Category: spotlight
Kanishka attack ‘terrible moment in Canadian history’, violent extremism still a concern—Canada spy chief
New Delhi: Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Daniel Rogers Thursday said the threat of violent extremism persists as one of the biggest national security [Read More…]
Rubio calls Red Fort Blast a ‘terrorist attack’, commends ‘measured & cautious’ investigation
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Wednesday labelled the blast near the Red Fort a “terrorist attack” and “commended” India’s “measured and cautious” [Read More…]
Disclosures to US Senate claim lobbyists with links to Pakistan also hired for RSS; organisation denies
New Delhi: State Street Strategies, a public affairs firm in the US, has hired Squire Patton Boggs (SPB), a Washington-based legal firm that also does [Read More…]
Dhaka summons Indian diplomat over Hasina interviews, day after Indian media branded ‘bootlickers’
New Delhi: Bangladesh Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka Pawan Badhe to protest over the interviews given by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina [Read More…]
Modi meets Bhutan’s 4th King, attends Global Peace Festival in Thimphu
Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Bhutan’s fourth and former King, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and later jointly inaugurated the Kalachakra Empowerment [Read More…]
Modi arrives in Bhutan for 2-day visit, received by PM Tobgay at Thimphu airport
Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived at Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, as part of his two-day state visit to the country and was welcomed [Read More…]
India signs deal with General Electric to procure 113 US engines for Tejas fighter jets
New Delhi: India signed a deal on Friday to buy 113 engines from General Electric to power an advanced variant of its home-produced Tejas fighter [Read More…]
Sold for $5,000, nails pulled out—Indians’ accounts of being trapped in Myanmar’s cyber scam hubs
New Delhi: Twenty-four-year-old Pradeep Vijay from Maharashtra believed he had landed a data entry job in Myanmar. Instead, he found himself trapped in a shady [Read More…]
Modi to visit Bhutan during Global Peace Festival, inaugurate hydropower project
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a state visit to Bhutan from November 11-12. The visit aims to strengthen the special ties of [Read More…]
India takes note of Trump’s remark, says ‘illegal nuclear activities in keeping with Pakistan’s history’
New Delhi: India Friday hit out at Pakistan’s nuclear programme, labelling Islamabad’s activities as “centred around clandestine” networks. New Delhi also took note of US [Read More…]
