Lives of seafarers important: India lodges protest with the US for ship attack as 3 Indians go missing | India News

The government condemned a US attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman on Wednesday that left 3 Indian crew members missing, while also officially lodging a protest with the US embassy here. There were 24 Indian seafarers onboard the Palau-flagged Settebello, which was struck by precision munitions while transiting the Gulf of…

Read More

‘A great one he is’: Trump wishes Modi on record tenure; PM pitches stronger India-US ties | India News

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest serving elected Prime Minister of India. Responding to his message, PM Modi thanked him and sought deeper US-India ties.In a Truth Social post, Trump said that PM Modi is “strong, healthy and wise man” and will have many…

Read More

3 Indians missing, 21 rescued after vessel attacked off Oman; MEA condemns incident | India News

The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman and said efforts were underway to trace three missing Indian crew members.The ministry said 21 of the 24 Indian nationals on board had been rescued, while the Indian Embassy in Muscat was coordinating with Omani…

Read More

Government summons top US diplomat over Oman ship attack that left 3 Indians missing | India News

The government on Wednesday summoned US diplomat after a vessel with several Indian onboard was attacked. Additional secretary (Americas) in the ministry of external affairs Nagaraj Naidu summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to protest the attack on the ship. The move comes as India condemned the attack on the commercial vessel…

Read More

‘This is a collective yagya’: Modi on becoming longest serving elected PM – top quotes | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed gratitude after surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru‘s record to become India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. Addressing the NDA leaders’ meeting, the Prime Minister described his tenure as a “spiritual practice” that was not solitary but a “collective yagya”.Here are the top quotes from his address. You have all…

Read More

Teachers Adapting To Ai: ‘Ma’am, aap hi samjha do’: Why teachers aren’t worried about AI taking over classrooms yet | India News

Walk into almost any school staffroom today and you will find two worlds sitting side by side.In one corner are the familiar symbols of teaching that have barely changed in decades: stacks of notebooks waiting to be checked, lesson plans being prepared, and teachers discussing the daily challenge of keeping students engaged.In the other corner…

Read More

Evening news wrap: Iran ‘reviews’ US negotiations following strikes; MP withdraws proposed two-child rule for government jobs & more | India News

Trump warned that Iranwould “have to pay the price” as negotiations took “too long”. Madhya Pradesh has withdrawn a proposed two-child norm for government jobs, reversing a long-standing eligibility restriction. Families of Air India AI171 crash victims are questioning compensation settlement terms before the official investigation is complete. An Indian-origin police officer was killed while…

Read More

Russia congratulates Modi’s longest-serving PM milestone, praises economic gains | India News

Russia on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru’s record to become India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that 250 million people had been pulled out of poverty during his ⁠rule.“During the rule of Modi, 250 million ⁠people have been pulled out of poverty,” Kremlin spokesman Peskov told reporters….

Read More

After NHRC rap, UP orders action on costly private books in schools | India News

NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has directed education authorities across the state to ensure that schools do not compel parents to buy books from private publishers or designated vendors in violation of RTE Act. The action followed after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), acting on a complaint filed by Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, president…

Read More

Merger rumours swirl after Congress-TMC huddles; Trinamool says ‘not happening’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday refuted the reports of a possible merger with Congress after speculation intensified following an INDIA bloc huddle and a subsequent meeting between Mamata Banerjee and Sonia Gandhi.According to highly placed sources aware of the matters discussed at the meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Abhishek Banerjee, there was no discussion…

Read More