US President Donald Trump with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney The US-Canada trade war has intensified, with both countries imposing fresh tariffs on a range of goods, including cars, building materials, household products and alcohol. The latest measures come after US President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on Canadian imports, prompting Prime Minister Mark…
Dhami on Saturday said the Congress had become “issue-less” and was pushing unnecessary issues Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said the Congress had become “issue-less” and was pushing unnecessary issues, while responding to Rahul Gandhi’s statement over the purification row.Dhami said no BJP worker was among those who carried out the purification…
Dewald Brevis goes berserk Dewald Brevis produced another sensational display of power-hitting as South Africa bounced back from their opening defeat to Namibia with a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the Namibia T20I Tri-Series in Windhoek on Saturday. Chasing 145, South Africa reached 146/3 in 13.4 overs, with Brevis smashing an unbeaten 75 off 32…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday withdrew two enforcement orders after the Bombay high court pulled up the regulator over its handling of separate cases involving five MCA eateries and a Cipla facility in Pune.The court’s observations came while hearing two matters — one concerning five restaurants at the Mumbai Cricket…
UP minister says Nepal flood have no impact in UP NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh on Saturday informed that Nepal’s recent flood disaster poses no threat to the state, while stressing that authorities remained on alert.“There is no threat to Uttar Pradesh from the flood disaster in Nepal, but we…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta has recalled how Sourav Ganguly transformed the mindset of the Indian team, particularly in its response to sledging, with the former wicketkeeper-batter saying the captain’s “I am the king” attitude gradually rubbed off on the rest of the squad.Dasgupta, who represented India in eight Tests and five ODIs,…
The attackers targeted Kenscoff, a farming community, on August 23 A violent Haitian gang has released 13 hostages — seven women and six children — from among 50 people it kidnapped nearly a week ago when it launched a deadly attack on a farming community near the capital, Port-au-Prince.Unicef, the United Nations’ children’s agency that…
NEW DELHI: Two cabinet ministers – Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi – in the Narendra Modi-led government sparred over the issue of reservation on Saturday and sought each other’s resignation.The controversy began after Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son, Santosh Kumar Suman, sought a review of the quota…
England players appeal unsuccessfully for the wicket of Pakistan’s Azan Awais on Friday. (Reuters/Matthew Childs Photo) Test cricket has long been defined by its five-day nature, but the format is increasingly seeing matches finish well before the scheduled fifth day. Former England captain Michael Atherton believes the trend is the result of several changes in…
An EcoDom prototype house built using its plastic panels. Plastic production has increased exponentially over the last few decades. A 2017 study published in Science Advances estimated that 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced globally since large-scale production began. Only a tiny fraction has been recycled, with huge amounts accumulating in landfills, ecosystems…