New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to India for the BRICS summit, his first in seven years, will present a key opportunity to further normalise bilateral ties through expanded trade and investment as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to host him for bilateral talks on Saturday at a time of global geopolitical uncertainty….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it is not transferring to itself the Satya Niketan building collapse case being heard by the Delhi High Court as “things have started moving”. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahdevan said it does not want to disturb the existing situation and the high court…
New Delhi: The T20 series opener between India and Afghanistan of their three-match series will go ahead as per schedule, the DDCA said on Thursday, soon after Delhi Traffic Police asked the cricketing body to reschedule the game due to the high-profile BRICS Summit. Afghanistan will be ‘hosting’ India for the three-match series here at…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday launched an unprecedented attack on Jadavpur University’s Left-leaning teachers and students, stating sympathisers of “anti-national forces” on the campus require to be administered “strict medicines”. Adhikari was defending the West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which was introduced and passed by…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday said the EC has recognised his TVK as a registered political party in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and allotted it the “whistle” election symbol. Hailing the electoral mandate for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which he launched two years ago, Vijay outlined his government’s priorities while…
Bengaluru: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and family, along with Zerodha founders Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath, are among prominent names appearing in the notice list generated during the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Karnataka, official sources said. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s mother, Gowramma, has also been flagged for a “self-name mismatch” in the…
New Delhi: Yash Thakur on Thursday replaced injured fast bowler Harshit Rana, while pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was cleared to play in India’s upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan and the Asian Games. Rana, who last played for India on the England tour, had been recovering from a hamstring injury at the BCCI Centre of Excellence…
Kolkata: The West Bengal CID on Thursday detained TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy, soon after the Supreme Court refused his anticipatory bail prayer in a land scam case, officials said. Roy was picked up by CID officers from Banerjee’s Kalighat residence here in connection with alleged illegal sale of government land in…
The construction equipment sector loves a good contradiction, and Schwing Stetter India is marching into the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, with an absolute behemoth of one. It takes a certain breed of corporate audacity to occupy 2,500 square metres of real estate at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026 while preaching the gospel of an environmentally…
Mumbai: India pacer Arshdeep Singh understands quite well that his relatively low count of first-class appearances may not be considered “ideal preparation” as he pursues his Test dreams but he insists that it is in no way a reflection of his readiness for the traditional format. One of India’s premier bowlers in the limited-overs format,…
