UK PM Andy Burnham and PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as UK PM and expressed confidence that India-UK ties would continue to deepen across key sectors.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Warmest congratulations to Mr Andy Burnham on assuming office…
Protesters clash with police during Cockroach Janta Party’s march towards Parliament in New Delhi as security personnel use barricades to stop the demonstration (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party’s march towards Parliament Monday to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan devolved into chaos as thousands of protesters ran into police…
NEW DELHI: Taking over supervision of Ayodhya Ram Mandir fund embezzlement scam investigations, the Supreme Court on Monday ousted local police from probing the charges by entrusting it to a SIT led by a senior IPS officer and directed Shri Ram Teerth Kshetra Trust to preserve receipts of donations it received since commencement of construction…
The United States military said late Monday it was carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, intensifying operations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz after another American service member was killed and Tehran launched attacks on US allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media that…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has invited domestic aerospace firms to design and develop Airship-based High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (AS-HAPS) under a Rs 15,000-crore program for the Indian Air Force to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) at significantly lower cost than satellites.HAPS are pseudo satellites that hover in the stratosphere at 20 km…
Inspiring story of the day: “Mum, it’s OK. One day I will be very rich. I’ll buy a cookie factory so I can eat whenever I want” – How Neymar Jr turned childhood poverty into football greatness (Image via Getty) Before Neymar Jr became one of football’s biggest stars, life looked very different. He grew…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday took exception to the meagre monetary compensation provided to retired chief justices and judges of high courts, which varies vastly from one state to another, and asked the Union govt to constitute a committee to lay down uniform pan-India guidelines.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media ahead of the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday. (AP image) NEW DELHI: On a day when the Cockroach Janta Party-headed protest against govt over NEET-UG paper leak and myriad issues turned violent, PM Narendra Modi Monday said the Indian youth is…
NEW DELHI: The first day of Parliament’s monsoon session was a washout as opposition parties protested over a host of issues, including theft of donations at Ayodhya Ram temple and NEET paper leak, leading to frequent adjournments in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha before proceedings were called off for the day.Amid the brief moments for…
JAMMU: Flash floods and landslides fuelled by torrential rain drove the death toll across J&K’s Jammu division to 28 after a house collapse killed seven people in Poonch and three died in Doda on Monday while rescuers dug four bodies from rubble left by raging streams and collapsing hillsides that ripped through Pir Panjal region…
A federal judge in California on Monday temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery from completing their proposed $110 billion merger, granting a 14-day restraining order as a multistate antitrust lawsuit challenging the deal moves forward.The order prevents the companies from closing the transaction until at least August 3, when the court will hear…
‘Power does not last forever’: Rahul Gandhi’s warning to police after tear gas, lathi-charge on NEET protesters NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday warned police officers that ‘power does not last forever’ and ‘accountability will certainly be enforced’, saying the Constitution, not the government is…
