NEW DELHI: The United States on Friday extended congratulations to India on its 79th Independence Day and said that the “historic ties” between India and the US are “consequential and far-reaching.“India is marking its 79th Independence Day on Friday with pride and patriotic zeal, celebrating the country’s liberation from more than two centuries of British […]
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Many victims of Thursday’s flash floods in J&K’s Kishtwar district were having lunch at a pilgrim camp when a cloudburst struck the area between noon and 1pm, causing rapidly filling rivulets to swamp a swathe of the valley. The camp set up for pilgrims bore the brunt of the damage, leaving a mud-filled gorge […]
A video of NYU graduates went viral as social media users hinted that there were hardly any Americans. A video of NYU students sharing their joy of joining jobs straight after their graduation turned into a controversial one as social media users pointed out that almost none of the students interviewed in the video were […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the secondary tariffs imposed on India may have influenced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to meet him, ahead of their scheduled summit in Alaska on Friday. Trump said the tariffs “probably” played a part in bringing Moscow to the table as he seeks a peace deal in […]
Indian-American venture capitalist says India should be nice to Trump to get tariffs lowered. Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani, who offered to help read US President Donald Trump’s mind as the largest Indian-American donor of the Republican Party, said New Delhi must be nice to Trump if it wants to reduce tariffs. Listing down […]
File photo NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday expressed confidence in India-US ties amid tariff war, saying that the two nations have “weathered several transitions and challenges”. This comes a day before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s crucial meet, the outcome of which would impact India as it faces additional 25% tariffs […]
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday hit back at Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc parties over their repeated use of the term “vote chori,” saying such “dirty phrases” were aimed at creating a false narrative. The poll body called it a direct attack on crores […]
Despite being designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) in 2019, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) surprisingly evaded being labelled as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) until now. However, the US state department’s sudden interest in the rebel group, particularly its subsidiary Majeed Brigade, has raised eyebrows and sparked curiosity about possible motivations.The development comes […]
BENGALURU: In what’s unprecedented, the L1 quotation (lowest bid) by the consortium that won the 12 Earth Observation satellites project being implemented as a PPP by IN-SPACe, is Rs 0 (zero rupees). The consortium comprising Pixxel, PierSight, SatSure and Dhruva, which will bear the financial cost of the project, will invest more than Rs 1,2000 […]
BHOPAL: A “typographical error” in an Aug 7 verdict by Madhya Pradesh high court almost triggered a procedural misstep when a murder accused who was denied bail, and another whose plea was accepted, swapped places in the printed document uploaded to the court website.This curious case of clerical oversight got more curious still when the […]
