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President Murmu accepts credentials of newly-appointed envoys of Bangladesh, Turkey among others

The Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Thailand, Costa Rica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turkey, Bangladesh, and Kazakhstan at the Rashtrapati Bhavan submitted their credentials to the President of India Friday.

Those in constitutional posts shouldn’t act as party spokespersons—Sibal on Dhankhar’s barb at judges

He was referring to V-P's remark that judges were acting like 'super Parliament'. Sibal added it is because executive is fallible that Constitution gives court right to interfere.

‘Consideration can’t be ground to justify inaction’—SC says President must clear state bills in 3 months

Earlier this week, SC set timelines for Governors to decide on state bills in its ruling in TN govt's case against Governor RN Ravi. The timeframe for President comes in the same order.

Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit to return to Congress today after 4 years in Trinamool

West Bengal Congress leaders say Abhijit's legacy and experience will give party unit a boost.

Rashtrapati Bhavan’s dig at Sonia over ‘poor lady’ remark on President—’not familiar with Hindi idiom’

Congress and BJP lock horns following Sonia Gandhi’s comment that ‘poor lady’ President Murmu must have been tired reading out the ‘long’ pre-Budget speech.

‘Will not bow to totalitarianism’: President Lai Ching-te calls Taiwan & US ‘brothers’

The Taiwanese president said this Thursday while on a visit to Guam, a U.S. military base in the north Pacific Ocean.

Droupadi Murmu concludes New Zealand bilateral visit by inaugurating new Consulate

The announcement was made during a reception hosted by the High Commission of India in Auckland, which was attended by the President, members of the Indian community, and other dignitaries.

President Murmu completes 2 years in office, inaugurates Skill India Centre

She also inaugurated a Cricket Pavilion at the Sports Ground of Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya.

Minority rights supporter, against mandatory hijab — who’s Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president-elect

The surgeon, who previously served as country’s health minister between 2001 & 2005, secured 16.3 mn votes against hardliner Saeed Jalil’s 13.5 mn.

Reformist leader Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s Presidential Election

According to election headquarters report under the auspices of the interior ministry, the voter turnout was 49.8 per cent in the Iran’s presidential elections.

On Camera

America imagines Asim Munir is the cure to jihadism. He is the disease

Less than an hour earlier, William Putscher had been lunching on a hot dog by the poolside, in the congenial environment of the American...

Paul John Whisky, Malhar Gin win top honours at Soho India Wine & Spirits Awards 2025

Goa: Creators of the Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky and Malhar India Craft Gin, John Distilleries registered yet another stellar showing at the...

Munir threatens India, again; accuses Delhi of ‘using’ TTP, asks Afghan Taliban to ‘rein in proxies’

Speaking at Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad’s Kakul, Field Marshal Munir said it is ‘disconcerting that Afghan soil is being used for terrorism in Pakistan’.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.