Riyadh: Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh early Saturday. Local residents received air defence alerts via mobile apps. The Saudi Directorate of Civil Defence later issued a statement on X saying the danger has passed in Riyadh and Al-Kharj and urged residents to...
New Delhi: Day 2 of SEMICON India 2026 witnessed 25 key announcements and collaborations covering various segments of the semiconductor value chain, including semiconductor manufacturing, materials, logistics, chip design, advanced packaging, power electronics and workforce development, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR based on a written complaint received from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) against Reliance Capital Limited (RCAP), Anil D. Ambani, former chairman of Reliance Capital, Satish Seth, Group Managing Director of Reliance...
New Delhi: The environment ministry has proposed framing new rules to curb stubble burning in Delhi and other states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Under the draft rules, a farmland where stubble burning takes place would be placed under a red category for...
Islamabad: At least 15 people were killed and over 50 others injured after a blast near a mosque in the Police Lines area of Kohat district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Friday, local media reported. District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital's M S Tahir Ali Shah said...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the two leaders exchanged views on developments in West Asia. The prime minister and the UAE president reaffirmed their commitment to continued cooperation...
New Delhi: Highlighting the need to institutionally strengthen the system to prevent recurring NEET paper leaks, the Supreme Court Friday unusually indicated that the judges of the bench may personally visit the National Testing Agency (NTA) to examine its upgraded facilities. The NTA, which conducts...
New Delhi: India Friday strongly rejected Islamabad's allegations relating to a collision between a Pakistani vessel and an Indian Navy warship in the Arabian Sea. New Delhi Wednesday summoned the Pakistani Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and lodged a strong protest over the unacceptable conduct by the...
Omaha(US): Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. The company said Friday that the 96-year-old Buffett will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately. His son, Howard, will...
Kolkata: In another dramatic turn in the Trinamool Congress' internal battle, Mamata Banerjee camp's Nandigram bypoll candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination Friday, a day before the deadline. Sanchita reportedly withdrew her candidature "hours after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata"....
Political satire, which in the present social media age also assumes the form of memes, is a healthy process of...
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Almost ten years ago on 8 November 2016 when PM Narendra Modi personally, in a highly insensitive and arbitrary manner,...
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By Aakar Patel Work on Donald Trump’s arch begins in Washington, DC, this month. Fashioned on Paris’s Arc de Triomphe,...
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Four senior officers sent back to their cadres within a week would be noteworthy. Three of them being barred from...
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