New York: New FBI director Kash Patel has vowed to “rebuild” trust in the bureau as he becomes the first Indian-American to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency after being confirmed by the US Senate. The Republican-led Senate narrowly voted to confirm 44-year-old Patel on Thursday. The Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm…
Lucknow: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for questioning her party’s present political approach, BSP president Mayawati on Friday accused the Congress of fighting the Delhi assembly polls as BJP’s ‘B’ team. Her remarks came a day after the former Congress president said he was disappointed that the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) did not join…
Imphal: Seventeen militants belonging to different banned outfits were arrested from four Manipur districts in the last 24 hours, police said on Friday. Thirteen militants belonging to the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfit were nabbed from the Moirang Kiyam Leikai area of Bishnupur district on Thursday, a police statement said. A total of…
Dubai: Skipper Rohit Sharma showered praise on his deputy Shubman Gill and veteran pacer Mohammed Shami for coming up with game-changing performances against Bangladesh in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh here on Thursday. Gill made an unbeaten hundred and Shami walked away with a five-wicket haul as India registered a six-wicket win over Bangladesh…
Tel Aviv: Bus blasts in Israel: In what appears to be a terror attack, bus blasts shook central Israel on Thursday. According to Israeli Police, bombs on three buses exploded in the central city of Bat Yam. Israeli police further revealed that four explosive devices were found in buses in Bat Yam and Holon, AFP…
Johannesburg: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and conveyed the warm greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jaishankar, who is in Johannesburg on a two-day visit to South Africa to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, assured India’s support for South Africa’s G20 priorities. “Honoured to…
Dubai: Mohammed Shami, who has for long used the white ball like a weapon of mass destruction in ICC events, on Thursday said grabbing wickets is his primary aim in global tournaments and “doesn’t care about getting hit” for runs. Shami marked his return to ICC tournament with an exceptional five-for while also becoming the…
Pune: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said post- 2004, China suddenly became India’s top trading partner, and by 2014 – a decade when the Congress-led UPA was in power – the country’s trade deficit grew from USD 2 billion to USD 40 billion. He noted that in the 1990s one of…
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has once again made sweeping claims, branding 71% of the newly formed Delhi Cabinet as “criminals” and “crorepatis.” According to its latest report, five out of seven ministers, including the Chief Minister, have criminal cases against them. Additionally, the two have been labelled as wealthy simply because of their…
After the removal of Dr. Raghuram Rao Akkinepally, Dr. SJS Flora was appointed as the Director (Additional Charge) of NIPER Mohali. Despite being deemed unfit for the post of Director at NIPER Mohali, he was still given charge at NIPER Rae Bareli. Upon taking over, Dr. Flora empowered Mr. Jitender Kumar Chandel to systematically target…
