NEW DELHI: In a dramatic rescue operation, a US Navy and Coast Guard team successfully saved three mariners who had been stranded for over a week on a tiny islet in the Pacific Ocean. The trio had ingeniously used palm fronds to spell out “HELP” on the sandy beach of Pikelot Island, part of Micronesia,…
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that recent airstrikes on Ukraine‘s energy grid, which have caused huge blackouts, are part of the Kremlin’s “demilitarisation” of its neighbour.His comments came after Moscow launched a barrage of aerial attacks on Thursday, targeting energy facilities across Ukraine.“We assume that in this way we have an influence…
Their firepower is way above their numerical strength. No party can afford to ignore them in west UP. When PM Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna for tallest Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh, it was a bid to win over the community the BJP had been trying to since 2014. Besides, despite its facile wins in…
Their firepower is way above their numerical strength. No party can afford to ignore them in west UP. When PM Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna for tallest Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh, it was a bid to win over the community the BJP had been trying to since 2014. Besides, despite its facile wins in…
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China’s foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department said Thursday.Blinken spoke by telephone over the past day to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi and European counterparts “to make clear that escalation is not in anyone’s interest…
NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank raised India’s growth forecast for the current year to 7 per cent, from 6.7 per cent earlier, citing strengthening investment and improving consumption demand in the country, and pegged next year’s expansion at 7.2 per cent. It also estimated inflation to stay around 4.6 per cent in 2024.ADB had…
BENGALURU: Randy Devorin, a 61-year-old US citizen who worked for TCS for over a decade in global consulting practice (also known as consulting services & integration), has filed a complaint against the tech company’s alleged discriminatory employment practices.The lawsuit alleges that TCS favours H-1B (visa-holder) employees of Indian/South Asian origin and targets older American workers…
NEW DELHI: As Tesla prepares to enter India, Mercedes-Benz – one of its global rivals and India’s top luxury seller – has said the market for electrics will grow with new players, adding that its EV charging stations will be open to cars of the American giant.“Our EV charging bays will be open for Tesla…
At a high-level meeting held at Chhattisgarh police headquarters on Thursday to chalk out strategies for peaceful voting in Maoist-affected Bastar, that goes to polls on April 19, ‘target-based’ operations and inter-state coordination among security forces became the focal point of discussions. There are indications that air chief marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhary could visit Chhattisgarh…
JERUSALEM: Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid concern that Iran was preparing to strike Israel in response for the killing of senior Iranian commanders. “Whoever harms us, we will harm them. We are prepared to meet all…
