File Photo: PM Modi holds a bilateral meeting with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, in Bishkek In a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the margins of the SCO summit in Bishkek, PM Modi called for freedom of navigation and commerce while stressing that civilians and…
A bitter rent dispute split Everton and created Liverpool, shaping Merseyside’s fiercest football rivalry. Merseyside’s oldest rivalry likes to present itself as a story about football, about who has bragging rights to a city split down the middle. But strip away 130 years of scarves and songs and what’s left is a much smaller and…
File photo: MBBS interns of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu and its associated hospital hold a poster during their protest demanding a hike in their monthly stipend. JAMMU: MBBS and BDS interns across medical colleges in Jammu & Kashmir went on an indefinite strike on Monday, demanding an increase in their monthly stipend from Rs…
“In constant discussions with Russian side…”: MEA says 239 Indian nationals discharged from Russian Army NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday that 139 of the 227 Indian nationals recruited into the Russian armed forces had been discharged, while 51 had died. India continues to have talks with Moscow to secure the release…
Pakistan cricket team (Pic credit: ICC) Pakistan’s Test crisis deepened at Lord’s as another heavy away defeat left them languishing at the bottom of the World Test Championship standings, with pacer Mohammad Abbas admitting that “everyone is worried” about the team’s performances.Pakistan’s fortunes in the longest format have declined significantly in recent years, both at…
Former Indian cricket skipper Rohit Sharma is making his television debut in the entertainment sector with a new show, ‘Family Full House with Rohit Sharma’. The makers have been teasing fans with interesting promos for the last few months and finally the wait is over. The makers announced the show’s title on Monday, along with…
File photo: Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera during a press conference The Congress on Monday hit out at the government over India’s 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the April-June quarter, saying the figure was “not an economic spring” and presented a “Greatly Distorted Picture” of the state of the economy.The opposition party…
NEW DELHI: India head coach Khalid Jamil has named a 26-member squad for the upcoming FIFA international window, with the Blue Tigers set for a demanding run of fixtures against Panama, five-time world champions Brazil and two-time world champions Uruguay.The three-match schedule will give Jamil’s side a major opportunity to test themselves against high-profile opposition,…
File photo: Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) model by Lockheed Martin The Pentagon said on Monday that it had secured seven-year agreements with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) to increase missile production.The agreements are aimed at boosting production quantities and accelerating delivery schedules for critical missile subcomponents…
India is bracing for below-average rainfall this September, signaling an early end to the monsoon season with overall inadequate precipitation. NEW DELHI: Monthly rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be ‘below normal’ in Sept, the last month of the monsoon season, said IMD on Monday — an indication that the…