NEW DELHI: In a major boost to India’s blue-water combat capabilities to counter China’s ever-expanding footprint in the Indian Ocean Region and beyond, the Navy is all set to commission two indigenous frontline warships and a diesel-electric submarine next month, even as the new Russian-built frigate INS Tushil also heads home.The biggest of the new…
Australia played a smart ‘scheduling’ card even before the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy commenced a month ago, but India’s riposte came in the first Test itself; and after three matches, the advantage has slightly shifted to the visitors’ camp.If India winning the series-opener in Perth made Australia re-think, their fightback to force a draw in…
NEW DELHI: A 72-hour strike will begin on Wednesday in Katra, with pony wallas, shopkeepers and other business owners protesting a proposed ropeway project. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti announced the bandh on Tuesday, stating that all activities in Katra would be halted during this period.“We have announced a 72-hour bandh in Katra…
Muhammad Yunus and Sheikh Hasina (File ph Sanjeeb Wazed, son of ousted Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of “weaponising the judiciary” to carry out a “political witch hunt” against the Awami League leadership.His allegations made in a detailed post on X, came shortly after the Bangladeshi interim government sent…
The image, showing Mangione grinning from the back seat of a car as he left criminal court on December 23, quickly went viral. A photo of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, smiling as he left court has ignited a social media storm. Mangione, who pleaded not guilty to state…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has launched an investigation into the alleged involvement of certain Canadian colleges and Indian entities in a money laundering case tied to human trafficking across the Canada-US border. In January 19, 2022, a four-member Indian family from Dingucha village in Gujarat, succumbed to extreme cold while attempting to cross the…
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claimed that plans were being hatched to arrest chief minister Atishi and other senior AAP leaders in “fake cases” in the coming days, ahead of the Delhi assembly elections. Claiming that the two flagship programs, Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana, launched by the AAP government,…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) Rohit Sharma is slated to open for India against Australia in the Boxing Day Test that begins on Thursday. That would mean KL Rahul will drop to the No. 3 slot in the batting order.Additionally, the team management are considering playing two spinners at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with Washington Sundar…
This photo has gone viral with the claim that an NYPD staff walked by the NYC subway horror victim without helping her. In a horrifying incident that has left New Yorkers grappling with questions of responsibility and inaction, a woman was set on fire aboard a Brooklyn subway train—and no one stepped in to help….
NEW DELHI: Telangana Congress MLA R Bhoopathi Reddy issued a stern warning to actor Allu Arjun, cautioning him against making critical remarks about chief minister Revanth Reddy.The MLA from Nizamabad (Rural) on Tuesday threatened that the actor’s films might be boycotted in the state if he continued his comments. “If you (Allu Arjun) talk about…
