New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has become a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), which is being organised in India after 65 years, the Prime Minister also said…
Wayanad (Kerala: As rescue operations in the landslide-hit areas of this north Kerala district entered fifth day, rescuers unearthed more bodies and body parts, taking the death toll to 215, with around 206 people still reported missing. Huge boulders and logs brought by landslides and deposited in the residential areas of Mundakkai and Chooralmala, as…
Paris: The Indian men’s hockey team beat Australia at the Olympic Games for the first time since 1972, outsmarting the formidable rivals 3-2 to finish second in Pool B, here on Friday. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as India registered the famous win over Tokyo Games silver medallist and nemesis Australia in its final…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy took a veiled dig at the BRS and alleged that attempts were being made to defame the government on law and order. Replying to a debate in the Assembly on the development of Hyderabad, he said some people were trying to hurt the city’s brand image. “I have…
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, was declared the 2024 presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party on Friday after she won enough votes from Democratic delegates in a virtual roll call. Harris, 59, would face Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump, 78, in the general…
Chateauroux/Paris: Manu Bhaker looked primed to become a legend at 22 as she placed herself in contention for an unparalleled third successive medal at the ongoing Olympics, while shuttler Lakshya Sen looked a man possessed during his march into the semifinals on a roller-coaster Friday for India at the Games. Adding to the joy was…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the drowning of three civil services aspirants at the basement of a coaching centre here from Delhi Police to the CBI “to ensure the public has no doubt over the investigation”. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan asked the Central Vigilance…
Dehradun: The recent monsoon rains in Uttarakhand have wreaked havoc, claiming 13 lives and leaving the toll still climbing. In a recent tragedy, 16 people went missing after a cloudburst triggered landslides on the Kedarnath pedestrian route late Wednesday night. The State Meteorological Center reports that the state has shattered its 58-year rainfall record. The…
Paris: Abhishek opened the scoring as Harmanpreet scored twice to help India men’s hockey team beat Australia 3-2 in their last group stage Pool B match of the Paris Olympics at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Friday. The Indians started their campaign on a shaky note with a close 3-2 win over New Zealand and then…
Los Angels: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is expected to make an appearance at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on August 11. The action star, known for blockbusters such as “Mission Impossible” series, “Top Gun” and “Edge of Tomorrow”, will reportedly perform a stunt at the event as the Olympics flag is handed over…
