Outlining India’s approach to global governance, Jaishankar introduced the country’s SHANTI vision NEW DELHI: India on Monday officially launched its campaign for election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar highlighting the country’s peacekeeping record, development partnerships and commitment to a...
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Supreme Court quashes Guwahati high court order on 27 ‘foreigners’
File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Observing that the consequence of a person being declared a foreign national is huge and may lead to detention, deportation, separation from family and even possibly leave them stateless, Supreme Court Monday said determination of citizenship must be carried out through a “fair, lawful and reasonable” process...
Jammu and Kashmir: BJP slaps Rs 100 crore notice on Omar over MLA poaching charge
File photo: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR/JAMMU: BJP served a Rs 100-crore defamation notice on J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Monday over his allegation that a party functionary tried to poach one of his National Conference MLAs from Jammu by offering up to Rs 30 crore, a ministerial berth and restoration of...
‘Democratic decentralisation’: Govt announces hill councils for all 7 Ladakh districts
File photo SRINAGAR: The Union Territory of Ladakh will now have a hill development council in all seven districts, govt announced Monday, stressing that the move was aimed at strengthening grassroots governance.Ladakh chief secretary Asish Kundra said at a presser in Leh that section 3(1) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Act already...
Kai Cenat targets critics of streamer university in new ‘EBK’ diss track
Getty Images Kai Cenat has surprised fans by releasing a new diss track called EBK, taking aim at several creators who criticized his Streamer University event. The song, which dropped on July 12, comes after days of online arguments over who was accepted into Streamer University 2026. In the track, Kai calls out creators including...
US to resume naval blockade of Iranian ports, warns vessels of interception
File photo: Strait of Hormuz The United States will resume enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran from Tuesday, targeting all vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate over the Strait of Hormuz.The US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said the blockade will come...
Omar’s Trump remarks anger BJP, party says it’s attempt to ‘internationalise Kashmir’
File photo: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks referring to US President Donald Trump in his speech on Sunday while seeking restoration of statehood to J&K and his response on Monday to a tweet falsely attributed to Trump hasn’t gone down well with BJP, which accused him...
SAD leader shot in Mansa: Sukhbir aide Dalvir Kala injured in attack; hospitalised
Representative image NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Dalvir Singh Kala, a close aide of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, was shot at and injured by an unidentified motorcycle-borne assailant in Punjab’s Mansa district on Monday evening, police said.The incident took place in Bareta town when Kala, a former Zila Parishad member, was preparing...
Big changes in Chess World Cup! FIDE approves new format for 2027
FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh and FIDE World Cup 2025 winner Javokhir Sindarov (PTI Photos) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a major overhaul of the World Cup and Women’s World Cup formats from 2027, aiming to make the tournaments shorter, more inclusive and more rewarding for players.The biggest change is that...
‘Mastermind was not happy’: Louvre burglars reveal inside plot
Two men suspected of carrying out one of the most spectacular heists in French history have broken their silence, confessing to the €88 million Louvre jewel theft and revealing they were hired for €15,000 to €25,000 by a mysterious mastermind they still refuse to name.Abdoulaye N. , 40, a former internet sensation known for motorcycle...
