New Delhi: India and Finland are looking to deepen business and technology partnerships in the circular economy as companies from both countries explored opportunities for resource-efficient and sustainable growth at a forum here. The concluding day of the two-day India Circular Economy Forum (ICEF) 2026, which focused on Finland, on Friday brought together policymakers, businesses…
New Delhi: India and the UK on Friday agreed to expand bilateral exchanges between the armed forces of the two countries through joint exercises, training and capacity building, as both sides held a key dialogue in Delhi. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 25th India–UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) meeting with Permanent Under Secretary…
Sydney: This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits 29 US states against the two social media platforms’ owner, Meta. Four states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey – are running…
Gonda (UP): Launching a scathing attack on yoga guru Ramdev on Friday, former BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh said the campaign originally launched by him in the name of “swadeshi” has now extended to include spurious products and foreign goods. Throwing a challenge to Ramdev to hold a protest, Singh said if the yoga guru…
Hyderabad: Two workers were killed, and nine others were injured in a reactor blast incident at a pharma company in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred late on Friday night and triggered a fire in the unit located in Pochampally mandal when the workers were changing shift. “Two persons…
Bangladesh’s reported openness to joining the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement involving Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan deserves attention in Bharat—but certainly not panic. Dhaka has, at this stage, not formally joined the arrangement, and that distinction matters. The Makkah pact itself is still a relatively new security framework whose practical military architecture remains to be…
So, the mystery of the 41-year-old Gen Z has taken a rather entertaining turn. After the internet did what the internet does best- check the numbers – the woman at the centre of the controversy has now appeared in an apology video with a brand-new revelation: she is actually 25. Now, that explains everything. The…
Lausanne: Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra produced his best performance in more than a year but was pipped to the post by the rising Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage for the top spot by a mere nine centimetres in the Lausanne Diamond League meet here on Friday. The 28-year-old Chopra’s 88.05m throw in the second…
New York: An Indian national has been arrested and charged in the US for his alleged role as a “money mule” in a multi-million-dollar scheme targeting elderly victims. Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, a Gujarat native who lived in Jersey City, New Jersey, was detained in Canada while attempting to flee to Qatar. He was charged by…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah felicitated four outstanding NEET achievers from the Union Territory on Friday, recognising their exceptional performance in the country’s premier medical-entrance examination. The four toppers — Hadiya Nisar, Zaidan Wani, Aarav Gupta and Maleeha Ajaz — were felicitated by the chief minister with a cash prize of Rs…
