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Jaishankar speaks at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, calling for diversified supply chains and the de-politicisation of energy markets External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday called for reducing political interference in energy markets and diversifying global supply chains, saying disruptions were placing a disproportionate burden on developing countries.Speaking about the message he…

Widowed and divorced daughters returning to live with parents can now be added to their parents’ Central Govt Health Scheme (CGHS) cards, even after the death of the govt employee or pensioner in whose name the original card was issued. Health ministry has allowed eligible daughters to be added or reinstated in cards held by…

Preparations underway at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan for the INDIA bloc’s anti-CEC rally NEW DELHI: Delhi is gearing up for INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, with opposition parties expecting a turnout of up to 10 lakh people and police deploying more than 4,000 personnel to manage security and crowds.The rally is being organised…

PM Modi hailed Isro’s successful NVS-03 launch as a boost to NavIC, while the space agency plans two more navigation satellite launches in the coming months NEW DELHI: With Isro successfully launching navigation satellite NVS-03, which carries an indigenously manufactured atomic clock, on Friday night from Sriharikota, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday called the GSLV-F18…

Protesters marched through the streets raising slogans. (Photo credit: Reuters) NEW DELHI: Thousands of people from different communities, including residents of Manipur’s hill and valley regions, took part in a rally organised by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) in Imphal.The protesters demanding the scrapping of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with militant…

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is open to debates on national issues but people must remain vigilant to ensure that forces opposed to the country’s interests do not misuse public protests, senior Sangh leader Sunil Ambekar said on Saturday.Ambekar, the RSS’s Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh, said the…

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar should not only be impeached but also prosecuted for treason over the alleged irregularities in Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.In his closing remarks during the mock parliament of INDIA bloc, Rahul said that the opposition…

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Congress president YS Sharmila has shifted her daughter’s wedding to another venue after her brother, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, refused to allow his Bengaluru property to be used for the ceremony.In a social media post on X, Sharmila defended her ownership claim over the Yelahanka property and said it was allotted…

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls was initiated to remove anti-BJP votes as he kickstarted the INDIA bloc’s public impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of voter irregularities.Moving the impeachment motion in the mock Parliament, Kharge said Gyanesh Kumar was…

Uttarakhand Helicopter Crash Six people were killed on Friday when a Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter flying from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near Chai village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The operator’s fleet has been grounded and the cause is under investigation.The crash takes this year’s toll in smaller civilian aircraft accidents to 22 deaths in six…