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Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington on October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday…
An exchange of fire began in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces. File representative image | Photo Credit: PTI Jammu encounter: Army launches major anti-militancy operation in Rajouri An exchange of fire started on Monday night in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces, led by the Army who launched a major…
Women take part in a candlelight vigil against the “killing” of two missing students by unknown miscreants and demand peace in Manipur, Imphal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Four arrested in Manipur for abduction, killing of two Meitei students The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested four people, including two women, for their…
The U.S. House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the Senate. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan Embassy in India announces decision to cease operations from October 1 The Afghanistan…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attends an interactive session at the Hudson Institute, in Washington, D.C. on September 29. | Photo Credit: ANI Afghan consulates counter embassy’s decision to shut down As Afghanistan’s last remaining diplomats in Delhi plan their exit, citing a resource crunch and lack of support from the Ministry of External Affairs, the…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar say a few words to the news media as they meet at the State Department in Washington, U.S. on September 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jaishankar meets Blinken, Sullivan in Washington Kicking off the Washington segment of his U.S. trip, External…
The United Nations Population Fund, India (UNFPA) in its 2023 India Ageing Report has said that by 2046 it is likely that the elderly population will have surpassed the population of children (aged 0 to 15 years) in the country. Image for representation purpose only. File India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of population…
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, beginning October 1. Image for representation purpose only. File U.S. calls for ‘full and fair investigation’ into Canada’s allegations against India The United States has said there ought to be a full and…
Women form a human chain to protest against the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki community people in Manipur, in Imphal. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tibetans want more autonomy, not freedom or political separation from China: Dalai Lama Tibetans are asking for more autonomy, but not political separation, asserted…
Members of the United Hindu Front stage a protest against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the India-Canada issue at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on September 24. | Photo Credit: ANI Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India: Moody’s Global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in centralised…