J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Chief minister Omar Abdullah has made a sharp and clear demand for the immediate restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, asserting it as a “fundamental right” of its people and warning against any half-measures like a “hybrid system” where key powers remain with the Centre.In a…
US President Donald Trump has warned the European Union and Mexico that they must offer better trade deals or face new import taxes. He said on Saturday that starting August 1, the US would impose a 30% tariff on most goods from the EU and Mexico unless they improve their trade offers. Trump gave the…
Workers prepare to hoist the tail section wreckage of Air India Flight 171, which crashed on June 12, in Ahmedabad. (NYT News Service) NEW DELHI: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, saying the…
US President Donald Trump (AP image) US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) lashed out at protesters who allegedly threw rocks and bricks at ICE officers calling them “slimeballs” and ordering their immediate arrest.In a strongly worded post on Truth Social, Trump said he witnessed the incident while returning from a visit to flood-hit…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is open to resuming negotiations with the United States — only under clear conditions. In an interview with France’s Le Monde, Araghchi said that Iran would return to the table if Washington guarantees it will not launch further attacks and agrees to provide compensation for the damage caused…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of insulting President Droupadi Murmu and former President Ram Nath Kovind by using what it termed “objectionable” and “derogatory” language, and demanded a public apology from both Kharge and the Congress party.The controversy stems from Kharge’s remarks at a public rally in Raipur on…
Over 200 Harvard students have signed an open letter urging the University not to bow to political pressure, as former President Donald Trump claims a “historic” deal with Harvard is imminent. The letter, circulated by Harvard Students for Freedom—an unrecognized student group—was released on July 4 to emphasize concerns around institutional independence and academic freedom.According…
On India Today, the focus is on the latest statement from the United States President Donald Trump, who is pushing for the complete removal of trade barriers with India. Trump mentioned that he will be sending letters to various countries, including India, to notify them of the new tariff amounts. The Indian side has yet…
US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, saying he would “love” for Powell to resign. Speaking to reporters, Trump described Powell as having done a lousy job and went as far as to call him stupid. “I’d love him to resign if he wanted to, He’s done…
RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale (ANI) NEW DELHI: The RSS on Thursday urged a review of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Constitution’s preamble, citing they were added during the Emergency and not included in the Constitution drafted by BR Ambedkar. RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabole was addressing an event marking 50 years of…