Tarique Rehman (PTI image) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that Dhaka’s foreign policy would be guided by the principle that “people come first,” including in its ties with India.In his first address after the party’s sweeping electoral victory, Rahman said that the country’s national interest would remain the central focus […]
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a US court to plotting the assassination of a Khalistani terrorist and US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York in a $100,000 murder-for-hire scheme that US prosecutors say was directed by an Indian government employee.The US Department of Justice said Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty before US […]
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday told music composer A R Rahman to show respect to and acknowledge Junior Dagar Bandhu’s contributions to the Dhrupad tradition of Indian classical music. Their heir has accu-sed Rahman of copyright infringement.Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar filed a suit seeking to bar Rahman from using ‘Shiva Stuti’, which he clai-med […]
NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given approval to the purchase of long-range SCALP missiles for Rafale jets and additional missiles for Russia-made S400 aerial shield system, a govt source told TOI.A day after the DAC’s approval for purchase of 114 Rafale jets, defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Friday that this […]
MUMBAI: With arch-rivals India and Pakistan set to face off in the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Sunday, ad rates for the match have soared. Companies are rushing to book slots to place their brands and cash-in on the huge viewership the game is likely to attract. Ad rates for a 10-second TV slot […]
JAMMU: In the J&K assembly, BJP members miss no opportunity to corner the Omar Abdullah govt over a host of issues. Outside the House, however, some of the party MLAs generously praised the chief minister on Friday over his budgetary allocation for the annual Amarnath Yatra.“Our CM’s move to allocate Rs 180 crore for Amarnath […]
NEW DELHI: Nikhil Gupta, an Indian man accused of murder plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has pled guilty in a US court.Nikhil Gupta (54) pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering before a Manhattan court, news agency Reuters reported. The charges together […]
At a recent event in New Delhi, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh pointed out that without a strong military, other instruments of national power, like economic heft, lose relevance. The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief was hinting at the ‘elephant in the room’—the alarming decline in IAF fighter aircraft to 29 squadrons against a sanctioned […]
We are in the middle of the second month of 2026 and nearly 30,000 jobs have been cut across the global tech sector in the first 40 days of the year. Online retail giant Amazon accounted for the single largest layoff in 2026 after the company announced to cut about 16,000 roles in late January. […]
SALEM: A 37-year-old guest worker from Maharashtra suddenly died during the Tamilaga Vettrik Kazhagam (TVK) executives meeting held near Seelanaickkanpatty in Salem city on Friday.The man, identified as Siraj, was from Sivasakthi Nagar, Seelanaickkanpatty. He came to Salem with his wife, son and daughter 20 years ago and had been living there.Annadhanapatty Police said Siraj, […]
