New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday embarked on a three-day visit to Moscow to further strengthen the “time-tested” India-Russia partnership. The visit comes against the backdrop of strains in India’s ties with the US following President Donald Trump doubling tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent, which included an additional penalty…
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices climbed in early trade on Tuesday, extending their previous day’s sharp rally, as optimism prevailed in the market, buoyed by plans for big bang reforms in the GST regime by Diwali. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 203.44 points to 81,477.19 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 53.4…
Mumbai: All government and semi-government offices in Mumbai will remain closed on Tuesday, given the extremely heavy rainfall warning issued by the weather department, the city civic body said. It also appealed to all private establishments across Mumbai to allow their employees to work from home and avoid unnecessary travel. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),…
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India’s Gaganyaan mission around the world, and scientists were keen to be part of it. In an interaction with the prime minister on Monday evening, Shukla also shared his experiences about his space journey to the International…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to all parties, including the Opposition, for unanimous election of NDA’s vice presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, as he praised his life of public service at a meeting of the ruling alliance MPs. Radhakrishnan was felicitated at the meeting of MPs here by their top brass,…
Gaya (Bihar): Asserting that “vote chori” is an attack on ‘Bharat Mata’, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday warned the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners of stern action when the INDIA bloc forms government. Intensifying his attack on the Election Commission, Gandhi also said the whole country would ask the poll body…
Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday he’s begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while affirming that the U.S. would back European security guarantees aimed at preventing Moscow from reinvading its neighbor once the current conflict ends. Details of the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who became the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla, who was part of the Axiom-4 commercial mission to the ISS from June 25-July 15, met the prime minister at his Lok Kalyan Marg residence. Modi welcomed…
Politics in Karnataka has long thrived on temple turf wars, but the storm around Dharmasthala—one of South India’s most revered shrines—has taken an extraordinary twist. What began as a chilling testimony has now turned on its head, with the so-called whistleblower himself confessing that it was all part of a larger conspiracy to defame the…
Dr. Sandhyaa Bombay Even after 79 years of independence, the shadow of English colonization still lingers over India. It is time we reclaim our linguistic heritage and restore pride in our languages. The legacy of colonial rule is not just about phrases like “Your Majesty,” “His Highness,” or “Me Lord.” It runs deeper—shaping thought, identity,…
