A Tibetan man set himself on fire outside UN HQ in Manhattan (Screengrab from video on X) A man carrying a Tibetan flag set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday evening in an apparent act of protest, according to officials and local media reports.The protester was…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mojtaba Khamenei (R) Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not attend the funeral ceremonies for his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, due to security concerns, according to Ayatollah Hakim Elahi, the current leader’s representative in India. As quoted by news agency ANI, Elahi said the decision was prompted by…
NEW DELHI Congress Thursday wrote to PM Narendra Modi demanding a high-level investigation monitored by Supreme Court into what it called Ram Temple “chanda chori mega scandal”.Congress MP and general secretary KC Venugopal pointed out that Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust was created by the Centre after it was entrusted with public land by SC…
NEW DELHI: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India for the India-Japan summit heralded what her counterpart Narendra Modi described as a new chapter in their special strategic and global partnership, with both sides signing several agreements to boost cooperation in AI, energy security, mineral exploration and defence.The two also adopted a roadmap for economic…
MUMBAI: If you think the AI boom will only make MacBooks and iPads more expensive, you are wrong. You probably do not realise it, but a host of products you use every day have memory chips in them-this is because devices are getting ‘smart’ which means they require more memory to process data and run…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay public fears over ethanol-blended fuel, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said a “make-believe” narrative had been unleashed on social media over the past few days.Addressing a press conference, the minister said the reduction in mileage of an E20-fuelled vehicle is “minor”. “It is well established that when you have…
Chinese president Xi Jinping (File photo) DHAKA: China said Thursday it is “determined” to build an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar, but remains open to “other countries” joining its “transnational initiative” – a project on India’s eastern flank that mirrors the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) strategic role on its western frontier.The corridor – discussed…
Amarnath Yatra (File photo) JAMMU: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the twin base camps of Amarnath Yatra 2026 from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp under elaborate security arrangements early Thursday, as chants of “Bam Bam Bhole”, “Har Har Mahadev”, and “Jai Barfani Baba Ki” rang in the…
Rajasthan Royals (ANI Photo) Jaipur: With the Rajasthan High Court suspending the ad hoc committee of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), a major roadblock in state cricket governance has been removed. The High Court has appointed additional chief secretary in the state home dept Bhaskar A Sawant as the sole administrator and has directed him…
Australia are prepared to take a chance on Ellyse Perry if needed for Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s, with head coach Shelley Nitschke saying the all-rounder could play even if she is not fully fit.Perry retired hurt during Australia’s semi-final win over West Indies at The Oval after feeling what the…