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US president Donald Trump said on Friday he will always be friends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling India-US relations a “very special relationship” and adding that there is “nothing to worry about” in the ties between the two countries. However, Trump also expressed concern over some of Modi’s current actions. He told ANI, “I…

Manipur’s fragile peace process buckled under renewed strain Friday as groups representing the warring Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities rejected what the Centre termed “key deals” in the journey to normalcy – one to get Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) to lift a national highway blockade and another for extending the contentious suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium system, under criticism for its opaqueness, faces an uncomfortable question as a new PIL challenged the quota for minority communities in the selection of persons for appointment as judges of the HCs on the ground that it ran counter to the cardinal constitutional principle of ‘secularism’.Though the SC collegium…

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War, reviving the title used by the US military until 1947.“It’s a much more appropriate name, especially in light of where the world is right now,” Trump said, calling the Defense title…

David Lammy, left, and Yvette Cooper British prime minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed foreign minister David Lammy as deputy prime minister in a major cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner over a tax underpayment controversy.Lammy, 53, will also take on the role of justice secretary. As part of the reshuffle, home secretary…

LONDON: Leicester’s Diwali celebrations this year have been significantly scaled back, despite once having been the largest Diwali celebration in the world outside India.Labour-run Leicester city council has announced all the activities will be cancelled apart from lighting up Diwali lanterns on lampposts and a road closure.In previous years the festival saw a Diwali village…

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Afghanistan on the night of Friday, the fourth strike in the country, days after over 2,200 killed in deadly temblorsAccording to the National Centre of Seismology, the quake occurred at 1:55 PM (IST) and was located 110 km east of Kabul. “EQ of M: 5.0, On: 05/09/2025 22:55:53 IST,…

David Lammy, left, and Yvette Cooper British prime minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed foreign minister David Lammy as deputy prime minister in a major cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner over a tax underpayment controversy.Lammy, 53, will also take on the role of justice secretary. As part of the reshuffle, home secretary…

(Image Source – Getty Images) The legendary boxers Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have decided to go head-to-head in an exhibition match set for Spring 2026. This fight, confirmed by CSI Sports/Fight Sports, represents a unique showdown between two of the sport’s most legendary names. Although the specific date and venue are still under…