India is boosting its European ties, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz set to visit New Delhi soon. This engagement follows President Putin’s visit and precedes the India-EU summit. Discussions will focus on trade, technology, and sustainable development, building on existing partnerships. Germany’s support for Ukraine and shared concerns over the Indo-Pacific will also be key…
SRINAGAR: A doctor from north Kashmir’s Baramulla has become the eighth suspect to be arrested for his alleged role in the terror module responsible for the Nov 10 Delhi car blast in which 15 people died, NIA announced on Tuesday.The agency identified Bilal Naseer Malla as a co-conspirator who allegedly harboured and provided logistical support…
CHANDIGARH: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday held a meeting with representatives of Korean companies, highlighting Punjab’s transformation into a stable, transparent, and future-ready investment destination to attract foreign investment.Addressing business leaders on the concluding day of his South Korea visit, the chief minister said Punjab’s robust industrial ecosystem, reliable and cost-competitive power, peaceful labour…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday celebrated her 78th birthday inside the Parliament complex as the House discussed electoral reforms.Congress party shared images in a post on X, in which Sonia was seen cutting a cake in the Congress Parliamentary Party office as several Members of Parliament from INDIA bloc parties joined…
Free cremation services for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families have been launched in Tamil Nadu by the Isha Foundation.State municipal administration minister, K N Nehru, inaugurated the service in Chennai on Tuesday. The free service is meant to help families who may struggle to pay for final rites. The Foundation currently runs 17 gas crematoriums…
NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested Dr Bilal Naseer Malla of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, for allegedly destroying evidence linked to last month’s car blast near the Red Fort. His arrest in Delhi marks the eighth made in the case as investigators continue to widen their probe into the deadly attack.According to…
NEW DELHI: Suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore, who hurled a shoe at former CJI BR Gavai, said on Tuesday that he was attacked in the Karkardooma Court.Claiming that he was hit with slippers by 100-150 people, Kishore said, ” When those people were hitting me, I asked them why they were doing so. They answered that…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday posed three questions alleging that Bharatiya Janta Party and Election Commission are hatching a conspiracy to steal the mandate.In his address during the electoral reform debate in Lok Sabha, the Congress leader claimed that “everything in India that exists today has emerged from…
By Jake Chasan and Will ConteThere is an irony about India’s position in global pharmaceuticals: the country supplies forty percent of the United States’ generic medications, earning its reputation as the “pharmacy of the world.” Yet beneath this veneer of dominance lies an uncomfortable truth: seventy percent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and key…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: As the Rajya Sabha met on Tuesday for a special discussion marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, the session quickly turned combative. Congress president and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge used the occasion to criticise BJP’s ideological predecessors, accusing them of “working for the Britishers,” while Congress leaders were…
