Shajahanpur (UP): Three cattle smugglers were arrested after an encounter here, with two of them sustaining bullet injuries when police resorted to retaliatory firing, an officer said on Tuesday. He said the accused Naseem (25), Salman (28), and Afzal (29), all residents of Talgaon under Nigohi police station limits, were arrested late on Monday night….
New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday said India’s growth at 6.5 per cent this fiscal will remain the highest amongst the advanced and emerging G-20 countries, supported by tax measures and continued monetary easing, and the country will continue to attract capital and withstand any cross-border outflow. In its report on emerging markets, Moody’s said…
MS Shanker Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has taken a decisive step by ordering an inquiry into the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) following explosive allegations by IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The franchise accused the HCA of blackmail, even threatening to leave Hyderabad as their home ground. This move by Reddy signals a commitment…
New York/Washington: The White House has said India imposes a 100 percent tariff on American agricultural products, and the high levies charged by other countries make it “virtually impossible” for US products to be exported to those nations. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the high tariffs charged by India and other countries on American…
New York: India is amazing from space, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said and voiced optimism that she will visit her “father’s home country” and share experiences about space exploration with people there. Sunita made these remarks during a press conference on Monday. She was responding to a question on how India looked from space when…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged Beijing to extend its economic influence to Bangladesh, controversially mentioning that India’s northeastern states being landlocked could prove to be an opportunity. The remark, apparently made during Yunus’ recent four-day visit to China, surfaced on social media on Monday. Yunus, who met President Xi Jinping and signed…
Kolkata: Seven people, including four children and two women, were killed in a gas cylinder blast at a house in Pathar Pratima in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Monday night, a senior police officer said. A woman also suffered injuries in the explosion that took place in Dholahat village of Pathar Pratima block…
Mumbai/Thane: Pollution is India’s biggest challenge and the transport sector is a major contributor, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday, stressing the urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources. He also said that a reduction in the cost of lithium batteries would significantly lower the price of electric vehicles (EVs),…
Girja Shankar Dixit Chaitra Navratri, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar, marks the victory of good over evil through the divine battle between Goddess Durga and the demon Mahishasura. This festival, devoted to the Goddess of Power—Shakti—is not only a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness but also an…
C Pradeep Kumar Land disputes in India are messy. But when religion, outdated laws, and unchecked powers collide, it becomes a full-blown circus. Enter the Waqf Act—a law that quietly lets an unelected board decide what’s theirs, what’s yours, and what no one even knew was in dispute—until now. You wake up, sip your tea,…
