India backs dialogue, prioritises safety of Indians amid West Asia conflict: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India advocates de-escalation and return to dialogue and diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday on the widening West Asia conflict, while stressing respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states in the region. Making a suo moto statement on the crisis that broke out on February 28, when…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces ‘go back’ slogans, shown black flags outside Kalighat temple in Kolkata
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced “go back” slogans and was shown black flags on Monday morning when he visited the revered Kalighat temple in south Kolkata. Police personnel present at the spot brought the situation under control, allowing the CEC to proceed with his visit to the temple. Similar demonstrations were seen near…
US urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea to ease supply fears: Energy Secy
New York/Washington: The US has urged India to buy Russian oil already floating at sea and redirect it to Indian refineries to “tamp down” fears of supply shortages and price spikes amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said. However, the move, he said, is a short-term, pragmatic effort to stabilise…
Focus on subjects like AI, automation needs to be increased: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for accelerating the process of linking the country’s education sector to the real-world economy. Addressing a post-budget webinar, he said the focus on subjects like AI and automation needs to be increased. “We will have to accelerate the process of linking our education system to the…
Is it India’s ‘White Ball Era’? No, else we wouldn’t have lost 2 out of 3 series, says Gambhir
Ahmedabad: The Indian T20I team is Gautam Gambhir’s baby and it made quite a statement by becoming the first to defend the World Cup trophy. Does it mean that India is in its era of dominance in white-ball cricket? Not quite, according to the straight-talking head coach as he dropped elaborate hints that the 50-over…
Stock markets nosedive amid boiling crude oil prices, ongoing Middle East conflict
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 3 per cent in early trade on Monday as boiling crude oil prices and bearish trend in global equities weighed heavily on investors’ sentiment. Besides, relentless foreign fund outflows also made investors jittery. The 30-share BSE Sensex crashed 2,345.89 points or 2.97 per cent to…
Smile looks good on you: Dhoni tells Gambhir after India’s historic T20WC win
Ahmedabad, India’s history-making T20 World Cup triumph here reactivated the enigmatic Mahendra Singh Dhoni on social media after nearly two years, and he took the opportunity to tell head coach Gautam Gambhir how good a smile looks on his intense face. Dhoni’s last Instagram post was back in 2024. “History gets created at Ahmedabad, big…
Shivakumar’s Delhi visit triggers fresh speculation about leadership change after Budget Session
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s visit to New Delhi has once again triggered speculation, linking it to a possible leadership change in the state, after the Budget Session of the Legislature. According to official and party sources, Shivakumar left for the national capital with AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge from Kalaburagi on Sunday…
Nari Shakti in Uniform
In the last decade, India has witnessed a quiet but decisive transformation within its defence establishment. Under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the NDA government has pushed a series of reforms that have steadily expanded the role of women across the Indian Armed Forces and paramilitary services. What was once a symbolic presence has now…
Kerala: Congress’ Last Political Lifeline
As Kerala heads toward its next Assembly election, expected in May with the Election Commission likely to announce the schedule by the end of this month, the state once again finds itself at the centre of national political calculations. For the Congress, struggling across much of India, Kerala remains perhaps the last major political lifeline….
