NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized around 17 kg of foreign-origin gold worth approximately Rs 25 crore in coordinated operations in Kolkata and Agartala, arresting 10 people and dealing a major blow to organised gold smuggling networks, the finance ministry said on Saturday.The seizures were made on June 12 in two separate…
As Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to visit Washington, concerns are mounting over the trajectory of US-Iran talks and the possibility of military escalation, with Israeli defence officials warning that Tehran’s expanding ballistic missile programme poses an existential threat to Israel.According to Israeli security sources quoted by The Jerusalem Post, senior Israeli officials have…
The US Justice Department’s threat to criminally indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has triggered a fresh confrontation between the White House and the central bank, intensifying concerns over the Fed’s independence and the direction of US monetary policy.The subpoenas, served on Friday, relate to Powell’s June testimony on the $2.5 billion renovation of Federal…
‘Trust & confidence were no longer there’: Chandrima Bhattacharya on quitting TMC; party calls move ‘pre-planned’ NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal state president Chandrima Bhattacharya on Saturday said that she decided to resign from all posts in the Trinamool Congress after losing the confidence and trust of party chief Mamata Banerjee, while rejecting questions over…
NEW DELHI: El Nino – a climatic phenomenon associated with weak monsoon in India – may pose a risk for farming operations this year, but what provides hope is that the country could effectively manage its impact in 2023 when India reported ‘below normal’ rainfall due to strong El Nino. The year 2015, which saw…
BENGALURU: When OrbitAid’s 25-kg Ayulsat lifts off aboard Isro’s PSLV-C62 on Monday, it will be carrying more than a technology demonstration. If the mission succeeds as planned, India will take one step forward towards becoming only the second country in the world to have demonstrated on-orbit satellite refuelling, a capability so far claimed only by…
AHMEDABAD: In the last week of Feb in 2021, Axar Patel’s international career truly got rolling here at the revamped Narendra Modi stadium when he played the lead role in demolishing England in the Test series. The three preceding years out of the Indian team had already transformed him as a cricketer. Five years later,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the nationwide release of the animated film Mahaprabhu Jagannath on or after July 28, after the conclusion of Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra festivities.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan noted that the film is based on a web series that has already been released on…
Walmart shareholders voted against an investor proposal asking it to report on how its use of AI is affecting the well-being of its employees, according to voting results from the retailer’s annual shareholders’ meeting. The proposal, filed by investor United for Respect, reportedly asks Walmart to explain how it measures the effect of advanced technologies…
JAMMU: A cloudburst triggered flashfloods in J&K’s Reasi district that damaged at least half a dozen houses and blocked roads due to mudslides on Thursday. No injury or casualty was reported in the incident that occurred in Gulabgarh’s Bathoi village. This is the fifth cloudburst in Jammu region in the past three days.Lt Governor Manoj…