INDIA-US HIGH-LEVEL TRADE TALKS
NEW DELHI: India and the United States opened high-level trade talks on Tuesday aimed at salvaging and recalibrating a proposed bilateral trade agreement after changes in US tariff policy upended a framework negotiated earlier this year. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer here as both sides sought to conclude […]
SKY TURNS DARK IN DELHI: RED ALERT
NEW DELHI: A strong dust storm with extremely fast-moving winds lashed the National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for extreme weather conditions immediately. It has been predicted that the emergency alert issued for the capital region will be valid for at least three […]
INITIAL REPORT ON RAM MANDIR DONATION ROW
NEW DELHI: The three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe alleged irregularities and misappropriation of funds in the Ram Temple donation row submitted a report on its initial findings to the state government on Tuesday. The SIT team handed over a preliminary report to state home secretary Sanjay Prasad and is understood to have […]
WHY FOREIGN INVESTORS LOOKING AWAY DESPITE BOOMING INDIA’S ECONOMY?
NEW DELHI: India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy. It has nearly $700 billion in foreign exchange reserves, a stable banking system and one of the strongest growth outlooks among large nations. Yet foreign investors have been pulling money out of Indian stock markets. Foreign portfolio investors withdrew a net $16.5 billion in FY26, while […]
REBEL BJP LEADER DEFEATS EKNATH SHINDE NOMINEE
NEW DELHI: Eknath Shinde was in for a rude shock as his party candidate, Narendra Darade, suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of rebel BJP leader Gokul Gite in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Nashik district local governing body constituency. The votes were counted Monday for the June 18 elections to 11 seats in the […]
ISRAEL UNCOVERS HEZBOLLAH’S UNDERGROUND DRONE FACTORY IN LEBANON
NEW DELHI: Israeli troops have uncovered what they describe as a large underground Hezbollah drone facility hidden beneath a mountain in southern Lebanon, close to the Israeli border. According to The Times of Israel, the site was being used both to assemble Iranian-made drones and launch them toward Israel. Israeli military officials said the facility […]
TORCHLIGHT PROTEST IN BANGLADESH AGAINST DISRESPECT TO LORD RAM
NEW DELHI: The Hindu community in Bangladesh held a torchlight procession in Dhaka on Friday in a protest against the alleged disrespect to Lord Ram. The students alleged that a violent mob had recently desecrated the statue of Lord Ram by placing a shoe on it, an act they described as a grave insult and […]
PM MODI TO INDUCT THREE INDIA-BUILT SHIPS INTO INDIAN NAVY TODAY
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is set ot induct three indigenously built ships on June 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be presiding over the ceremony in Kolkata on Sunday at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port. The three ships, INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray, will be inducted at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port […]
INDIA TO HOST BRICS MEET ON CYBER THREATS
NEW DELHI: India will host the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting on June 22-23, bringing together senior security officials from member countries to deliberate on a range of evolving global security concerns, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday. The two-day meeting, to be held under India’s chairship of the grouping, will be […]
UDDHAV THACKERAY OFFERS TO RESIGN
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has offered to step down as party president amid a possible fresh wave of rebellion within the party. However, he struck a defiant note, asserting that his workers remained confident and that he was ready to face any challenge as long as he had the support of […]
