Paraguay and India learning from each other: President Santiago Pena Palacios on strengthening bilateral ties

IANS | June 4, 2025 4:27 PM

Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Visiting Paraguay President Santiago Pena Palacios on Wednesday expressed optimism about strengthening ties between the two nations during his first official visit to India. Noting the historical significance of his visit, he said it marked only the second time a Paraguayan head of state has come to India and emphasised that both countries are learning from each other.

LoP Gandhi talks like spokesperson of Pakistan, China: MP Minister Sarang

IANS | June 4, 2025 4:10 PM

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Minister Vishvas Sarang launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “surrendered” to US President Donald Trump during 'Operation Sindoor', and alleged that the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, talks like the spokesperson of Pakistan and China.

Justice Varma probe: Did 4-5 sacks of currency go up in smoke, or did they ever exist?

IANS | June 4, 2025 3:20 PM

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The report submitted by a three-judge panel constituted by then Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, has indicted Justice Yashwant Varma based on allegations surrounding the presence and purported destruction of large quantities of unaccounted cash during a fire incident on March 14 at his Tughlak Crescent residence in New Delhi. The panel has found the allegations "substantiated". However, sources said that a close scrutiny of the facts, testimonies, and procedural conduct invites a more nuanced appraisal.

IMEC will transform global landscape, is pivotal to 'Viksit Bharat 2047' vision: Experts

IANS | June 4, 2025 3:15 PM

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) could be a "game-changer" in India's push towards strong and rapid economic growth, top economic and geopolitical experts reckoned on Wednesday during a daylong conference organised by Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) on the project which has huge implications to the country's growth and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Viksit Bharat @2047' to transform the nation into a developed entity by the centenary of its independence in 2047.