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PTI file photo The Calcutta high court on Thursday refused to interfere with the West Bengal government’s notification restricting the slaughter of bulls, bullocks, cows, calves and buffaloes ahead of Bakr Eid next week.A division bench comprising chief justice Sujoy Paul and justice Partha Sarathi Sen observed that the notification had been issued in compliance...

Umar Khalid NEW DELHI: Activist and former JNU student leader Umar Khalid has moved the Delhi High Court seeking 15 days’ interim bail from May 22 to June 5 in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. The plea comes after a trial court rejected his request for temporary release on May 19.Khalid has sought...

Since US President Donald Trump began his second administration, there has been a noticeable shift in the White House’s diplomatic posture. World leaders have made the now familiar walk into the Oval Office for meetings that often turned heated. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy was publicly berated. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa clashed with Trump in front...

ANI file photo The world India built its partnerships on is shifting and shifting fast.Washington is increasingly transactional, with tariffs and trade threats making America a partner India values but can no longer rely on exclusively. China remains India’s largest trading partner, but unresolved border tensions and a deepening strategic rivalry make dependence on China...

Down over 7% in 2026 alone, rupee has become Asia’s worst-performing currency. (AI image) At a time when the rupee is touching all-time lows every day, the lyrics from a Bollywood movie are ringing true: “…the whole thing is that ki bhaiya, sabse bada rupaiya”. Because in the current scenario of US-Iran war and geopolitical...

Amazon founder and one of the richest men on the planet, has called for the bottom half of Americans to pay zero federal income tax. Speaking during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on May 20, 2026, Bezos argued that lower-income workers are already financially strained and should not be sending money to Washington. The...

NEW DELHI: In four days of securing Kerala chief minister post, Congress leader VD Satheesan has found himself at the centre of a political storm that is not over policy or governance, but over his name.Congress leaders have now criticised its own CM for the name he chose to publicly use while taking his constitutional...

US intelligence assessments suggesting Iran could rebuild key military capabilities within months have raised fresh questions over the long-term effectiveness of US-Israeli strikes on Tehran’s defence infrastructure. According to a CNN report citing multiple sources familiar with American intelligence, Iran has already restarted parts of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in...

ANI file photo NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Centre of failing to address concerns over the NEET paper leak controversy, demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and calling for a stronger examination system to prevent future leaks.Rahul said the Congress would continue its fight...