India Temporarily Blocks Telegram to Curb Medical Entrance Exam Fraud

NEW DELHI — The Government of India has issued an emergency order blocking the messaging platform Telegram nationwide. The temporary ban, effective under Section 69A of the IT Act, runs…

TMC Crisis Deepens: 20 Rebel MPs Join NDA Led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

Mass Defection Triggers Split in TMC Parliamentary Unit The crisis engulfing the TMC deepened on Monday as 20 Lok Sabha MPs, led by Chief Whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, wrote to…

US-India Trade Deal 99% Complete Ahead of Crucial Meeting

US-India Trade Deal Nears Finish Line Negotiations for the interim US-India trade pact are 99% complete, with both sides currently ironing out the final 1% of technical and legal details.…

Sources: K Annamalai may exit BJP to launch new party

CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai is likely to quit the party, claiming he sees “no opportunity or future” left for him there. The development comes nearly a…

India Slams Pakistan-China Joint Statement, Rejects Kashmir References and CPEC Legitimacy

NEW DELHI (ANI) — India has issued a fierce diplomatic pushback following a joint statement released by Pakistan and China, flatly rejecting their commentary on Jammu and Kashmir and strongly…

Trump Claims Iran Peace Deal Is ‘Largely Negotiated’ as Tehran Finalizes 14-Point Framework

WASHINGTON / TEHRAN — The United States and Iran are closing in on a major diplomatic breakthrough to end the Middle East war, with both sides confirming they are reviewing…

Meme-Driven ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ Overtakes India’s Top Political Parties on Instagram

NEW DELHI — In a stunning digital upset, a satirical online movement named the “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) has completely eclipsed India’s mainstream political parties on Instagram, rapidly scaling past…

PM Modi Warns of Poverty Return Amid Global Crises

THE HAGUE — In a sobering address to the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stark warning regarding the trajectory of the global economy. He…

Judge Refers Kejriwal Case to Another Bench

In a significant turn of events, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court has referred the excise policy case involving Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders to the…

Bomb scare reported near PM Modi event venue on Bengaluru outskirts; one suspect detained.

Two gelatin sticks were recovered near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event venue on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Sunday, triggering a major security scare ahead of his visit. The explosives…