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NEW DELHI: Canada’s national security adviser Nathalie Drouin on Thursday said that New Delhi and Ottawa have found a “way” to address mutual concerns as both the countries agreed to work together to open a fresh chapter, placing particular emphasis on tackling terrorism and transnational crime.Days after meeting her counterpart Ajit Doval in India, Drouin…

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday hit out at Nato chief Mark Rutte over his recent remark claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Russian president Vladimir Putin after the US tariff move. In a strongly-worded reply, the MEA termed the remark “factually incorrect” and “entirely baseless”.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal clearly…

NEW DELHI: The Ladakh Police on Friday arrested activist Sonam Wangchuk, two days after the Union Territory witnessed its worst violence in decades, as a protest over statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards spiralled into clashes.On Thursday, Union home ministry cancelled his NGO’s licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, over alleged violations. The MHA…

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Kaif (Images via Getty Images) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has offered a calm response to Jasprit Bumrah after the pacer dismissed his earlier workload-related remarks as “inaccurate.” Kaif had raised concerns about how Bumrah was being managed in white-ball cricket, particularly during the Asia Cup. He pointed out that under…

Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began in 2022, India has significantly increased its crude oil imports from Russia. (AI image) India, faced with 25% additional penal tariffs for its crude trade with Russia, has reportedly asked the US to allow oil imports from Iran and Venezuela.Following international sanctions due to the Ukraine conflict, Russia began offering…

NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed a revision petition filed by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, challenging an order by the MP/MLA Special Court in Varanasi.The case relates to remarks made by Rahul Gandhi about Sikhs during his visit to the United States in September 2024.In his petition, Gandhi had contested the Special…

The United States arrested another “illegal” Indian for causing a multi-vehicle crash with his 18-wheeler and critically injuring a five-year-old girl and her father last year. The department of homeland secretary blasted California governor Gavin Newsom for issuing Singh an “illegal alien” a commercial driver’s license.Partap Singh was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shared a video of himself playing jenga with friends. (Screenshot) Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa showcased his versatility by spending his free time playing Jenga, sharing his experience through a video on social media platform X on Thursday. The young Grandmaster, who won the Tata Masters earlier in the year and…

Protesters held by police (X/@about_karnataka) NEW DELHI: As many as 41 members of a pro-Kannada organisation were arrested for allegedly barging into a five-star hotel in central Bengaluru and disrupting a Hindi Diwas-related meeting organised by the union ministry of home affairs, police said on Friday.According to officials, the ministry’s Rajbhasha Samiti (committee on official…