August 2024

NEW DELHI: India is now a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food security and nutritional security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at a global conference of agriculture economists. The…

NEW DELHI: Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurti died at the Apollo hospital here on Saturday. She was 84. "She was suffering from age-related issues and was in the ICU for the last seven months," Krishnamurti's…

MUMBAI: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a red alert for Maharashtra's Palghar, Pune and Satara districts for August 4. The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Sindhudurg and Nashik.…

RUDRAPRAYAG: The operation to rescue pilgrims stranded along a rain-ravaged trek route to the Himalayan Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand entered its third day on Saturday. More than 10,500 people have been evacuated, some airlifted by air…

PARIS: Zheng Qinwen claimed China’s first tennis singles gold medal in Olympic history by defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 in the 2024 Paris Games women’s final Saturday. The 21-year-old Zheng displayed the same powerful serves…

PARIS: Deepika Kumari placed herself in an advantageous position against Korea's Suhyeon Nam by winning two of the first three sets but shot a horrible 7 with the second arrow of the fourth set to throw away a great opportunity as India's…

CHANDIGARH: The Centre has denied political clearance to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his visit to Paris to support the Indian Hockey team at the Olympic Games, an official source said on Saturday. Mann, who holds a diplomatic…

PARIS: Carlos Yulo won the second Olympic gold medal ever for the Philippines, edging defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in the men's floor exercise finals at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 24-year-old Yulo scored 15.000,…

NEW DELHI: The next round of talks for the ongoing review meeting of the India-Asean free trade agreement in goods will be held in November, an official statement said on Saturday. The third round of the negotiations was concluded on…

NEW DELHI: Agriculture has been a key focus area of India's development strategy, achieving a remarkable growth rate of 5 percent in the farm sector over the seven years from 2016-17 to 2022-23, according to Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand.…

Dhaka: The political impasse continues in Bangladesh with student leaders turning down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s offer of talks. The Chief of Army Staff (CAS) discussed troop deployment with officers at the Army headquarters and…

Beirut: The US embassy in Lebanon has urged its citizens to leave the country on "any ticket available" amid escalating fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah and a potential broader regional conflict. Despite ongoing flight…

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that Israel killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh using a "short-range projectile" launched from outside of his accommodation in Tehran. "This terrorist operation was carried out by…

BEIJING: Landslides in southwest China destroyed homes and caused a highway bridge to collapse on Saturday, killing at least two people and leaving around 17 others missing, authorities said. State broadcaster CCTV said "local mountain…

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin strode along the red carpet between two rows of rifle-toting honor guards and warmly greeted intelligence operatives freed in the biggest prisoner swap with the West since the Cold War. The Motherland…

MANILA: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage, said the United States Geological Survey. The shallow quake…

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