New Delhi: India on Friday said it is “very optimistic” about finalising an ambitious trade deal with Oman during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf nation next week. Modi will undertake a four-day visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman beginning Monday to shore up bilateral ties with the three countries, especially in areas…
New York/Washington: A new US-led strategic initiative, “rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies,” has been launched aimed at building a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain. According to the State Department, the initiative called ‘Pax Silica’ aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned…
Kochi: The Kerala court that acquitted actor Dileep in a 2017 actress assault case invoked a Latin phrase in its judgment, stating, “Let justice be done though the heavens fall.” In the 1,709-page judgment, Ernakulam District Principal and Sessions Court Judge Honey M Varghese discussed the allegation levelled against it by prosecution and defence, in…
Islamabad: Elections for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will be held on January 24 next year, it was announced on Friday. A notification was issued after Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari gave a nod to the schedule for the upcoming general election. It said that the polls for the GB Assembly will…
Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a scathing attack on the SIR of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that it was “NRC in disguise” and part of a larger conspiracy to remove voters opposed to the BJP. Yadav, who is in Hyderabad to attend the Vision India – AI Summit on Saturday,…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday met representatives of labour unions from across the country at the Parliament House complex and promised to raise their voices and concerns over the new labour codes. “Today, I met with representatives of labour unions from across the country at the Jan Sansad, where I had a…
Dharmaja, eager to learn the mystery of the heavenly river’s descent, questioned the sage Romasa as to how King Bhageeradha had brought the celestial stream down to fill the ocean’s depths. The sage, serene in countenance, began his narration. In ancient ages there reigned King Sagara of the Ikshvaku dynasty, conqueror of the mighty and…
Chopla or Chaupala Hanuman Temple is located in Naya Ganj, Agrasen Market, near the historic Delhi Gate in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.The temple stands right in the middle of the main market road, making it easily visible and accessible to devotees. The temple, which is over 100 years old was built at this specific spot because…
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur constituency has recorded nearly four times more deletions from electoral rolls as against opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari’s Nandigram, according to constituency-wise data released by the Election Commission on Friday that highlighted significant variations across West Bengal. According to a poll panel official, Bhabanipur (Kolkata), which had 1,61,509 voters in…
New Delhi: The government has exclusive powers in extraordinary circumstances to cap airfares but it is not a single-way solution, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Friday amid rising concerns over high air ticket prices. Replying to a debate on a private member’s resolution on ‘Resolutions: Appropriate Measures to Regulate Airfare in the…
