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BRICS security summit in the shadow of the Iran war

Ghadir Nezami, Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, landed at Delhi on Monday morning for a two-day meeting of the expanded BRICS grouping’s meeting of National Security Advisers.

“I was not involved in propping up DMK-AIADMK coalition govt,” clarifies a rattled Rajinikanth

Rattled by persistent speculation that he was instrumental in the attempt to prop up a coalition government of traditional rivals, DMK and AIADMK, to deny the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of Vijay, which emerged as the single largest party, a shot at power, superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday clarified that he was not so cheap to indulge in such a move.

Jairam Ramesh urges Defense Minister to reassess Great Nicobar Island project citing environmental and strategic concerns

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday urged Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to reconsider the controversial Great Nicobar Island Project, arguing that the massive infrastructure plan is being justified on “overriding security considerations” despite being “essentially a commercial venture” that could cause severe ecological damage.