Governors are interfaces between Centre & states: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged governors to play the role of an effective bridge between the Centre and states and interact with people and social organisations in a manner that would co-opt the underprivileged.…
Chouhan ups ante on Congress ‘anti-farmer DNA’
NEW DELHI: Alleging that being ‘anti-farmer’ is in the DNA of the Congress, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday tore into the Opposition party for “misleading” the farmers on various issues since long for electoral…
ISRO signs agreement with Axiom Space for ISS mission
BENGALURU: ISRO on Friday said its Human Space Flight Centre has entered into a space flight agreement with Axiom Space Inc, USA for its Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
A National Mission Assignment Board has…
18 missing after Kedarnath landslips in Uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: At least 18 people have been missing after a cloudburst and landslides along the Kedarnath pedestrian route late Wednesday night, state government sources said. Uttarakhand has broken its 58-year rainfall record, according to the…
Parched Kashmir records 44 per cent rain deficit in two months
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 44 per cent rainfall deficit from June 1 to July 31 with Valley accounting for 60.67% deficit and Jammu accounting for 34.83 per cent rain deficit.
Experts are worried that less snowfall in winter…
Eight dead, over 45 missing in Himachal cloudbursts
CHANDIGARH: Even as rescuers raced against time to trace 45 people missing since late Wednesday’s heavy rains in three districts of Himachal Pradesh, the death toll from flashfloods trigged by cloudbursts rose to eight with the recovery of…
CEC Rajiv Kumar to visit J-K on August 8, to review assembly polls preparedness
SRINAGAR: The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding…
President Murmu urges Governors to strengthen spirit of unity
NEW DELHI: Inaugurating the two-day conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday, President Droupadi Murmu said the agenda included carefully chosen issues that are crucial in achieving our national goals.
Declaring the…
Rohit Sharma scores 58 as match ends in a tie in 1st ODI
New Delhi: The first ODI in the 3-match series ended in a tie as India could only manage to equal Sri Lanka’ first innings score of 230 as Charith Asalanka bowled a delightful spell where he snapped up Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh in back…
First Indian man to reach Olympic badminton semifinals
PARIS: Lakshya Sen was struggling in the first game. The game of coherence he is known for deserted him. There were errors. A tinge of nervousness perhaps because he is the only Indian shuttler left at the 2024 Paris Olympics. A sport that…
Indian archers finish fourth in mixed team event
CHENNAI: The Indian recurve mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara produced an excellent performance but fell short of a podium finish at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
The American duo of Brady Ellison and Casey Kaufhold won…
Harmanpreet brace helps India stun Australia 3-2 in men’s hockey
PARIS: India stunned Tokyo Games silver medallist and their biggest nemesis Australia 3-2 here on Friday to finish their pool engagements on a high having already qualified for the quarterfinals of the men's hockey competition at the Paris…
India’s forex reserves drop by USD 3.4 billion
MUMBAI: Indicating serious intervention in the forex market to defend the rupee that has plumbed to record lows in the week, the forex reserves have come off the record highs, falling by $3.4 billion to $667.39 billion for the week ending…
Sebi will create performance validation agency to verify better returns.
Mumbai: As part of the broader efforts of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to facilitate and streamline the registration and operational processes for intermediaries, the regulator will soon have a performance validation agency…
Apple sets record quarterly revenue in India
NEW DELHI: Apple sets quarterly revenue records in India and more than two dozen other countries and regions with its June quarter revenue record of $85.8 billion, up 5 per cent.
The company also saw strong performance from its Mac…
Top 3 carmakers report decline in July sales
NEW DELHI: Despite partial relief from the intense heat wave and election fervour subsiding completely, passenger vehicle (PV) sales remained under pressure in July 2024 with the top 3 carmakers reporting a dip in sales. The fall comes even…
Gross GST collection for July rises 10.3% to Rs 1.82 lakh crore
NEW DELHI: After facing criticism for not officially announcing the monthly GST collection numbers in June, the government on Thursday announced the revenue figures for July 2024. The gross GST collection in July rose 10.3% to Rs 1.82 lakh…
US to send fighter jet and ship to Mideast to enhance military presence.
WASHINGTON: The US will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran…
Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
Harris…
Record rainfall in Lahore floods streets and disrupts life.
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cultural city of Lahore saw record-high rainfall early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting daily life, officials said, as the death toll from rain-related…
