The tragic death of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, following her alleged rape and reported delay in medical treatment, has jolted the conscience of many—and rightly so. Beyond the horror of the crime itself, the sequence of institutional failures that followed raises serious questions for the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP government, which continues to…
Cape Town: South African power-hitter Heinrich Klaasen on Monday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect as he aims to strike a work-life balance, prioritising his commitments in franchise leagues across the globe. The 33-year-old Klaasen had announced his retirement from Test cricket in January last year and has now…
New Delhi: Congress leader Salman Khurshid, who is a part of India’s diplomatic mission abroad, on Monday said it is “distressing” that people back home are calculating political allegiances and asked if it is “so difficult to be patriotic”. Khurshid, a former external affairs minister, is part of a delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India’s fast-growing aviation sector offers an excellent investment opportunity for leading global companies. Addressing the AGM of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) here, Modi said the country aims to increase the size of the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) segment to USD 4 billion by…
New Delhi: Russia is committed to delivering the remaining units of the S-400 air defence system to India by 2025-2026, the country’s Deputy Chief of Mission in India, Roman Babushkin, said on Monday, highlighting that the system performed “very efficiently” during the recent India-Pakistan tensions. Babushkin also hinted at expanding bilateral cooperation with India in…
Madrid: An all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Monday reiterated India’s resolve for a “safer and more compassionate world” during a meeting with an organisation of terror victims in Spain, as it shared New Delhi’s experience in confronting cross-border threats. The group is one of the seven multi-party delegations that have been…
Beijing: China on Monday hit back at the US, accusing it of seriously violating their recent Geneva trade truce by introducing multiple restrictive measures like AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and revoking visas for Chinese students. The US has seriously undermined the consensus reached during the…
Bengaluru: Actor Kamal Haasan moved the Karnataka High Court on Monday, requesting protection to ensure the smooth release of the film ‘Thug Life’ in the state. The move comes in response to the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce’s (KFCC) recent announcement that it would not permit the screening of the film in Karnataka unless Haasan…
Moscow: In a major escalation, Ukraine launched a high-risk drone strike deep into Russian territory on Sunday, reportedly destroying over 40 Russian aircraft, according to Ukraine’s Security Service. The attack came just hours before a fresh round of peace talks was scheduled in Istanbul, killing at least seven people. A Ukrainian military official, speaking anonymously…
New Delhi: In a major tragedy, at least three army personnel were killed and six others went missing after a landslide struck a military camp in Chhaten, near Lachen town in Sikkim’s Mangan district, around 7 pm on Sunday, a defence official said on Monday. The landslide was triggered by intense and continuous rainfall in…
