ABVP sweeps DUSU polls by winning President, 2 posts; NSUI gets VP

IANS | September 19, 2025 4:11 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Friday wrested the President’s position from the Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), as Aryan Maan bagged the top post and two of his party colleagues won the seats of Secretary and Joint Secretary.

Op Sindoor proved India creates own destiny: Rajnath Singh

IANS | September 19, 2025 3:40 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Operation Sindoor proved that the country creates its own destiny, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, hailing the veterans' valour in the 1965 war.

Whatever Amit Shah said is correct: Shambhavi Choudhary backs Home Minister’s remarks on infiltrators

IANS | September 19, 2025 3:19 PM

Patna, Sep 19 (IANS) Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP, Shambhavi Choudhary, on Friday backed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks accusing the Congress of protecting infiltrators for electoral gain. Responding to Amit Shah’s speech at Delhi’s Thyagaraj Stadium, she said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive by the Election Commission was essential to uphold the integrity of the electoral process.

'I have been to Pakistan and Bangladesh, felt at home': Sam Pitroda stirs row

IANS | September 19, 2025 2:49 PM

New Delhi, Sept 19 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi’s close aide and Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) chief Sam Pitroda sparked a controversy on Friday, over finding ‘striking similarity’ between people of India and neighbouring nations including Pakistan and Bangladesh and also advocating for ‘neighbourhood diplomacy’ with trouble-torn nations including Nepal.

US return to Bagram faces logistical, diplomatic challenges

Jayanta Bhattacharya | September 19, 2025 12:53 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday again publicly stated that he is considering a return to the strategic Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. It has been four years since the American-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) withdrew from the airbase, which is about 60 km north of Kabul.