NEW YORK, July 1: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is a very gross oversimplification and even misleading at times to make the India-US relationship about China. Jaishankar was responding to a question on how much of the India-US relationship is defined by its stance on China. I think its a very gross oversimplification to make India-US about China. In fact, its not just an oversimplification. I think its even misleading at times, Jaishankar said on Monday [] The post Very

NEW DELHI, Jun 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday played remarks of leading anti-Emergency politicians in his monthly radio broadcast to slam the then Congress government for atrocities on people, and said they should always be remembered as it inspires people to stay alert to keep the Constitution strong. Speaking in his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said those who imposed the Emergency not only murdered the Constitution but also made judiciary their puppet. His condemnation of the

New Delhi, Jun 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday India is the most ancient living civilisation of the world due to the immortal ideas and philosophies of its saints and seers. Speaking at the centenary celebrations of Jain spiritual figure Acharya Vidyanand Maharaj Jis birth anniversary here, PM Modi paid rich tributes to his contribution in different fields and asserted that his ideas have inspired the governments welfare schemes. Be it providing house, drinking water or health

NEW DELHI, June 25: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday observed brief silence as a mark of tribute to the victims of the Emergency and resolved to commemorate and honour their sacrifices. At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet observed a two-minute silence as a tribute to those whose constitutionally guaranteed democratic rights were taken away and who were then subjected to unimaginable horrors. The Union Cabinet resolved to commemorate and honour the sacrifices of

MUMBAI, June 24: Actor Sonakshi Sinha says it is a significant moment that two women led films, her Nikita Roy and Kajol-starrer Maa, are releasing side by side. Nikita Roy, a psychological thriller, is set to release in theatres across the country on June 27, alongside Maa, a mythological horror film. Its so cool that weve two films led by women that are releasing side by side. Thats like a step in the right direction, and, amazingly, its happening. And [] The post Its healthy competition: Sona

Guwahati, Jun 23: Two people have been arrested for allegedly being anti-Hindu from different parts of Assam following the Pahalgam terror attack, taking the total number of arrests to 97 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday (June 23, 2025). In a post on X, Mr. Sarma said one person each was apprehended from Tinsukia and Nagaon districts. Crackdown on anti-Hindu elements continues 97 anti-national and anti-Hindu culprits behind bars now, he added. Crackdown on Anti-Hindu ele

New Delhi, Jun 21: More than 800 Indian nationals have so far returned home from Iran under Operation Sindhu, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. The MEA shared the update on the status of the evacuation operation in a series of posts on X. More Indian nationals, including students, arrived in Delhi late on Friday evening and in the early hours of Saturday after being evacuated from Iran as its military confrontation with Israel intensified. India announced [] The post Opera

TEHRAN, June 21: India is evacuating all its citizens from Iran, the Indian mission here said on Saturday, amid Irans ongoing conflict with Israel. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy here provided emergency contact numbers and the link to a Telegram channel. The Indian Embassy in Iran is evacuating all Indian Nationals in Iran. The Embassy may be contacted either on the Telegram channel or over the emergency contact numbers. +989010144557, +989128109115 +989128109109, it said. In another [] The

Gangtok, Jun 20: The first batch of 33 pilgrims and two liaison officers left for Kailash Manasarovar Yatra via Nathula in Sikkim on Friday, officials said. Governor Om Prakash Mathur flagged off the yatra at a function held at the Sino-Indian frontier in East Sikkim, they said. The function was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs. Tourism and Civil Aviation Department Additional Chief Secretary CS Rao welcomed the pilgrims on behalf of the state government and the people of [] The pos

BEIJING, June 20: The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the mutual benefits of trade with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, while acknowledging their disagreements on geopolitical issues. Christopher Luxon, on his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in late 2023, flew to Beijing after two days of meetings with officials and business leaders in Shanghai, Chinas commercial centre. He wants to maintain healthy trade ties despite differences over region

Brussels, Jun 11: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the recent confrontation between India and Pakistan was not just a mere conflict between two neighbours, but it was about combating terrorism, which will eventually come back to haunt the West. Jaishankar, in an interview with the European news website Euractiv on Wednesday, also pitched for an EU-India free trade, underlining that India a nation of 1.4 billion offers skilled labour and a more trustworthy economic partnership th

KYIV, June 10:Russia sent waves of drones and missiles in an attack on two Ukrainian cities early Tuesday that killed three people and wounded at least thirteen others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack struck the capital, Kyiv, and the southern port city of Odesa. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an online statement called the attack on Kyiv one of the biggest in the war that has raged for over three years, and said that Moscows forces had fired over 315 [] The post Russia launches

