New Delhi: Amid the lingering crisis in Manipur, Congress MP A Bimol Akoijam raises pointed questions over the Centre’s “inaction”, suggesting that such a situation would not have been left unaddressed if it happened in states such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In an interview with PTI Videos, Akoijam vehemently criticised the Centre’s handling of…
Chennai: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed a memorable all-round outing with a six-wicket haul as a dominant India crushed Bangladesh by 280 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series here on Sunday. Set an improbable target of 515, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234…
Philadelphia: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States on Saturday, 297 antiquities that had been smuggled out of India were handed back to the country. This transfer brings the total number of antiquities recovered by India since 2014 to 640, including 578 that have been returned from the USA alone. In previous…
Wilmington (US): In a message to Beijing, the leaders of the United States, Australia, India and Japan said on Saturday they were “seriously concerned” over tensions in the South and East China Seas. In a joint statement that did not name the Chinese government by name, the leaders condemned “coercive and intimidating maneuvers in the…
Wilmington (US): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an “extremely fruitful” meeting with US President Joe Biden during which the two leaders discussed ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest and exchanged views on global and regional issues including the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Modi, who is in the US on a…
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Saturday rolled out the red carpet to welcome leaders of QUAD countries, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India, Anthony Albanese from Australia and Fumio Kishida of Japan. Biden welcomed the three leaders for the QUAD Leadership Summit at the Archmere Academy in his hometown, Wilmington. The welcome ceremony took…
New Delhi: Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday held bilateral talks with his Brazilian, Spanish and Saudi Arabian counterparts in Brazil to discuss enhancing cooperation in the sector and people-to-people ties. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the G20 Tourism Ministerial Conference in Brazil, the current chair of the influential grouping….
Wilmington (US): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Quad is not against anyone, but for a rules-based international order and respect for sovereignty, in a veiled reference to China. “A free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific is our priority,” Modi said in his opening remarks at the summit hosted by President Joe…
Wilmington(US): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in the US on a three-day visit to “further strengthen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership,” attend the Quad summit and address a key conclave at the United Nations. Ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Summit on the first day of the trip, Modi was set to meet US…
Chennai: Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill cleansed months of hurt, anxiety and disappointments of varying nature with emotional hundreds on the third day to place India in a prime position to win the first Test against Bangladesh here Saturday. Gill (119 not out) and Pant (109 led the hosts’ run glut with an alliance of…
