Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday said it wants to "reset" its relationship with India and build a new bilateral engagement based on mutual interests, while describing ties during the tenure of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina as "uncomfortable". The remarks by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir came two days after Bangladesh Thursday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday held bilateral discussions with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, with a focus on boosting trade and investment ties. Modi also held a series of meetings with other global leaders, including Kazakh President...

Chengdu/Bhubaneswar: Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri Sunday secured the girls' singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships after rallying to see off fellow Indian Shaina Manimuthu in the final. The Odisha youngster notched up a 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 win over Manimuthu. Patri, who won her first international title at the Pontianak International Challenge and...

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Sunday confirmed that one Indian seafarer is missing after an attack on commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman. “We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman earlier today. Of the 14 Indian crew onboard, 13 Indians have been...

Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday announced that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be rolled out across all 21 states currently governed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) before 2029. Addressing a press conference in the city after attending several public programmes, the Home Minister addressed a wide array of national issues, outlining the...

Moqi (China): India defended their men's Junior Asia Cup title with remarkable ease, winning the final against Korea 4-1 in China’s Moqi Sunday to secure a place in the World Cup. India lifted the continental crown for a record sixth time. India's previous titles came in 2004, 2008, 2015, 2023 and 2024, and the latest triumph further...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for five northern and southern districts of Odisha on Ganesh Puja, Monday. In its evening bulletin, the IMD's Bhubaneswar centre on Sunday issued a "yellow warning" (be aware) for Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput and Gajapati districts for Monday. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are expected in the...

New York: The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 months, AI could be capable of leading a swarm of agents that could take over the entire internet. The warning comes...

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Varun Chakaravarthy have made a return to India’s playing eleven as captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in the first of three T20Is here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium Sunday. It’s the first time Afghanistan are hosting India in an away T20I...

New Delhi: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim breaking into Kishore Kumar's famous number, 'Khwab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat', is winning hearts on the internet. On Saturday night, the Malaysian PM shared a video on X of him singing the 1960s Hindi film song from the Dev Anand-starrer 'Teen Devian'. Dressed in a crisp grey suit, he...