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Highlighting the parallels between resilience and heroism, the Iranian Embassy in Hyderabad unveiled a video featuring President Masoud Pezeshkian’s UNGA address likened to the epic tale of Baahubali. The embassy conveyed Iran’s steadfastness against external pressures, as exemplified in Dr. Pezeshkian’s rejection of U.S. sanctions. He asserted Iran’s commitment to dialogue while maintaining a robust…

Humayun Kabir targets Suvendu, BJP reacts NEW DELHI: A fresh political row broke out in West Bengal on Sunday after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir made remarks wishing for the “early departure” of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari from the world, referring to political leaders who were assassinated or died in accidents.Speaking to…

Saudi airstrike kills 7 in Yemen; Delhi PWD minister seen slapping man A Saudi airstrike killed seven people and wounded 40 at a market in Yemen’s Taiz province as fighting intensified following a fresh Houthi offensive. Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif faced criticism on social media over a threat-like gesture he made towards an Afghan…

(Representative image): CISF will carry out access-control and screening measures, including frisking with X-ray baggage screening machines and Door Frame Metal Detectors (DFMDs). NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has tightened security around its examination work with 39 CISF personnel deployed at its New Delhi office. The force will monitor confidential areas, control access…

Tamil Nadu govt received backlash even from member of its ally Congress over the notification The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday withdrew its notification exempting the Public (Law and Order) Department from the Right to Information Act, hours after issuing the Gazette notification that classified the department as an “Intelligence and Security Organisation”.The rollback came…

Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the Election Commission and officials had worked together to delete votes belonging to the Samajwadi Party. NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has again trained his guns at the Election Commission. Reviving his allegations about the conduct of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, he said the votes of SP…

priyanka gandhi vadra demands CEC resignation NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said protests had been held across the country against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and demanded his resignation over former Kerala chief secretary’s allegation that Kumar had offered him a BJP ticket.Calling the alleged offer “completely illegal and unethical”, Priyanka said it…

Gorakhpur was among the worst-affected areas, with continuous rainfall inundating several parts of the city. NEW DELHI: BJP‘s Gorakhpur corporator Vishwajeet Tripathi had a heated verbal exchange with party colleague Ravi Kishan after he sought the administration’s accountability over knee-deep waterlogging in Gorakhpur, which Kishan represents in the Lok Sabha.When Tripathi confronted the Lok Sabha…

Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu government led by CM C Joseph Vijay has exempted the Public (Law and Order) Department from the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, classifying it as an Intelligence and Security Organisation under Section 24(4) of the law.A Gazette notification issued by the…

File photo: PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the 2016 surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control (LoC), saying India has made it clear that terrorism will be met with a “strong and decisive response”.Addressing the 138th episode of his…