Tianjin: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday downplayed US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Russia and its trading partners, asserting that Moscow is well equipped to withstand additional sanctions. Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) here,…
Beijing: Leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organisations will attend the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and related events next month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. The SCO Tianjin Summit will be held from August 31-September 1, Wang said during a joint press meeting…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to drop all further action against retired IPS officer A B Venkateswara Rao after the high court quashed an FIR and a chargesheet filed against him. Rao, who had served as Additional Director General of Police (intelligence), was booked under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), 409…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday called on Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolish the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray and offered help to preserve the iconic building as it symbolises Bangla cultural “renaissance”. Describing the move to demolish the “landmark” building in Mymensingh as a matter of “profound regret”, New Delhi also…
Whenever we get more than enough waiting time at the boarding gates in airports, what do we usually do? Get immersed in our phones — endless screen time or catching up with someone on chat. Or just doze off for a quick nap. Especially if you’re surrounded by tired travel companions reluctant to chat after…
The Supreme Court’s latest remarks on the dangers of not just communal, but also casteist and regional politics, should jolt our collective conscience. While refusing to entertain a petition seeking the cancellation of AIMIM’s registration, the Court rightly opened the door to a broader conversation—a much-needed national reckoning—on the perverse identity politics that have corroded…
A host of simian warriors, valiant and swift, rose like birds of fire into the vault of the sky, seeking the shadowy lair of Indrajit, son of Ravana—the wielder of dark arts—whose unseen arrows rained torment upon their hosts and struck even the noblest among them. Below, amidst the earth soaked in crimson grief, Rama…
Shri Uddana Veerabhadraswami Temple is located in Hale Nijagal, a small village near Nelamangala, around 58 km from Bengaluru, Karnataka. The temple is situated on a rocky hillock and can be accessed by climbing approximately 100 stone steps. The temple is dedicated to Lord Veerabhadra, a fierce and powerful form of Lord Shiva. Here, he…
New Delhi: (Jul 15) The execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, government sources said on Tuesday. The execution was scheduled for Wednesday. Priya, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala’s Palakkad district, has been found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July…
Lucknow: A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he appeared in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said. The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, Gandhi’s counsel, advocate…