JERUSALEM, June 10: Activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, the countrys Foreign Ministry said, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military. Thunberg left on a flight to France and was then headed to her home country of Sweden, Israels Foreign Ministry said in a post on X. It posted a photo of Thunberg, who shuns air travel, seated on a plane. Thunberg was one of 12 passengers on the [] The post Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound

DUBAI, June 10: Iran says it executed nine militants of the Islamic State group detained after a 2018 attack. The Iranian judiciarys Mizan news agency announced the executions Tuesday. It described the militants as being detained after they were involved in a clash with Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in which three troops were killed. (AP) The post Iran says it executed 9 Islamic State group militants detained after 2018 attack appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

New Delhi, Jun 9: India will not engage with Pakistan on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) till New Delhis concerns regarding terrorism are addressed and the pact is completely revamped, sources said. They said Pakistans Water Resources Secretary Syed Ali Murtaza has reached out multiple times, urging India to reconsider the decision to put the IWT in abeyance. In multiple letters to his Indian counterpart, Debashree Mukherjee, Murtaza has repeatedly expressed his governments readiness to discuss sp

ROME, June 9: Italians headed to the polls Monday on the second and final day of referendums that would make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship, and on providing more job protections. But partial data showed a low turnout, well below the required 50 per cent plus one threshold, risking to invalidate the vote. Campaigners for the change in the citizenship law say it will help second-generation Italians born in the country to [] The post Italians head to poll

TOKYO, June 9: An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnances at a US military base on Japans southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life threatening, officials said on Monday. The four soldiers sustained finger injuries while working at a facility that belongs to Okinawa prefecture and temporarily stores unexploded ordnance, mostly from wartime and found on the island, local officials said. One of the harshest battles of World War II was

MARAAT AL-NUMAN (Syria), June 9: A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old. The discovery emerged last month in the town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, which is strategically located on the route between the cities of Aleppo and Damascus. The community became a touchpoint in [] The post Contractor

New Delhi, Jun 9: On a scorching May afternoon last year, a ragpicker in Delhis Ghazipur area collapsed from heat exhaustion. The family rushed him to the hospital, says Majida Begum, a sanitation worker who witnessed it. But he was declared dead on arrival. They had no proof that he died due to heat, so they were not given any compensation. His death was never officially counted, just one of the countless lives lost in Indias intensifying heatwaves that go [] The post Indias Heatwaves Worsening

LOS ANGELES, June 8: Hollywood actor-singer Miley Cyrus says she wasnt allowed to perform songs from her show Hannah Montana after exiting Disney. Cyrus rose to fame with her role in the show, which ran from 2006-2011 on Disney channel. In Hannah Montana, Cyrus portrayed the role of a teenager, living a dual life as a regular girl and a popular pop star. The 32-year-old singer, who has tracks such as We Cant Stop, Wrecking Ball, and Flowers to [] The post Miley Cyrus didnt have permission to pe

BOULDER (US), June 8: The group that was attacked last weekend in Boulder, Colorado, while calling for Hamas to release Israeli hostages will be a central focus of the Boulder Jewish Festival, which kicks off Sunday morning in the same location where the firebombing took place. Organizers of the festival, which is in its 30th year, said they have reimagined the cultural celebration to focus on community healing after a man who yelled Free Palestine threw Molotov cocktails at [] The post Boulder

NEW DELHI, Jun 7: The BJP on Saturday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of attacking democratic institutions to undermine peoples trust in the electoral process, claiming he was doing so to pre-empt his partys defeat in the upcoming elections as he cannot garner public support. This came after Gandhi launched a fresh attack on the ruling BJP, alleging that the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election was a blueprint for rigging democracy. He also claimed the match-fixing of Maharashtra will come to

GANGTOK: (Jun 5) Fifty-nine tourists were brought back to Gangtok from the rain-ravaged north Sikkim on Thursday morning as the rescue operations resumed after the weather cleared, officials said. They were among the 109 tourists stranded in north Sikkims Lachung for nearly a week. Two MI-17V5 helicopters left for Chaten in north Sikkim from Pakyong airport near state capital Gangtok in the early morning after the weather cleared. While 39 tourists returned on one copter, 20 returned on another,

New Delhi, May 27: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three more accused in a case of trafficking and supply of illegal arms, ammunition and explosives to insurgents in Mizoram, officials said on Tuesday. The trio, identified as Vanlaldailova, Lalmuanpuia and Lalrinchhunga alias Albert, hail from Mizoram, they said. They were arrested on December 6, 2024, following the seizure of arms, ammunition and explosive material during searches at their residences. Investigations re

Kathmandu, May 27: Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita on Tuesday scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the worlds highest mountain. The 55-year-old climber leading stood atop the 8,849-meter summit at around 4 am under stable weather conditions, according to Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, the expedition organiser. He was guiding a team of the Indian Army Adventure Wing Everest Expedition, led by Lieutenant Colonel Ma

