Kolkata: Amid the buzz of ‘green economy’, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) is intensifying its exploration exercises for critical minerals, like lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements, with “one-third” of such projects being dedicated to the search of these resources, a top official said on Sunday. These critical minerals are key to clean…
New Delhi: Barista, India’s second-largest integrated coffee house, is planning to expand its footprint beyond metro cities in the country. Despite the growing competition from international chains and local startups, the coffee chain’s CEO, Rajat Agarwal, believes that there is still a “large level of catch-up” that new players have to do, as Barista already…
Houston: A gunman opened fire at a crowded mall in the US state of Texas, killing at least eight people before being shot dead by a police officer, officials have said, in the latest in a relentless series of gun violence across the country. The gunfire erupted around 3:30 pm on Saturday at the Allen Premium…
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that top ISI officer Major-General Faisal Naseer, who tried to kill him twice, was also involved in the brutal murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Khan’s remarks came while he was addressing a rally in Lahore from his bullet-bomb-proof vehicle. The rally was telecast live in…
Colombo: India regained the top inbound market for Sri Lanka’s tourism market after six months as about 20,000 Indian tourists arrived in the island nation in April this year. Tourism Authority figures showed that 19,915 Indians had visited the island in April over 14,656 Russian tourist arrivals. Russians remained the top inbound market from October last…
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty will host a Coronation Big Lunch at Downing Street in London on Sunday for community heroes to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla as part of the country’s long celebratory weekend. Among the invitees is British Sikh entrepreneur Navjot Singh Sawhney, who…
London: A total of 52 arrests were made during the Coronation including the head of the country’s largest anti-monarchy group, a move defended by Scotland Yard as part of its efforts to ensure protests did not become criminal or disruptive. The Metropolitan Police said on Saturday evening that the arrests were made for offences including…
Lahore: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft flew in Indian airspace for almost 10 minutes as the plane failed to land at the Lahore airport due to heavy rain, according to a media report on Sunday. The PIA flight PK248, which returned from Muscat on May 4 at 8 pm, failed to land at the Allama…
Singapore: Some 10,000 trees will be planted across Singapore to mark the 100th year since the birth of the city-state’s founding Prime Minister, the late Lee Kuan Yew, who was known as the economically prosperous Republic’s chief gardener. Lee, who died in 2015, had launched the first nationwide tree-planting campaign in 1963 and introduced the “Garden…
New Delhi: Amid the raging “Bajrang Dal” row, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said his party’s Karnataka polls manifesto did not state that the outfit will be banned but promised “decisive action” under law as a warning to all organisations that indulge in hate-mongering. Hitting out at the BJP over its criticism, he also…
