not satisfied with the manner in which the government was being run by bureaucrats

BRICS Summit: EAM Jaishankar meets South Africa Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor

In the last few months, India has become a leading importer of discounted crude oil from Russia notwithstanding increasing disquiet in the West over the procurement in view of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Rahul Gandhi never imagined he will lose Lok Sabha membership for defamation in ‘Modi’ surname case

Rahul Gandhi was a Member of Parliament (MP) of Wayanad (Kerala) till early this year after which he was disqualified from Lok Sabha following his conviction a Surat court in "Modi surname" remark

PM Modi invited by Nepal counterpart for official visit

Speaking to reporters after his meeting with PM Modi, Dahal said that the ties between India and Nepal are "age-old and multifaceted." He said that Nepal is happy to see the growth of India's economy and political landscape under PM Modi's leadership

Why Twitter is making fun of ex-RBI guv Raghuram Rajan and Rahul Gandhi?

India's economy grew by 6.1 per cent in the January-March quarter of 2022-23, pushing the annual growth rate to 7.2 per cent on account of better performance by agriculture, manufacturing, mining and construction sectors, as per the official data

EAM Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during BRICS summit

Jaishankar, who is in South Africa to participate in a conclave of five-nation grouping BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa), held talks with Lavrov on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Rajasthan tussle: Pilot says won't compromise on his demands from Gehlot govt

The feud between the chief minister and his former deputy escalated a few weeks back with Pilot holding a daylong fast demanding action by the state government against corruption during the previous BJP term in the state

Congress followed policy of misleading poor: PM Modi in Rajasthan

"Fifty years ago, the Congress guaranteed that it will remove poverty. But it turned out to be their biggest betrayal to the poor," PM Modi said at a rally in Ajmer

PM Modi offers prayers at Brahma temple in Rajasthan's Pushkar

PM Modi will later travel to Kayad Vishram Sthali on Jaipur Road in a helicopter for a public rally

After controversial UK trip, Rahul Gandhi in US: Can he stay out of trouble?

Rahul Gandhi has once again come under fire for his remarks during an overseas trip. This time he is in the US. Addressing a gathering in San Francisco, the Congress leader said that all minority communities ‘feel attacked’ in India; the BJP has accused him of ‘insulting the country’

'At Rahul Gandhi's US event half the participants did not even stand up for national anthem', says BJP, releases video

Addressed a gathering of the Indian diaspora in San Francisco, Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the ruling BJP government and said it is "threatening" the people and "misusing" the country's agencies