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Congress leader Salman Khurshid is part of an all-party delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, carrying out an anti-terror drive for govt. Salman Khurshid, Congress leader and member of one of the all-party delegations carrying out government’s anti-terror drive across countries, on Monday said it’s “distressing that people at home are calculating political allegiances”, asking if it is “so difficult to be patriotic” when a mission against terrorism is underway. Congress leader Salman Khurshid is part of an all-party delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha. The delegation is currently in Malaysia after having visited Indonesia, South…

BJP leader Agnimitra Paul criticised the Mamata Banerjee government for the arrest of influencer Sharmishta Panoli, urging unity against perceived injustice. West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party leader Agnimitra Paul on Monday hit out at the Mamata Banerjee government for the arrest of Instagram influencer Sharmishta Panoli, and thanked the Bar Council of India and actor-politician Kangana Ranaut for coming out in support of the student. Citing the Kangana Ranaut’s example, Agnimitra Paul also urged every Indian, be it a Hindu or a Muslim, to stand against this injustice. “I thank the Bar Council and Kangana Ranaut (for standing by Panoli).…

One of the two delegations of is led by the Pakistan People’s Party chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Taking cue from India, Pakistan on Monday dispatched delegations for a diplomatic outreach to other countries like the US and UK in a bid to seek support following the damages to its airbases and terror targets last month under ‘Operation Sindoor’ carried out by Indian armed forces in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam attack. Pakistan on Monday unveiled the details of its global diplomatic push which it says also seeks to ‘highlight the importance of dialogue to tackle…

As the family of the nine-year-old victim allege negligence, the National Commission for Women has taken suo moto cognisance of the case. The rape-murder of a minor girl in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur has sparked outrage, with the National Commission of Women taking cognisance over the incident which also saw protests by Congress. The girl, who was allegedly raped in her village last week, succumbed to her injuries at a state-run hospital on Sunday. As the family of the nine-year-old victim allege negligence, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday taken suo moto cognisance of the case and condemned the “gross…

The latest round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey went on for over an hour. Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met at Ciragan Palace in Turkey on Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, in an attempt to put an end to the three-year long war and a day after Kyiv launched a massive drone attack, targetting Moscow’s airbases. The latest round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine went on for over an hour. Defense minister Rustem Umerov led the Ukranian delegation as said in a message…

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also the father of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, had been featured on all notes of the Bangladeshi currency. Bangladesh has started to issue new banknotes from Sunday, June 1, with the new currency notes not feature the portrait of former prime minister and founding father – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman anymore. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also the father of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, had been featured on all notes of the Bangladeshi currency. However, after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina and the political crisis in the country, Bangladesh Bank announced last year that…

Air India CEO said they will recalibrate aircraft are sent, reduce the amount that being sent to Turkiye and send it to other places for maintenance and repair. Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said on Sunday the carrier plans to shift the heavy maintenance of its wide-body aircraft from Turkish Technic to other global MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) providers, in light of recent geopolitical developments involving Turkiye. The move comes after the Indian government took a firm stance against Turkiye, following its public support for Pakistan and condemnation of India’s counter-terrorism strikes in May under ‘Operation Sindoor’.…

The accused reportedly recorded the act and then used the video to blackmail the girl and gangraped her again. A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped and the act was filmed by the accused to blackmail her at Kakati in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, police said. The police said that two individuals have been apprehended in connection with this matter, and a search is underway for four additional suspects. The incident came to light after the minor lodged a police complaint. In her complaint, she said that perpetrators repeatedly raped and threatened her with the video of the initial assault. The 15-year-old…

The Delhi airport has advised passengers to contact their respective airlines for the latest flight updates. Flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport were adversely affected on Sunday afternoon when the city and the NCR region experienced massive dust storms. As per the latest information, at least four flights coming to Delhi were diverted between 5:00pm and 5:30pm. These included two flights from Jaipur and one each from Chandigarh and Amritsar. In a post on X, the Delhi Airport advised passengers to contact their respective airlines for the latest flight updates. “Due to inclement weather conditions in Delhi,…

As per initial reports, this massive FPV drone attack targeted over 40 Russian bombers and the Olenya and Belaya airbases. As the Russia Ukraine war rages on, Ukraine has reportedly launched a massive drone attack against Russia, reportedly targeting over 40 Russian bombers and the Olenya and Belaya airbases with FPV drones. The drone attack war carried out by Ukraine’s domestic security agency, the SBU. The drone attack struck aircraft Tu-95 and Tu-22 which are strategic bombers used by Russia uses to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine. “Right now, the Security Service of Ukraine is conducting a large-scale special operation…