EAM S Jaishankar poses for a group photo with other dignitaries after a consultative committee meeting on India-Russia relations NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday briefed a parliamentary consultative committee on India’s “multifaceted” engagement with Russia, covering bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation as well as New Delhi’s diplomatic efforts to contribute…

Opposition backs Supreme Court of India Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra backed Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan after his remarks on voting rights and the disenfranchisement of citizens at an event in Hyderabad.Sharing a video of Bhuyan’s speech in an X post, Ramesh targeted…

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Thursday he feared he could be subjected to an “encounter” for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh.Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy. “Today,…