Russia launched a new, experimental hypersonic medium range non-nuclear ballistic missile named “Oreshnik” (Hazel) in a strike on a Ukrainian military facility in response to their recent long-range strikes with Western weapons, Russian president Vladimir Putin said in a televised address on Thursday.“In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons, on November…
ICC issues arrest warrant Israeli PM Netanyahu, former minister Gallant and Hamas leader Md Deif (Reuters, file Image) The United States has “fundamentally rejected” the International Criminal Court‘s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant.A National Security Council spokesperson stated, “We remain deeply concerned by…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a special session in Guyana Parliament wherein he said the two nations have deep rooted historical ties steeped in “soil, sweat and diligence”.This is the first visit by an Indian PM to Guyana is 56 years. Guyana is the final leg of the PM’s three-nation tour, which saw…
China on Thursday, in response to US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on Chinese goods, announced new measures on Tuesday to support its export sector.Beijing aims to create a “good environment” for its exports and counter the “unreasonable foreign trade restrictions” imposed by the US.China’s commerce ministry, in a notice, stated that these…
NEW DELHI: Will Jairam Mahto, popularly known as Jairam Tiger Mahto, play the spoilsport for mainstream political parties in Jharkhand? Jairam, who has made a mark as a Kurmi leader, made an impressive show in Lok Sabha elections earlier this year polling nearly 3.5 lakh votes as an Independent in Giridih Lok Sabha seat. Jairam…
Ishant Sharma BGT (X Photo) Former Indian cricket team fielding coach, R Sridhar, believes that Jasprit Bumrah needs a bowling partner who provides control. Sridhar emphasised the importance of having a bowler who can maintain a tight economy rate, especially during crucial phases of the game.“I would be looking at a bowler who will give…
NEW DELHI: The Army’s White Knight Corps has launched an investigation into reports of alleged mistreatment of civilians during an operation conducted in the Kishtwar sector on November 20, 2024.In a post on X, the Army on Thursday assured that a thorough investigation has been launched to verify these claims, and necessary follow-up actions will…
Reddit is down, again. Hours after recovering from a global outage affecting users worldwide, the US-based forum social network is experiencing an outage. As per Downdetector, there are over 75,000 reports of inaccessibility while in India, more than 1200 people have registered issues with the platform.According to global Downdetector, out of 75,000-odd reports, 50% have…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘ ex-wife Grimes, the musician formerly known as Claire Boucher, recently revealed the financial and emotional toll of her custody battle with billionaire Elon Musk. In a series of candid social media posts, she described the challenges of fighting for her children while facing potential bankruptcy.The couple, who share three children, X…
Adani group head Gautam Adani (Image Credit: Adani’s X account) NEW DELHI: Gautam Adani and his conglomerate, the Adani Group, are at the center of a major legal and financial storm following an indictment by US prosecutors. The charges allege that Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and other associates orchestrated a $265 million bribery scheme…