Srinagar, May 26: Harmukh, the first-ever feature film made in both Kashmiri and Kannada languages, had its official launch here on Monday. At the event, the films trailer and songs were launched. The film is produced by and features Ayash Arif in the lead role. The title of the film is inspired from a mountain located in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district, between the Sindh river to the south and Kishanganga river to the north and is considered sacred in Hinduism. [] The post First Ever Kashmi

LAHORE, May 25: At least 20 people were killed and over 150 injured in Pakistans Punjab as powerful windstorms and heavy rains battered the province on Saturday evening. The storm was so powerful that it paralysed road and air traffic, damaged infrastructure and caused widespread power outages. According to the Punjab government, most deaths in the province of over 13 crore occurred due to the collapse of dilapidated houses or getting trapped under fallen billboards. At least 20 people, includin

New Delhi, May 24: Calling the NITI Aayog an Ayogya body, the Congress on Saturday hit out at the Centre and said the NITI Aayog meeting was yet another exercise in hypocrisy and diversion. Congress general secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the governing council of the NITI Aayog will meet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to reportedly review the progress on the so-called Viksit Bharat goal. What sort of Viksit Bharat will it be [] The post

ABU DHABI/TOKYO, May 22: India on Thursday launched its global outreach against terrorism emanating from Pakistan as multi-party delegations reached Japan and United Arab Emirates to assert the right to self-defence following Operation Sindoor. The delegation to Japan is led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha while Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde is leading the delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The delegation led by Shinde met Ahmed Mir Khoori, member of the UAE Federal National Council at Abu Dhab

NEW DELHI, May 20: About 57 per cent of Indian districts, home to 76 per cent of Indias total population, are currently at high to very high heat risk, according to a new study. According to the study published on Tuesday by Delhi-based climate and energy think-tank Council on Energy Environment and Water (CEEW), the 10 states and union territories with the highest heat risk include Delhi, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and [] The post 3

Gangtok, May 18: The Sikkim government has accelerated infrastructure development for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Nathu La, a mountain pass in the Himalayas that connects the state with Chinas Tibet Autonomous Region. The pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake, set to resume after a gap of five years, holds religious significance to Hindus as well as Jains and Buddhists. Two acclimatisation centres are being established between state capital Gangtok and Nathu La, while function

LONDON, May 17: British Indian Consultant Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, who has long campaigned for a more evidence-based approach to all COVID vaccines, has been appointed as an adviser to US President Donald Trumps Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Dr Malhotra, a long-term ally of MAHA leaders such as health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Dr Jay Bhattacharya, joins MAHA Action a grassroots non-profit dedicated to research, education

KOLKATA, May 17: Post-tax profits of K K Birla sugar companies Avadh Sugar and Magadh Sugar registered an increase during the fourth quarter of 2024-25. A joint statement by the two firms said that the net profit of Avadh Sugar during the fourth quarter of last financial year stood at Rs 72 crore as compared to Rs 55 crore in the similar previous period. The total income of the company in the fourth quarter of 2024-25 stood at [] The post K K Birla group sugar companies register rise in fourth

KATHMANDU, May 17: Nepals Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Saturday cautioned that uniting leftist forces without a shared ideological foundation could be detrimental to the communist movement. It will be meaningless to bring those who have turned to many directions into leftist unity without proper ideological understanding, Oli said while addressing a programme organised here to mark the 32nd death anniversary of former CPN-UML general secretary Madan Bhandari. He highlighted a persistent tend

KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday underscored the need for honest dialogue, sharing of mutual knowledge, and taking collective action to prevent the effects of climate change, especially in the mountainous region. Oli was speaking at the inaugural session of the three-day Sagarmatha Sambaad (mountain dialogue) themed Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of Humanity being organised here. More than 350 national and international personalities, including Indias Mi

New Delhi, May 11: Days after the clash between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was cancelled in Dharamsala amid blackout in the hill town due to Indias ongoing military conflict with Pakistan, actor and co-owner of the Punjab IPL team Preity Zinta on Sunday expressed gratitude to spectators at the stadium for not panicking. At the Thursdays game, the Punjab side was 122 for 1 in 10.1 overs when lights went out which at first was attributed to floodlight failure. [] The post Preity Zinta thanks

DHAKA, May 11: Bangladeshs Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said it is awaiting a formal government notification to decide on scrapping the registration of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasinas Awami League after the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus banned the partys activities under an anti-terrorism law. If the gazette is published tomorrow (Monday), we will sit and discuss before deciding on Awami Leagues registration issue, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin told rep

