India and North Macedonia agree to strengthen economic cooperation

IANS | July 21, 2026 4:54 PM

Skopje, July 21 (IANS) Terming economic cooperation as an "important pillar" in ties between India and North Macedonia, President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday announced that both nations have agreed to strengthen trade, investment and business-to-business collaboration.

Balakrishna suffers muscle tear while shooting for stunt sequence in #NBK111; to undergo minor surgery

IANS | July 21, 2026 4:38 PM

Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) The makers of ace director Gopichand Malineni's eagerly awaited upcoming film, tentatively titled #NBK111, on Tuesday, announced that actor Nandamuri Balakrishna, who plays the lead in the film, had suffered a minor muscle tear while filming for an intense action sequence in the film and that he was to now undergo a minor surgical procedure to ensure his complete recovery.

ISI-backed Bhatti network targets UP youth for anti-India social media campaign

Vicky Nanjappa | July 21, 2026 4:26 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti network has been using social media extensively to recruit more youth, with Uttar Pradesh emerging as its primary focus. Recent investigations have revealed that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed network has been scouting for youth in the state by promising them money and power.

NEET protest: Oppn compares police action to Hitler, Jallianwala Bagh massacre

IANS | July 21, 2026 4:26 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the Congress on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led NDA, on the second day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, questioning the government's accountability over the NEET paper leak and likening the Delhi Police's action against the agitators during their protest march to that of Adolf Hitler and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.