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As armed companies of the Delhi Police marched on the Jafrabad main road on Monday afternoon, stone-pelting, vandalism and arson continued unabated in the area where the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protesters have been on a sit-in protests since Saturday. By the time the flag march was ended, multiple vehicles were […]

The violence in north-east Delhi Monday was most likely orchestrated to coincide with US President Donald Trump’s 36-hour visit to the country, people familiar with the development said Monday, articulating the home ministry’s assessment of clashes. Condemning the violence, the minister of state for home affairs G Kishan Reddy, tweeted, […]

Besides several services to India from the busy Heathrow Airport, a new direct air-link from London to Mumbai has been opened with the launch of Air India’s tri-weekly service from the Stansted Airport in north-east London. It is the second long-haul route from Stansted to a destination in India, after […]

Basking in adulation from a massive, colourful crowd, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished each other with praise on Monday in Gujarat as the state hosted ‘Namaste Trump’ to welcome the American leader.   More than 100,000 people packed into Motera, the world’s largest cricket stadium […]

US President Donald Trump on Monday showered praises at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked India for the spectacular reception he received in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. Trump, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump and a delegation of his senior officials, landed in Ahmedabad earlier in the day for his two-day trip […]

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday reacted to the violent clashes that broke out between pro and anti-CAA groups who pelted stones at each other and security personnel in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur area for the second consecutive day. “Very distressing news regarding disturbance of peace and harmony in parts […]

Namaske President Trump’ was the caption of Gujarat’s dairy brand Amul as it welcomed President Donald Trump to Ahmedabad ahead of the ‘Namaste Trump’ event on Monday. The latest cartoon of the dairy cooperative brand was dedicated to the President’s arrival. The dairy brand’s cartoon, on its Twitter timeline, had […]

President Donald Trump Monday said there are “signs of big progress” on working with Pakistan to crack down on terror groups operating from that country’s borders. “My administration is working in a very positive way with Pakistan to crack down on the terrorists and militant groups that operate on the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on their first-ever visit to Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat. From the time Donald Trump and Melania Trump landed at the airport and travelled to the Motera Stadium, the venue for the “Namaste […]

US President Donald Trump announced a defence deal, including for helicopters worth $3 billion, on Monday. And he chose to make the announcement at ‘Namaste Trump’ event in Ahmedabad, the grand welcome function planned by India. “I’m pleased to announce that tomorrow our representatives will sign defence deals worth over $3 billion, […]

US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that relations with India hold a special place for his country, saying that America “loves” and is “loyal” to India. Addressing the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at the Motera Stadium here, Trump also announced that the US will seal defence deals worth USD 3 […]

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday unanimously appointed its MLA from BJP MLA from Badarpur Ramvir Singh Bidhuri as the leader of the opposition in the Delhi assembly. “It is unanimously resolved that Ramvir Singh Bhiduri be appointed as the leader of the legislative party […]