New Delhi, May 11: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on early Sunday morning made his social media comeback with a lengthy post on Operation Sindoor by the Indian armed forces in retaliation of the Pahalgam terror attack, after sharing a series of blank posts on his X page and personal blog for weeks. The veteran actor had not made any post on X since April 22, hours before terrorists attacked Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir killing 26 people. Bachchan, 82, expressed sadness [] The post Amitabh Bachchan R

NEW DELHI, May 9: Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday released its recommendations on pricing of spectrum to be given for satellite-based internet services, suggesting a levy of 4 per cent of annual revenues as fee on operators like Elon Musks Starlink. Operators offering services in urban areas would have to shell out an additional Rs 500 per subscribers annually, TRAI said in its recommendations to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). No additional levy would be applicable for services in

New Delhi, May 8: India on Thursday said it foiled Pakistan militarys attempts to attack 15 places in Northern and Western India using missiles and drones, and destroyed a Pakistani air defence system in Lahore as tensions between the two sides mounted amid fears of a wider conflict. Click Here To Join Daily Excelsior on WhatsApp And Get Latest News The defence ministry said the Pakistani military attempted last night to target Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jaland

New Delhi/Dharamsala, May 7: The travel plans of IPL teams which are scheduled to play in Dharamsala this week have gone for a toss due to the temporary closure of the hill towns airport after Indias missile attack on Pakistan and the BCCI is weighing its options to deal with the volatile situation. Dharamsala, which is due to host the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals clash on Thursday, has one more match left on schedule the May 11 game [] The post With airport shut, IPL teams face logistical ch

Jammu/Srinagar, May 7: At least 12 people, including four children, were killed and 57 others injured as the Pakistan Army resorted to heavy artillery and mortar shelling on forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The intense shelling from across the border started shortly after Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir to avenge the April 22 terror attack in south K

NEW DELHI, May 6:Indias service sector activity accelerated slightly in April largely driven by a quicker increase in new order inflows, which also underpinned a faster expansion in employment, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index reached 58.7 in April, up from 58.5 in March, indicating a sharp and stronger expansion in service sector output. The headline figure was above its long-run average of 54.2. In the Purchasing Manager

GUWAHATI, Apr 30: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that each time Pakistan dared to challenge Indias unity and integrity, Indian soldiers courageously rose to the occasion and defeated the enemy to uphold the countrys pride. His comment comes at a time when Pakistani troops engaged in unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in multiple sectors across four districts of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Indian forces to respond effec

MUMBAI, Apr 28: When you do so many successful films together, it becomes tricky, says actor Emraan Hashmi, who doesnt view returning to the Bhatt camp with Awarapan 2 as a reunion. Hashmi earlier this month announced the sequel to 2007s Awarapan, produced by his uncle Mukesh Bhatts banner Vishesh Films, on the occasion of his 46th birthday. He made his acting debut with the production houses Footpath in 2003. The actor, whose last project with the Bhatts was 2016s [] The post Its not like we pa

MUMBAI, Apr 28: South actor Srinidhi Shetty says she has no qualms about being called a flowerpot in her 2018 debut film KGF: Chapter 1 as she knew about the length of her role in the superhit Kannada film franchise right from the outset. In the KGF franchise, directed by Prashanth Neel, the actor played the headstrong Reena Desai opposite lead star Yashs towering Rocky. It was produced by Hombale Films. I didnt mind being a flowerpot in KGF [] The post Didnt mind being a flowerpot in KGF, it w

WASHINGTON, Apr 27: Elon Musk spent years building cachet as a business titan and tech visionary, brushing aside critics and sceptics to become the richest person on the planet. But as Musk gained power in Washington in recent months, his popularity has waned, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research. Just 33 per cent of US adults have a favourable view of Musk, the chain-saw-wielding, late-night-posting, campaign-hat-wearing public face of President

SEOUL, Apr 27: South Koreas main liberal opposition party tapped Sunday its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the upcoming June 3 vote. The Democratic Party said Lee has won nearly 90 per cent of the votes cast during the partys primary that ended Sunday, defeating two competitors. Lee, a liberal who wants greater economic parity in South Korea and warmer ties with North Korea, has solidified his position as front-runner to succeed recently ousted conservative President Yo

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 25: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following the situation between India and Pakistan very closely and with very great concern and appeals to both governments to exercise maximum restraint and ensure no further deterioration, his spokesperson said. We were very clear in our condemnation of the terror attack that occurred in Jammu and Kashmir, on the 22nd, two days ago, which killed a large number of civilians, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General,

MUMBAI, Apr 23: The rupee depreciated 25 paise and settled for the day at 85.44 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, on surge in crude oil prices and importer demand for the American currency. Forex traders said the American currency recovered, supported by Donald Trumps softened stance particularly towards the Federal Reserve and China. However, positive domestic markets and weak US dollar index and foreign fund inflows supported the domestic unit at lower levels. Forex traders sa