New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday released a compendium of the complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati and hailed his contributions, saying a personality like him comes once in centuries. Emphasizing the efforts made in the past decade to elevate the status of the Tamil language, Modi said, “In…
Washington: President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum that is meant to serve as a road map for the incoming Trump administration as it looks to counter growing cooperation among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, the White House said on Wednesday. Biden administration officials began developing the guidance this summer. It…
New Delhi: India, the US, and China, were together responsible for 60 percent of ithe ncrease in tourism emissions between 2009 and 2019, a study has found, attributing it largely to population and a strong growth in travel demand. China’s domestic tourism expenditure expanded by 17 percent per year over the past decade and pushed…
Digha (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Centre must give protection to minorities in violence-hit Bangladesh, and bring back “those willing to return”. Banerjee also claimed that fake videos were being purposefully circulated, as certain sections were trying to foment communal tension. “We want protection for minorities in Bangladesh. The…
Perth: Opener Smriti Mandhana’s elegant century went in vain as India lost to Australia by 83 runs in the third Women’s ODI to suffer a 0-3 series whitewash here on Wednesday. Opting to field after winning the toss, India had Australia on the ropes at 78 for four before middle-order batter Annabel Sutherland’s scintillating 95-ball…
Hyderabad: GMR Group which manages the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here may consider adding another terminal and second runway once the passenger traffic hits 45 million annually, a senior official of the airport infra major said on Wednesday. SGK Kishore, Executive Director and Chief Innovation Officer of GMR Airports, at a press conference, exuded confidence…
New Delhi: The government is working on the policy of “zero casualties” during disasters in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge of making India a developed country by 2047, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Moving the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 for consideration and passage, Rai said that…
SHIMLA: The present Congress government has taken Rs 28,000 crore loan in the past two years out of which over Rs 11,200 crore was spent to pay interest on loans taken by the previous governments since 1971, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday. He also said that Rs 7,800 was spent…
Mumbai: Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday took charge as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Malhotra, a career bureaucrat, arrived at the central bank’s headquarters this morning, where he was welcomed by senior RBI staffers. The central bank confirmed Malhotra’s appointment through a post on the microblogging site “X” and also shared a…
India faces a critical juncture as it races against time to secure a spot in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s next year. With three matches left in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series against Australia, every decision matters, including the role and form of its skipper, Rohit Sharma. One may wish to evaluate Rohit’s recent…
