Highly successful summit; 75 yrs of India-Japan ties to be celebrated in 2027: MEA
New Delhi: As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded her official visit to India on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said it reaffirmed the commitment of the two sides to nurture a partnership pivotal to the shared growth and prosperity of both countries. The India-Japan partnership is also an anchor for promoting peace, prosperity…
Child before star: The delicate balancing act of fast-tracking sporting prodigies
New Delhi: The scoreboards see runs. The selectors see talent. The public sees a phenomenon. But somewhere beneath the helmet and behind the growing celebrity is a 15-year-old still negotiating the uncertainties of adolescence. As India celebrates the astonishing rise of batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi and eagerly awaits his debut, another conversation is quietly unfolding…
Kejriwal to write to PM seeking rollback of E20 fuel programme
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to roll back the 20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol (E20) programme, alleging that it adversely affects vehicle mileage and has raised public concerns. In a video message posted on X, Kejriwal claimed that the Centre…
Bulldozer action looms as SIT questions Ram temple trustee in donation theft probe
Lucknow: State government authorities are preparing to initiate bulldozer action against properties linked to two accused in the alleged Ram Temple donation theft case, even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) widened its probe by questioning trustee Anil Mishra behind closed doors and separately grilling construction in-charge Gopal Rao in Ayodhya on Friday. The questioning…
Supreme leader’s body arrives at Tehran religious complex for funeral
Tehran: The body of Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of his funeral, state media reported. Millions of people and a coterie of foreign dignitaries were expected to attend Saturday’s official ceremony for Ali Khamenei, with Tehran’s chief…
Air India cuts fuel surcharge, International airfares set to ease
New Delhi: Air India Ltd. announced on Thursday that it will be reducing fuel surcharge on select international routes. The routes included in North America and Australia has its surcharge reduced to $200 from $280. Similarly, European routes also saw its fuel surcharge decrease to $125 from $205. The move comes after a sharp moderation…
Panic, not justice, is becoming Bharat’s biggest threat
Every controversy in Bharat now seems to follow a familiar script. A statement is made. Social media erupts. Television studios turn into kangaroo courts. Political parties go into damage-control mode. The police rush to register cases. The media pronounces guilt before trial. And, almost invariably, the individual at the centre of the storm is abandoned…
Portugal wins bonkers World Cup game over Croatia to reach round of 16Portugal wins bonkers World Cup game over Croatia to reach round of 1
Online Sports Desk Ceiarino Ronaldo scored his first World Cup knockout round goal! And it helped boost Portugal to the round of 16. The 41-year-old soccer icon netted the goal in the secod half of Portugal’s 2-1 World Cup win over Croatia on Thursday, July 2 at BMO Field in Toronto, which advanced it to…
Spain defeats Austria 3-0 to reach World Cup Round of 16
Online Sports Desk The group stage is something you have to do, but the World Cup starts here, Lamine Yamal had insisted, and down on the Pacific that was how it played out. It wasn’t just that Spain defeated Austria to reach the last 16 against Portugal or Croatia, their first victory at the knockout stage…
Uttarakhand: ‘Orange’ alert for rain in Nainital, Bageshwar today
Dehradun: The India Meteorological Department has issued an ‘orange’ alert for Uttarakhand’s Nainital and Bageshwar districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of the state on Friday. Meanwhile, traffic on the Badrinath National Highway and the Kedarnath pilgrimage route was briefly disrupted due to falling debris and stones from the hills, officials said….
