Stockholm: Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre.” Krasznahorkai follows in the footsteps of literary greats, including Ernest Hemingway, Albert Camus and Toni Morrison, in...
Dibrugarh: Former Union minister and four-time BJP MP Rajen Gohain from Assam's Nagaon parliamentary constituency resigned from the party along with 17 other members Thursday, officials said. In a letter to state BJP president Dilip Saikia, Gohain said he was resigning from the primary membership...
Mumbai: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday, said New Delhi should get its 'rightful place' on the UN Security Council, highlighting India’s remarkable growth story and its potential to play a key role in global affairs. In his statement after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has again claimed that he played a key role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan by threatening to impose massive tariffs on both countries, saying the move "stopped the fighting" between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. In an interview with...
Chennai: Two senior drug inspectors have been placed under suspension for their 'inaction' in the cough syrup adulteration case, and steps would be taken to permanently shut down the pharma company whose product allegedly claimed many lives, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said Thursday....
Tel Aviv: Israel and Hamas agreed to pause fighting in Gaza to free the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, accepting elements of a plan put forward by the Trump administration that Palestinians greeted warily Thursday as a possible breakthrough toward ending the devastating...
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday held wide-ranging talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer, broadly focusing on boosting the India-UK ties in areas of trade, defence and security and critical technology. The British leader, accompanied by a delegation of 125 of the UK's most...
Bhopal/Chhindwara: The death toll from the toxic Coldrif cough syrup tragedy in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district has risen to 22, following the death of five-year-old Mayank Suryavanshi. Mayank, a resident of Khajri Antu village, was admitted to a hospital in Nagpur in critical condition and...
New Delhi: Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi landed in the national capital Thursday, in the first high-level trip from Kabul after the Taliban seized power following the collapse of the Ashraf Ghani government over four years back. Muttaqi will hold extensive talks with External...
Mumbai: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer here further deepened trade and economic partnership for mutual prosperity between the two nations. Starmer arrived in India for a two-day visit Wednesday, accompanied by the biggest-ever trade...
Last month, along with Pakistan and Iraq, India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council from Asia. The UNHRC...
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For three days, Naya Raipur is set to cosplay as a “mini-PMO”, complete with the full weight of India’s security...
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Nearly 50 experts from different countries have sounded the alarm bell for global consumption of ultra processed food (UPF) which...
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US President Donald Trump’s peace initiatives appear to be turning into a one-sided affair in which the aggressor is being...
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