New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the laurels won by the Indian team members in the Biology and Chemistry Olympiads and said India's youth continue to make a mark globally. Modi said it is a matter of immense happiness that in the 37th International Biology Olympiad held in Vilnius, Lithuania, all four Indian team members...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has concluded a five-day visit to Spain, Belgium, Finland and Estonia aimed at deepening India’s economic partnership with Europe, while building on the momentum generated by the successful conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, according to a statement issued by the Commerce and Industry...

London: Ben Duckett made mincemeat of an inexperienced Indian bowling attack with a fabulous 141 as England posted a mammoth 387 for 3 in the series-deciding third ODI, riding on a 192-run opening stand between the centurion and Jacob Bethell Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah's absence due to an impact injury on his left knee was certainly a blow...

Tehran: A construction site of the Darkhovin nuclear power plant in southwestern Iran's Khuzestan province was attacked by US projectiles Sunday, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said. In a statement published on its official website, the AEOI said the attack took place at 3:39 a.m. local time (2409 GMT), calling it "an aggressive and brutal...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay is preparing to reduce the State-level Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), a move aimed at lowering airline operating costs and making the State’s aviation sector more competitive. The proposal is expected to be announced in the forthcoming State...

Kohima: At least eight people, including children, were killed after a massive landslide ripped through Defence Colony in Nagaland’s Mon district Sunday, sweeping away several houses and triggering a large-scale multi-agency rescue operation, officials said. A senior Nagaland disaster management official said rescue personnel have so far recovered four bodies, while four more bodies remain buried under...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J Angmo Sunday said it felt like he was kept under "illegal detention" at Safdarjung Hospital after being forcibly removed from Jantar Mantar, and that the family has been denied the fundamental right to choose where he should receive treatment. Speaking outside Safdarjung Hospital, where Wangchuk has been admitted, Angmo...

Lahore: Pakistan's anti-cybercrime body has issued summons to Noreen Niazi, sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, accusing her of disseminating "false, offensive and inflammatory" content on social media to defame state institutions and spread "fake narratives". The summons came after an interview of Niazi was widely circulated on social media, in which she claimed the May...

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan said it will take him at least three years for another film after his latest release The Odyssey. "I definitely hit the limits of my own stamina and everybody's stamina, I think...I mean, it's The Odyssey, of course it should be difficult. We're not doing the job right making a film of...

New Delhi: The government intends to bring a Bill in the Rajya Sabha to make any obstruction or insult to the national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence Monday, the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been listed in the agenda of the Rajya...