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Opposition parties lash out at BJP government as Rahul Gandhi loses MP seat

Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a member of parliament, a day after being convicted in a...

India

Can Rahul Gandhi lose his MP seat? All you need to know

In what might prove to be a major political upheaval ahead of national elections in 2024, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been found guilty...

India

Amritpal's aides produced in court

Seven associates of 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh were brought to Amritsar's Baba Bakala court today amid heavy police presence....

India

In third front bid, Kejriwal planned meet with 7 CMs

As India is set to hold general elections next year, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who has been battling with the Centre and...

India

Delhi police arrest six, record 100 FIRs over anti-Modi posters

Thousands of posters targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, put up in various parts of Delhi, have triggered a police crackdown in which...

India

Find out why Donald Trump might be arrested this week

Donald Trump recently claimed he will be arrested today on charges stemming from an investigation into a USD 130,000 payment to porn star...

USA

Man posing as PMO official arrested in Jammu and Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a man who impersonated a top official in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and held meetings with...

India

Indian startups had USD 1 billion deposits in SVB: Rajeev Chandrashekhar

According to Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Indian startups had deposits worth about USD 1 billion with embattled Silicon Valley...

Corporate

Former UK PM to be questioned in Partygate scandal

British lawmakers will next week quiz former prime minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied to them about "Partygate", in a probe that...

UK

US President proposes doubling down on financial aid to Pakistan

US President Joe Biden has proposed to double the economic support fund to cash-strapped Pakistan to USD 82 million for the fiscal year...

USA

China pegs lowest economic targets in decades

China announced one of its lowest economic growth targets in years, kicking off meetings of its rubber-stamp parliament set to hand Xi...

Global

AAP’s Manish Sisodia gets 14-day judicial custody

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia has been sent on a 14-day judicial till March 20 by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in the...

India

Now, drive from Bangalore to Mysore in 90 minutes

Soon, one would be able to drive from Bangalore to Mysore in just one-and-a-half hours on the newly built Bangalore-Mysore Expressway.

India

AAP launch protests across India against Manish Sisodia’s arrest

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today decided to hold massive protests across the country against the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish...

India

Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announces Presidential bid

Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy became the second Indian-origin candidate to announce a Presidential bid in the upcoming...

USA

Boris Johnson’s brother exits from firm linked with Adani

Lord Jo Johnson, younger brother of former British PM Boris Johnson, has resigned his non-executive directorship of a UK-based investment...

Corporate

Ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf passes away

Former President of Pakistan and Army chief Pervez Musharraf passed away at a private hospital in Dubai. He was 79.

Global

A glimpse into UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak’s political career

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, seen as the “Brahmin face” of the second Yogi Adityanath government, is popular...

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Controversial BBC documentary screened in Kolkata’s Jadavpur, Hyderabad University

The controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots was screened by the Students Federation of...

India

India celebrates 74th Republic Day event with Egypt President as chief guest

India has celebrated its 74th Republic Day on a revamped ceremonial boulevard in Delhi, with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as a...

India

Sports Ministry asks Wrestling Federation of India to suspend all activities

The Union sports ministry has suspended all activities of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) after the government asked federation...

India

Rishi Sunak snubs minister over ‘controversial’ BBC documentary on Modi

Defending Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the British Parliament, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak distanced himself from a...

UK

My life path led me from school to politics: Brajesh Pathak

Deputy Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh (UP), Brajesh Pathak Started my political journey when I was in school.

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Mikey Hothi is first Sikh-origin mayor in California

USA News: Mikey Hothi, whose parents are from India, has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Lodi city in northern California, becoming...

USA

Joe Biden nominates ex-US ambassador to India for a top exec post

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer diplomat Richard Verma, also a former US ambassador to India, to a top...

USA