Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex climbed nearly 295 points to close at an over four-month high on Monday following sustained foreign fund inflows and a sharp correction in global crude oil prices. Rising for the second in a row, the 30-share BSE barometer gained 294.85 points or 0.37 per cent to settle at 80,796.84, marking its…
Dubai: India retained their top position in the ODIs and T20Is to extend their dominance in the white-ball formats but slipped a place to fourth spot in the Test format, in which Australia reigned supreme, in the latest ICC annual men’s ranking update issued on Monday. The latest rankings rate all matches played since May…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity will be taken up by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B R Gavai on May 15. As soon as a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested “absconding” former Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker from a 5-star hotel in Delhi following a brief scuffle, agency officials said Monday. The 61-year-old ex-legislator was taken into custody from the ‘Grappa Bar’ of the Shangri-La hotel in central Delhi shortly after 9 pm on Sunday. ED officials…
Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a day-long visit to hold talks with the country’s leadership ahead of his trip to New Delhi, amid tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. The visit comes days after Araghchi offered to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan,…
Mumbai: Gujarat Titans’ on-song top three will face a stern test against Mumbai Indians’ potent bowling attack when the two teams that are favourites to reach the Indian Premier League playoffs clash here on Tuesday. With the best Net Run Rate among all teams, third-placed MI need two wins from the remaining three matches to…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the widow of great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, seeking possession of the Red Fort here on account of being the legal ‘heir’. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar termed the plea…
At a time when India is preparing a decisive response to Pakistan after the ISI-sponsored Pahalgam terror attack, the Centre must not ignore an equally dangerous threat festering within its borders. West Bengal, under Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC), has become a hotspot of lawlessness, minority appeasement, and administrative collapse. Also, demographic changes are taking…
Bharat (India) has been steadily moving from a reactive defence policy to a proactive strategic doctrine, particularly concerning its historically hostile neighbour, Pakistan. Without engaging in open confrontation, Bharat is tactically building an ecosystem of military preparedness, diplomatic influence, and global alliances that are designed to isolate and pressurize Pakistan. This new paradigm, shaped by…
India has long been the target of cross-border terrorism, most of it stemming from Pakistan. Despite repeated attacks over the decades and loud proclamations of zero tolerance, there remain glaring gaps in our ability to pre-empt, intercept and neutralise threats before they unfold on Indian soil. No one is suggesting it is possible to monitor…
