Kyiv: Russia fired more than 100 drones at civilian areas of Ukraine overnight, authorities said Monday, as the Kremlin dismissed its transportation chief after a weekend of travel chaos when airports grounded hundreds of flights during the busy vacation season due to the threat of...
Beijing: China Monday said BRICS is not a bloc for confrontation and does not target any third country, as it reacted guardedly to US President Donald Trump's threat to impose additional 10 per cent tariffs on countries aligning with what he called the 'anti-American policies"...
New Delhi: A special dedicated web portal will be launched for self-enumeration during the upcoming Census, which will be available for both phases of the national enumeration exercise, officials said Monday. In the country's first digital census, enumerators will collect the data of citizens using...
Beijing: China said Monday it protested to India over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings to the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday and the attendance of Indian officials at the celebrations, stressing New Delhi should fully appreciate Beijing's sensitivities on Tibet-related issues. China's position on...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear July 10 a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Election Commission to undertake special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. A partial working day (PWD) bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya...
Rio de Janeiro: The BRICS bloc of developing nations condemned the increase of tariffs and attacks on Iran, but refrained from naming US President Donald Trump. The group's declaration, which also took aim at Israel's military actions in the Middle East, also spared its member...
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that an additional 10 per cent tariff will be imposed on countries that "align themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS". He said this after the BRICS leaders, caught in a trade war initiated by the US, expressed their...
Dubai (UAE): Israel's military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after an attack on Sunday targeting a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea that caught fire...
Rio de Janeiro: The BRICS grouping Sunday condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in the strongest terms and echoed India's position to pursue a "zero tolerance" approach towards terrorism and called for shunning double standards in countering the menace. The top leaders of BRICS nations articulated...
Birmingham: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar hailed Akash Deep as the "standout bowler" of the match and described his delivery to dismiss Joe Root in the second innings as the "ball of the series," following India's emphatic 336-run series-levelling win in the second Test at Edgbaston....
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