Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s blunt assertion that “the ball is now in the US court” is not rhetorical bravado. It reflects a strategic recalibration in Washington—forced, not voluntary—after years of arm-twisting, veiled threats and tariff theatrics failed to extract concessions from New Delhi. The prolonged India–US trade negotiations have reached a moment where America’s…
Special Correspondent Indian cricket’s greatest enemy has never been lacking of talent. It has always been the small, suffocating cabals that fear talent. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) seems determined to prove that this disease is alive, thriving, and once again ruining the career of a promising young cricketer—not because he failed, but because he…
New Delhi: India on Friday said it is “very optimistic” about finalising an ambitious trade deal with Oman during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf nation next week. Modi will undertake a four-day visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman beginning Monday to shore up bilateral ties with the three countries, especially in areas…
New York/Washington: A new US-led strategic initiative, “rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies,” has been launched aimed at building a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain. According to the State Department, the initiative called ‘Pax Silica’ aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned…
Kochi: The Kerala court that acquitted actor Dileep in a 2017 actress assault case invoked a Latin phrase in its judgment, stating, “Let justice be done though the heavens fall.” In the 1,709-page judgment, Ernakulam District Principal and Sessions Court Judge Honey M Varghese discussed the allegation levelled against it by prosecution and defence, in…
Islamabad: Elections for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will be held on January 24 next year, it was announced on Friday. A notification was issued after Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari gave a nod to the schedule for the upcoming general election. It said that the polls for the GB Assembly will…
Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a scathing attack on the SIR of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that it was “NRC in disguise” and part of a larger conspiracy to remove voters opposed to the BJP. Yadav, who is in Hyderabad to attend the Vision India – AI Summit on Saturday,…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday met representatives of labour unions from across the country at the Parliament House complex and promised to raise their voices and concerns over the new labour codes. “Today, I met with representatives of labour unions from across the country at the Jan Sansad, where I had a…
Every few months, a familiar script returns to India’s political theatre: a leader from the Congress–PDP ecosystem rises dramatically, points a trembling finger at the BJP, and declares that “minorities are under attack.” The latest performer is PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who has taken to X to accuse the Centre of “erasing” Waqf properties. According…
Tracing Pakistan’s Untried Operatives — And the Real Men Who Still Walk Free “Perpetrators untried, justice unanswered — the silence speaks louder than evidence.” Indian cinema has long revisited national tragedies, memorialising loss and sacrifice. But most films stop at the explosion, the crisis, the heroic last stand. They seldom touch the darker truth that…
