South Asian Tchoukball Federations meet in Delhi to strengthen regional cooperation
T New Delhi: Representatives of Tchoukball Federations from across South Asia met in New Delhi to discuss the development, promotion and wider popularisation of the sport in the region. The South Asian Tchoukball Federations Summit was hosted by India and Presided over by M.F. Farooqui, IPS, President of the Indian Tchoukball Federation (ITBF), according to […]
From Aspiration to Reality: Decoding the 2026 BRICS New Delhi Declaration
Two decades after its inception, BRICS has moved beyond aspirational rhetoric to deliver a substantive, consensus-driven blueprint for a multipolar world order. The New Delhi Declaration, adopted unanimously on 12 September 2026 at the 18th BRICS Summit, articulates a collective vision that is unapologetically non-Western yet carefully calibrated to avoid an overtly anti-Western posture. Condemning […]
PAK VESSEL COLLIDES WITH INDIAN SHIP
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires after an incident of a collision between a Pakistani Navy vessel and an Indian ship. The Foreign Ministry said Pakistani diplomat Saad Ahmad Warraich was called in to lodge a strong protest over what New Delhi called “unacceptable and unprofessional conduct” of Pakistani naval units in […]
MECCA SIEGED BUT ATTACKERS GASSED OUT
NEW DELHI: For a few tense moments on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, Mecca was placed on an emergency alert. Saudi Arabia warned residents of the holy city of a potential danger amid an escalation in attacks by Yemen’s Houthis. The alert was later lifted. On Wednesday, Saudi authorities said their air defences had intercepted and […]
DELHI MAN KILLED FOR SAKE OF MATCH STICK
NEW DELHI: A seemingly trivial refusal to lend a matchbox to light a cigarette escalated into a fatal quarrel and stabbing incident in northwest Delhi, leaving a 30-year-old man dead and another injured, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday in front of a wine shop in the Keshav Puram area when […]
AKHILESH PICKS UP LAL TOPI, BLUE T-SHIRT & JEANS
NEW DELHI: For decades, the Samajwadi Party has been instantly recognisable by two colours — red and green. Its leaders in red caps, often riding the party’s bicycle symbol, became one of the defining visual signatures of Uttar Pradesh politics. Now, ahead of the 2027 Assembly election, party president Akhilesh Yadav is adding a new […]
HANDSHAKE SIGNALS PUNJAB CONG THAW UNDER PILOT
NEW DELHI: They gathered for a march, but their coming together was more notable than the protest itself, as the Congress leadership in Punjab showed some unity in Chandigarh on Tuesday for a demonstration against the AAP government. The party’s new central in-charge Sachin Pilot led the protest, where former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi […]
NO FOREIGN INFLUENCE ON UPI DECISION
NEW DELHI: The government has rejected the opposition’s charge that the introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI payments was intended to benefit American card companies. The Centre on Wednesday rejected claims that the introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI payments was driven by foreign influence, after the opposition alleged […]
PM’S SCHOOLMATE ASGAR VORA GETS BACK MUMBAI LAND FROM BJP MLA
NEW DELHI: Asgar Ali Vora, an 81-year-old school friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, got back his land from a BJP MLA in Mumbai’s Mira-Bhayandar days after meeting the PM and seeking his intervention in the decades-old property dispute. On Tuesday, BJP MLA Narendra Mehta said he was relinquishing possession of the disputed plot and […]
