UWW, the world governing body for wrestling, has threatened to suspend India if the political interference in the affairs of the national federation does not end soon with President Nenad Lalovic categorically saying that WFI’s autonomy must be upheld. The WFI was suspended by Sports Ministry, two days after the federation conducted its election in…
For the last decade or more, Europe’s governments have been trying to resist covert influence operations from adversaries like Russia and China. Now they have a very different challenge: Fending off overt efforts by Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s MAGA movement to seize territory, oust elected leaders and empower far-right causes and parties. Even before…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for their alleged interference in India’s higher education system and claimed that the UGC‘s budget has been slashed by a whopping 61%.He questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the suspension of the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions on same-sex marriage observing that ‘no interference is warranted’ in the earlier judgment.A batch of petitions had sought review of 2023 judgement. A five judge Constitution Bench had held in October 2023 that there is no unqualified right to marriage and same-sex couples cannot…
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the 2024 US election. The US Treasury Department said in a statement the entities – a subsidiary of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and an organization affiliated with Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) – aimed…
Azerbaijan Airlines, the carrier of the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25, has said that the initial investigations revealed that the accident occurred “as a result of physical and technical external interference,” CNN reported, while citing Azerbaijan’s state news agency AZERTAC. Earlier, reports claimed that a Russian anti-aircraft system was likely behind…
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) was probing the “use of terror funds” in the recently concluded state polls.Fadnavis claimed that there was “evidence of foreign interference in Indian elections”.The Maharashtra CM said a meeting was held in Nepal this year…