India has rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report as biased and politically motivated. The Ministry of External Affairs criticized the report for misrepresenting incidents and undermining India’s democratic and tolerant society. New Delhi emphasized India’s pluralistic framework and stated that the USCIRF should be considered an entity of concern.

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Top US intelligence officials faced heated questions by Democratic senators on Tuesday over the spectacular security breach which saw a journalist included in a chat group discussion about airstrikes in Yemen.The Senate Intelligence Committee hearing was nominally about an annual report on national security threats, but Democrats used the opportunity to hammer officials — two of whom were reported to be in the group chat — over the mounting row.Pressed by Democratic Vice Chair Mark Warner over how military plans could be posted in Signal, a publicly-available instant messaging app known for its encryption, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard repeatedly denied that classified material had been shared.But she refused to go into further detail or confirm her presence in the group.Warner criticized her reticence and urged her to share the content of the chat, if indeed no classified information had been divulged.The breach was revealed Monday in an article by Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic magazine, who said he had given detailed plans on rebel Houthi targets in Yemen just hours before they were launched. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION7:35 SIGNAL CHAT FIASCO GETS WORSE WITH US ENVOY’S MOSCOW VISIT