NEW DELHI: Civil society organisations and farmer groups on Tuesday expressed their concerns over the proposed amendments to the international plant genetic resources treaty, saying the changes would lead to the opening up of almost all of India’s genetic resources related to agriculture and food to seed companies of developed countries.They jointly wrote to Union…
Mahua Moitra (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra on Wednesday courted controversy when she shared an old photo of the arrest of Bangladesh’s former poll commissioner in an election-manipulation case, saying it was a sign of “things to come” in an apparent reference to the INDIA bloc’s allegation that the Election…
China launched a “disinformation campaign” after Operation Sindoor in a bid to “hinder” the sales of French Rafales “in favor” of its own J-35s, a US annual report released on Wednesday said.The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a US Congress-created advisory body, also accused Beijing of creating AI-generated images of “debris” claiming to have…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurated two new Consulates General of India in Russia on Wednesday, in Yekaterinburg and Kazan. Jaishankar hailed the moment as an important day for bilateral ties.Speaking at the event, he said, “I am confident that with the opening of the two new consulates, there will be a further…
NEW DELHI: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Wednesday was elected as leader of the party’s legislature group at a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Patna. Meanwhile, BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha were elected as the leader and the deputy leader of BJP legislature party respectively. NDA Sweeps Bihar, Nitish Kumar Prepares for…
Sachin Tendulkar (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday offered his respects to Sri Sathya Sai Baba during the birth centenary celebrations in Puttaparthi. He recalled how people would compare his hairstyle to the spiritual leader’s when he was a child and how meeting Baba later left a deep impact on his…
NEW DELHI: A group of 272 eminent citizens, comprising 16 judges, 123 retired bureaucrats including 14 former ambassadors, and 133 retired armed forces officers issued an open letter criticising the Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress for what they describe as attempts to undermine constitutional institutions, particularly the Election Commission. The…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh to pay homage at the Mahasamadhi of late spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba as part of his birth centenary celebrations.According to visuals from the visit, PM Modi was accompanied by Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and deputy CM Pawan Kalyan…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday participate in multiple events in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and release the 21st instalment of Rs 18,000 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme for nine crore farmers.PM Modi will arrive in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday morning and visit the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Bhagwan Sri Sathya…
NEW DELHI: The neutralisation of Madvi Hidma, the youngest CPI (Maoist) central committee member and yet its most dreaded military commander, came 12 days ahead of the Nov 30, 2025 deadline set by home minister Amit Shah for the counter-Naxal forces to end his terror run. Hidma’s exit may have brought the security establishment realistically…
