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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Vice Minister of Chinese Communist Party in Beijing
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds talks with Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), during his official visit to China, in Beijing. Other officials are also seen. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday (July 27, 2026) met Sun…
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What Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation means for Odisha politics?
Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister has undoubtedly dented the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Though he is unlikely to return to the Union Cabinet in the near future, his stature as a party strongman in Odisha remains largely intact. Mr. Pradhan…
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China opposes U.S. ‘forced labour’ tariffs, calls for them to cancelled
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday (July 27, 2026) that new U.S. tariffs imposed on Chinese goods over alleged forced labour were unjustified and amounted to protectionism, and urged Washington to remove them. Also read | 45% of Indian exports to the U.S. will…
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Government preparing barrage-cum-bridge projects on Krishna, Bhima: Vakiti Srihari
Minister for Animal Husbandry Vakiti Srihari on Monday accused former Ministers and former MLAs from the Palamuru region of indulging in political theatrics by campaigning in Karnataka with the slogan “Water in Karnataka-Cracks in Telangana”. He alleged that the campaign was aimed at misleading the public rather than safeguarding the interests of farmers in the…
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Sri Lankan activists, trade unionists express solidarity with Indian students
Sri Lankan activists outside the Indian High Commission in Colombo on July 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nearly 200 activists, social movements, civil society organisations, and trade unions in Sri Lanka have expressed solidarity with students in India, who were protesting and voicing serious concern over the NEET examination paper leak and broader…
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Belagavi: Officers told to include members of nomadic tribes in electoral rolls
A file photo of Booth Level Officers issuing enumeration forms to voters in Belagavi. | Photo Credit: File photo The district administration has directed all officers on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty to ensure that members of nomadic tribes, which do not usually reside in one place, are included on electoral rolls. “We are adopting…