Politics

Noting that he comes from a family of bureaucrats and that his ambition had been to become a secretary, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recalled how his father, Dr. K Subrahmanyam, was removed as Secretary of Defence Production by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi soon after she returned to power …

“Russia suspends its participation in the New Start treaty,” the Kremlin leader declared in his state of the nation address. He blamed the West, as usual. New Start is Russia and America’s last remaining nuclear arms control treaty. It restricts the two countries’ nuclear arsenals. But there was more to …

The Supreme Court will decide who gets the Shiv Sena name and symbol, Sanjay Raut, leader of the Uddhav Thackeray faction, told NDTV today on the eve of a critical Supreme Court hearing on the Sena split. Mr. Raut also claimed a 2000 crore deal was struck to “buy” the …

North Korea said Sunday that its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was intended to bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capability against its adversaries, as it threatened more drastic measures in response to planned military training between the US and South Korea. Saturday’s ICBM test, the North’s first since January 1, …

After hours of deliberation, the Central Bureau of Investigation accepted Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s request to postpone his questioning in a case involving alleged corruption in the now-defunct liquor sales policy. Officials have stated that new summons will be issued shortly. Earlier this morning, Mr. Sisodia requested that …

After billionaire investor George Soros predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would “have to answer questions” as a result of Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani’s recent stock market woes, Union Minister Smriti Irani urged Indians to stand as one against “foreign powers who try to intervene in India’s democratic processes.” …

On Thursday, Congress demanded an investigation into the alleged use of an Israeli team of contractors to interfere in Indian elections. It asked the government to end its silence on the matter. Congress spokespersons Pawan Khera and Supriya Shrinate drew parallels between “Team Jorge,” an Israeli team of contractors, and …

Russia has again bombarded Ukraine with missiles, firing 36 cruise and other missiles and losing at least 16 of them to Ukrainian air defense batteries, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. The head of Ukraine’s presidential office said targets in the country’s north, west, and south had been hit. According to …

As the eastern city of Bakhmut was receiving intense artillery fire, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg declared that a significant new Russian offensive was underway in Ukraine. In support of reports from local officials, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, “We see how they are sending more troops, more weapons, and more …

Two new judges of the Indian Supreme Court were sworn in on Monday by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud. President Droupadi Murmu has signed the Supreme Court appointment warrants for Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar. Following a swearing-in ceremony, the new judges were officially placed in the Supreme …