New Delhi: India’s first bullet train project has once again come into focus after Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the country is likely to witness the launch of its first high-speed rail service August 15, 2027. The announcement drew reactions from various political...
New York: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has written a note for activist Umar Khalid, recalling his words on “bitterness” and the importance of not letting it consume one's self. The note was posted on X by Khalid's partner Banojyotsna Lahiri. “When prisons try...
Los Angeles: Will Smith has been sued by a tour violinist who is accusing the Hollywood star-rapper of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation In the suit, musician Brian King Joseph names Smith and Treyball Studios Management as defendants and accuses Smith of “predatory behavior”...
Nagpur: Hindu spiritual leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya has slammed Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan over the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), co-owned by him, signing a Bangladeshi cricketer amid atrocities on Hindus in the neighbouring country. Asked about the KKR signing Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur...
Crans-Montana (Switzerland): About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, police said. Authorities did not immediately have an...
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh Thursday began joint water measurement on the Padma and the Ganga rivers as the 30-year Ganges Water Sharing Treaty entered its final year. Water measurement began at a point 3,500 feet upstream of the Hardinge Bridge on the Padma River in...
New Delhi: In the financial year 2025-26, till the end of December, the defence ministry has signed capital contracts amounting to Rs 1.82 lakh crore for the modernisation of the armed forces, the government said Thursday. Also, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved capital...
New Delhi: Southern and central India are expected to witness good rainfall from January to March, while the northwest region comprising Punjab and Haryana is likely to get below-normal showers, the weather office said Thursday. However, the mixed rains forecast was unlikely to have an...
Moscow: Russian air defences have downed 250 drones over the past day, including 12 targeting the Moscow region overnight, Russia's Defence Ministry said Thursday. The air defences also shot down one guided aerial bomb and a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft, the ministry said. Russian forces have...
New Delhi: Continuing an over three-decade practice, India and Pakistan Thursday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other's atomic facilities. The exchange of the list came even as the ties between the...
China’s President Xi Jinping now finds himself in an enviable position enjoying kind of a special superpower status as countries,...
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For an economy plagued by multiple ailments – a daily depreciating currency, growing household debt, high unemployment and inequality, exodus...
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By Aakar Patel As a democratic society, it is expected that India’s authorities follow the rule of law. This includes...
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By Dilip Cherian Three hours is barely enough time for a working lunch in New Delhi. Yet when UAE President...
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