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Hardik, BJP lash out at Congress leader’s remark on Ram temple
AHMEDABAD: Former Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki has invited big trouble for himself by making distasteful remarks on Ram temple being built in Ayodhya. The remarks have spread like a wildfire in Gujarat politics. Before BJP…
Now, Maharashtra Congress to hold 2-day Chintan Shivir
MUMBAI: After Congress bigwigs’ Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, Maharashtra Congress has now planned a two-day state-level brain-storming camp at Shirdi.
Scheduled to be held on June 1 and 2, the event will be attended by Congress ministers,…
NATO chief says trade ties with authoritarian regimes have vulnerabilities; clubs China with Russia
DAVOS: Asserting that freedom is more important than free trade, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the Ukraine war has taught the world that having economic dependencies on authoritarian regimes have huge…
Bangalore Royals eliminate Lucknow Giants thru’ 2 partnerships
Lucknow Giants captain KL Rahul's 79 run fight back goes in drain
UN chief strongly condemns deadly Texas school shooting
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the recent elementary school shooting in the US state of Texas that left 21 people dead, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
“The Secretary-General is deeply shocked…
JKLF chief Yasin Malik sentenced to 2 life terms
I've been following Gandhian principles, says Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik ahead of sentencing
Biden, Modi discuss bilateral ties
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joseph Biden on Tuesday noted that defence and security cooperation is a key pillar of India-US bilateral agenda and exchanged views on regional issues including South Asia, reaffirming…
Gujarat Titans beat Raj. Royals by 7 wkts, Miller-Pandya put up 106
Kolkata David Miller's half-century helps Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in 2022 IPL Qualifier 1 at Eden Gardens on Tuesday, storm into finals.
Hardik Pandya and David Miller scripted an unfinished 106-run partnership…
Shoot out in Texas school; 20 dead including a teacher
Washington: The shooting incident at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, earlier on Tuesday resulted in at least two dead children and 13 more injured, according to data from two local hospitals.
“UMH received 13 children via…
Chinese, Russian fighter planes fly over Sea of Japan
Tokyo: Japan scrambled its fighter jets and sent official protests to both Russia and China over their joint military aircraft flight over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said.
"On…
Bank of India net profit jumps over two-fold to Rs.606 Cr
Kolkata: Bank of India, a premier Public Sector Bank, on Tuesday reported a two-fold jump in Net Profit by 142.31% YOY, which went up from Rs. 250 Cr in Q4FY21 to Rs.606 Cr for Q4FY22.
The bank's standalone net profit increased to Rs…
Kejriwal, Chadha & Khaira laud Punjab CM for action against Vijay Singla
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Raghav Chadha and Congress MLA from Bholath Sukhpal Khaira on Tuesday lauded Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for…
US, Japan call for peaceful resolution of Taiwan Strait issues
Tokyo: Japan’s top government spokesman said Tuesday that leaders from Japan and United States had called for a peaceful resolution of issues regarding Taiwan.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno declined to comment at a regular…
Stormy Eden Gardens ready for IPL playoffs
Kolkata: The storm Nor’wester on Saturday made the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials nervy. Thankfully, damage was restricted to the front window of the Eden Gardens press box giving in to a 90km per hour storm. A quick repair…
Third Quad Summit gets underway, to seek free Indo-Pacific
Tokyo/ New Delhi: The third Quad Leaders' Summit got underway in Japan's capital Tokyo on today, with top leaders of India, US, Japan and Australia joining hands to reaffirm their commitment to a "free and open Indo-Pacific."
Prime…
Vinay Kumar Saxena to be Delhi’s new LG
New Delhi: Chairman of Khadi & Village Industries Corpn. Mr. Vinay Kumar Saxena has been nominated as Lt. Governor (LG) of Delhi replacing incumbent LG Anil Baijal, who had resigned on May 18, following superannuation in December 2021.…
Kerala IT Parks to organize webinar on ‘Metaverse and its Business Opportunities’
Kochi: Kerala IT Parks will host a free webinar on the topic ‘Metaverse and its Business Opportunities’ with an objective to draw attention to the potential of cutting-edge technology.
The webinar will be conducted on May 28 at 11 in…
Ahead of Quad summit, China says US’ Indo-Pacific strategy ‘bound to fail’
Beijing: China on Sunday launched a broadside against the Indo-Pacific strategy of the US ahead of the summit of Quad leaders in Japan, saying that it is “bound to fail” as it is vigorously promoted by Washington to “contain” Beijing.…
Modi, Biden will discuss war in Ukraine and food security at Quad meeting
Tokyo/New Delhi: US President Joe Biden will have a “constructive and straightforward” conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the “impact” of Russia’s “brutal invasion of Ukraine”, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said…
Moscow bans Biden, Trudeau’s wife from entering Russia
Moscow: In response to growing number of sanctions being imposed on Russia for invading Ukraine, Moscow on Saturday banned US President Joe Biden, his relatives and Canadian Prime Minister's wife Sophie Trudeau from entering Russia.
The…