New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to newly-elected DUSU president Aryan Mann of the ABVP and vice president Rahul Jhansla of NSUI and other poll winners, hours after the DUSU Election Results were announced. The court expressed displeasure over the use of luxury cars like Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, and even JCBs,…
Beijing/Kabul: China and the Taliban on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to reclaim Afghanistan’s strategic Bagram air base near the Chinese border, with Beijing cautioning against efforts to stir regional confrontation and Kabul reiterating that Afghans never accepted foreign military presence. The sprawling Bagram air base was abandoned by American troops four years…
New Delhi: Swollen faces, slowed heartbeats, painful backaches, and loss of appetite were some of the realities Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla said he faced in orbit, far removed from the glamorous image of space travel that it is often associated with. Speaking at an event organised by the FICCI CLO, Shukla said life on the…
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves jumped USD 4.698 billion to USD 702.966 billion for the week ended September 12, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased by USD 4.038 billion to USD 698.268 billion. The overall reserves had jumped USD 3.51 billion to USD 694.23…
Guwahati/ Itangar/ Imphal: Leaders across the Northeast on Friday mourned the death of singing sensation Zubeen Garg, describing him as a generational talent whose voice defined an era. Garg, who hailed from Assam, was injured while scuba diving in Singapore. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died. In Assam, all political parties suspended…
New Delhi: India on Friday said it expects Saudi Arabia to keep in mind “mutual interests and sensitivities” in the wake of Riyadh sealing a strategic defence pact with Pakistan. The agreement states that “any aggression against either of the two countries shall be considered as an aggression against both”. “India and Saudi Arabia have…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hailed then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Indian soldiers for India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1965 war, saying it was a test of the nation’s strength. Singh said India managed to face the uncertainty and challenges in 1965 due to the “strong-willed” leadership of…
New Delhi: In carrying out Operation Sindoor following the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam, India showed its enemy how strong the country’s retaliation can be, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. Singh also said that the coordination and courage with which India’s armed forces worked in executing the operation have proven that “victory is…
Mathura (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday blamed the previous “secular” governments at the Centre for failing to make India a global power. “In the last 11 years, we have seen India transforming. The people in the previous governments used to call themselves as secular… The word impossible was attached with such…
Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said the party was still part of the Mahayuti alliance because of mutual respect among allies and its commitment to the state’s progress. Addressing office-bearers and party leaders at the inaugural session of the NCP’s ‘Chintan Shibir’ here, Pawar said he had decided…
