Dr Priyanka Saurab Narnaul: The first short story collection in the Haryanvi dialect, Mhari Matti, Mhare Akhar, was released at a literary and cultural gathering organised jointly by Manumukt ‘Manav’ Memorial Trust, Narnaul, and Haryana Kala Parishad, Kurukshetra, at the International Cultural Centre ‘Manumukt Bhawan’ here. Edited by Bhiwani-based litterateur and columnist Dr. Satyawan Saurabh…
Kathmandu: The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 903 on Monday, with more bodies being recovered and nearly 4,250 people still missing following the disaster, authorities said. Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts as rescuers race against time to search for those missing and rescue those stranded on the…
Mumbai: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Monday presided over the commissioning ceremony of ‘Nipun’, the Indian Navy’s second Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The commissioning marks another significant milestone in strengthening the Indian Navy’s maritime capabilities, particularly in the niche domain of deep-sea diving and underwater…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Sunday came down heavily on Hyderabad MP and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi for attempting to turn Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s conferment of Uzbekistan’s highest honour for foreign leaders into a political argument over Mughal emperor Babur. Reacting to Owaisi’s remarks that the honour came from the very country from which…
Tehran: Iran launched ballistic missiles at two US-operated air bases in Jordan on Sunday, state media reported, hours after US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, in the first American strikes on Iran in a month. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the missiles targeted technical infrastructure, maintenance facilities and…
For years, one familiar refrain dominated discussions on Bharat’s defence manufacturing: Bharat cannot even make a decent assault rifle on its own. The critics had a point once. Bharat’s small-arms story was hardly inspiring. The INSAS, despite being an indigenous effort, acquired a reputation for reliability problems, while the armed forces remained dependent on imports…
Dubai: Veteran Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma on Sunday became the leading wicket-taker in women’s T20 Internationals with 171 wickets, during their 94-run rout of Thailand in the Women’s Asia Cup here. Deepti achieved the feat in her 150th T20I for India, becoming only the third Indian after Harmanpreet Kaur (203) and Smriti Mandhana (172) to…
Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase Islamabad’s agricultural and food exports to Riyadh to USD 3 billion over the next two years, according to a joint statement on Sunday. The agreement was reached during Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman A Al-Fadley’s visit to Pakistan from August 26 to 28….
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday took serious exception to protesters allegedly desecrating the Indian flag outside the New York venue where RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed an event. Posting a purported video of the protest on X, Rijiju said, “We always said, you have freedom to criticise RSS, BJP or government. But…
Special Correspondent Indian cricket may be flourishing on the field, but the picture off it is becoming increasingly uncomfortable. The latest controversy surrounding the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) and the continuing turmoil in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) may appear, on the surface, to be two separate disputes. In reality, they expose a strikingly similar…
