New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have congratulated Sergio Gor as he took charge as the US Ambassador to India, expressing confidence that he would “do a great job” in New Delhi. “Namaste! Today marks my first day at the US Embassy in New Delhi. I am…
New York/Washington: The US has revoked over 100,000 visas, including of around 8,000 students, in 2025 as part of its widespread efforts to crack down on immigration citing criminal activity. “We will continue to deport these thugs to keep America safe,” the State Department said in a social media post on Monday. “The State Department…
Should India accept the United States’ invitation to join Pax Silica as a permanent member? At first glance, the offer appears flattering—almost overdue. But scratch beneath the diplomatic varnish, and the invitation looks less like strategic generosity and more like a reluctant concession from a power that has suddenly realised it can no longer dictate…
Surat: Delhi Superheros bounced back from their opening defeat to register their first win of the Indian Street Premier League Season 3, beating defending champions Majhi Mumbai by 23 runs here on Monday. Defending a modest 82, the Delhi bowling unit produced a disciplined performance to restrict Mumbai to 59 for 6 in their allotted…
Navi Mumbai: Grace Harris produced a breathtaking display of power-hitting en route to a 40-ball 85 to script Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s emphatic nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz in their Women’s Premier League match here on Monday. UP Warriorz had recovered admirably from a dramatic collapse to post 143/5, thanks to a superb rescue act by…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday launched a scathing attack on Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, saying the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election is the battle of survival for the cousins, not for Marathi people. He said Mumbai is an inseparable part of Maharashtra and no one can dare to break it away. Responding…
London: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Monday released official figures that show a “collapse” in murder rates as he hailed the UK capital as an antidote to divisive politics and rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the city. According to the latest data, there were 97 homicides recorded in 2025, an 11 per…
Ahmedabad/New Delhi: India and Germany on Monday unveiled measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade, critical minerals, and semiconductors, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowing to bolster overall bilateral ties to jointly navigate challenges arising out of geopolitical upheaval. Following talks between Modi and Merz, the two sides inked…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday termed India’s Gen Z as its ‘Amrit Peedhi’ whose creativity, innovative ideas, energy and sense of purpose will play a decisive role in achieving the vision of a developed nation. Addressing the concluding session of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) here in which he interacted with…
Raja Rao Pochiraju Today, January 12, India bows in reverence to one of its greatest sons—Swami Vivekananda, born in 1863 as Narendranath Datta. While the nation commemorates his birth anniversary, the relevance of Vivekananda today is so profound that his ideas feel not 162 years old, but urgently contemporary. Swami Vivekananda was not merely a…
