WORLD NEWS: The ceasefire does not include Al Qaeda or Daesh, says a statement from Afghan president’s office. (Reuters Archive) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a weeklong ceasefire with the Taliban to coincide with the holiday marking the end of Islamic month of Ramadan next week. A statement sent from the president’s office…
WORLD: French president warned G7 members to resist a potential US drift toward ‘crude hegemony’ following Trump’s tariffs on all Shares Emmanuel Macron speaks at a joint press conference with Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Canada, on 7 June. Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA Emmanuel Macron has called on other members of the G7 to stand up to Donald Trump’s…
DEHLI: Urging for a diplomatic initiative to hold unconditional dialogue with Pakistan, the CPI(M) said today that Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s offer to hold talks with Hurriyat leaders in Kashmir should also be taken forward. In an editorial in party organ ‘Peoples Democracy’, former CPI(M) general-secretary Prakash Karat said there is no reason why a…
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TIRUPATI: Hitting out at the BJP and YSR Congress Party, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday alleged that the resignation of five Lok Sabha members of the Jaganmohan Reddy-led party was a political drama enacted by both parties. Naidu charged that YSRCP and BJP colluded in the ‘drama’ and said the five MPs meeting Lok…
