NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Pawan Khera for making “indecent comments” about him after he shared a video of himself swimming in Arunachal Pradesh.In a social media post on X, Rijiju reminded Khera that he has fought eight elections so far, while the Congress leader is a…
Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul at Congress headquarters on Independence Day. NEW DELHI: Is the Congress trying to send out a subtle message signalling “soft minority appeasement”? Or has the party played to BJP’s strength by lapping up a controversy that may push it into a corner?The Congress’s decision to sing only two stanzas…
Saransh Jain made his Test debut for India against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday, becoming the 320th player to represent the country in Test cricket.The 33-year-old all-rounder came into the team in place of Kuldeep Yadav, but the biggest moment of his day was sharing the achievement with his family, especially his late father,…
The reported crackdown came amid widespread protests in Iran, as authorities faced growing public anger and unrest. Iranian security forces used mosques across Tehran as bases to deploy personnel, monitor protesters and confront demonstrators during a deadly crackdown in January, according to evidence obtained by Iran International.Intercepted radio communications, video footage and eyewitness accounts reviewed…
NEW DELHI: A war of words erupted between Congress MP Manish Tewari and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sambit Patra after the former warned that India could soon face a robot-driven Chinese Army on the Line of Actual Control.In a social media post on X, Tewari said that “impressive development of humanoid robots” by China should give…
Shahbaz Ahmed (BCCI Photo) Shahbaz Ahmed’s commanding 167 and Anukul Roy’s five-wicket haul powered East Zone to an innings-and-210-run victory over North East Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 on Tuesday.East Zone first posted a massive 467 before Abhijit Sarkar’s five-wicket haul helped dismiss North East Zone…
DRDO missile technologies cleared for transfer to Indian defence industry for local production NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of DRDO-developed technologies for all conventional missile systems to Indian defence companies for production within the country, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.The move is aimed at accelerating indigenous missile manufacturing, reducing…
Xi’s expected visit comes as India and China step up high-level talks to maintain peace along the border and rebuild ties. (File photo) Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month’s BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation, more than double the Chinese contingent that accompanied him on his last India…
Dhakshineshwar Suresh (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Dhakshineswar Suresh served a staggering 17 aces to pick up his first win on the ATP Tour, defeating World No. 77 Marcos Giron in straight sets at the Winston-Salem Open. Suresh, ranked 394th in the world, won 6-3, 7-5 in just over an hour.The 26-year-old is the second Indian…
Gurgaon experienced significant disruption from recent monsoon rains. Major roads flooded, causing extensive traffic jams GURGAON: Gurgaon’s Monday monsoon disruption exposes a recurring infrastructure failure, with 75mm of rain flooding major roads, stranding schoolchildren and commuters, and causing missed trains. Hundreds of crores spent on drainage and desilting, along with pending road repairs and major…