AHMEDABAD: Gujarat HC has upheld the acquittal of six individuals in the killing of three British nationals of Indian origin near Prantij in Sabarkantha district during the 2002 riots. A special SIT court in Himmatnagar had exonerated the accused citing lack of evidence on Feb 27, 2015. HC comprising justices A Y Kogje and S…
China’s President Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: China and India’s relationship should take the form of a “Dragon-Elephant tango,” a dance between their emblematic animals, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu while exchanging congratulatory messages on Tuesday, marking the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations.Xi also said both countries should work more closely…
Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday launched a fierce attack on CM Mamata Banerjee, calling her a “traitor” over her remarks during her recent visit to the United Kingdom.“Mamata Banerjee is a traitor… I have written to S Jaishankar to bring all the footage…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday wrote to external affairs minister S Jaishankar urging him to prevent future foreign visits by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in her official capacity. Adhikari accused Banerjee of undermining India on the international stage and bringing shame to the country during her recent visit…
Britain’s opposition Conservative Party lawmaker Bob Blackman on Thursday asked the UK government to ‘formally’ apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. Speaking at the House of Commons, British Parliament’s Lower House, Blackman said, “On April 13, 1919, families gathered, very peacefully, in the Jallianwala Bagh to enjoy the day out with their families….
Santosh, the UK’s official entry in the Oscars’ international feature category and a Bafta nominee for best debut feature, has been blocked by Indian film censors, according to a report in UK daily Guardian.Written and directed by British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, the film was made in India and is in Hindi. According to the Guardian…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday lost his cool again in the state assembly after he saw an opposition legislator using mobile phones while the House was in session.Nitish rose up to register his objection and requested the speaker, Nand Kishore Yadav, to ban mobile phones in the assembly.“These people are talking…
NEW DELHI: India and China should be partners contributing to each other’s success and a cooperative “pas de deux” between the dragon and the elephant is the only right choice for the two countries, Beijing said while welcoming PM Modi’s “positive” remarks in a podcast in which he had endorsed signs of a rapprochement in…
Reacting to recent debates on Jammu and Kashmir in the British House of Commons, UK parliamentary under-secretary and Labour MP Hamish Falconer has said that “it is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or act as a mediator.” Representing the British govt, he said: “The (UK) govt’s position is that it is for…
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, in Kazan. (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Sino-Indian ties are set for a reboot, following the Modi-Xi meeting in Kazan last year and the subsequent visits to Beijing by NSA Ajit Doval…