New Delhi: Justice Surya Kant was on Thursday appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India and will assume charge on November 24. The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing his appointment. Justice Surya Kant succeeds Justice Bhushan R Gavai, who demits office on November 23. President Droupadi Murmu…
New Delhi: The US has granted India six months’ waiver from American sanctions on the Chabahar port project, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said that India’s talks with the US for a trade deal are continuing. At a media briefing, he said India is studying the…
Mumbai: More than 20 children held hostage by a man inside a studio in Mumbai’s Powai area were safely rescued by police and fire brigade teams on Thursday, an official said. “All the children are safe,” said joint commissioner of police Satyanarayan. The man, identified as Rohit Arya, who appeared to be mentally unstable, was…
Chhapra/Muffarpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday charged the opposition Congress-RJD combine in Bihar with insulting ‘Chhathi Maiyya’, having “problems with Ram temple at Ayodhya” and “protecting infiltrators” for the politics of vote bank and appeasement. He made the remarks at back-to-back rallies in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra towns, a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…
Nalanda(Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacks the courage to confront US President Donald Trump over America’s assertion that it stopped the India-Pakistan conflict. Addressing a poll rally in Nalanda, Gandhi alleged that Bihar has now become synonymous with paper leaks and poor health infrastructure. “The US President…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Yadgir district administration has granted conditional permission for an RSS route march on Friday, in Gurmitkal town, the home turf of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The Congress chief, currently a Rajya Sabha MP, was elected as MLA from the Gurmitkal constituency eight times in the past. Permission for the march, organized as part…
New Delhi: Adani Airport Holdings Ltd has entered into a collaboration with AIONOS for implementing an artificial intelligence-driven system to provide a personalized passenger experience at airports. AIONOS, part of InterGlobe Enterprises, will provide a consistent engagement experience and personalized multilingual support for passengers. Both companies signed a deal in the national capital on Thursday….
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said a congregation of 15 people stuck in a local church in Bapatla district were saved by locals and rescue teams during the recent severe cyclonic storm Montha. In a post on X on Wednesday, the chief minister said, “Locals and rescue teams saved 15…
Washington: In a significant immigration policy shift, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the end of the practice of automatically extending Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain noncitizens who file renewal applications, a rule that may impact Indians there. According to the rule, which takes effect on October 30, 2025, immigrants applying…
Busan (South Korea): US President Donald Trump said he will lower his tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, here, Thursday. Trump also announced that the meeting yielded an extendable one-year deal on the supply of crucial rare earths, as the meeting set the stage for the…
