SINGAPORE: United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing the importance of renewed dialogue between him and his Chinese counterpart in avoiding “miscalculations and misunderstandings.” Austin’s comments at the Shangri-La […]
Tehran: Iran has strongly condemned new EU sanctions against some of the country’s officials and entities, stressing that the Islamic Republic reserves the right to respond. The EU on Friday levied fresh sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals and entities, accusing them of transferring drones and missiles to Russia and undermining peace and security […]
NEW DELHI: NSE Indices, NSE’s index services subsidiary, has launched a new Nifty EV and New Age Automotive Index, as the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) surges amid an increase in charging infrastructure. The EV Index aims to track the performance of companies which form a part of the EV ecosystem or are involved in […]
MUMBAI: Former India captain and Delhi Capitals director of cricket Sourav Ganguly is in favour of continuing with the impact-player rule in IPL, but wants teams to decide their picks at the toss. The impact-player rule has become a hot topic of debate following the recently-concluded edition of IPL where scores in excess of 250 […]
MUMBAI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said Gautam Gambhir would be a “good coach” for the national cricket team if he has applied for the job as his “hunger and passion” was evident in the recently-concluded IPL. Speaking at the inauguration of the International Procurement and Supply Chain Conference organised by the Blue […]
NEW DELHI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has submitted two bids to host the World Chess Championship, confirmed Emil Sutovsky, CEO of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The title clash to be played between teen prodigy D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China in November-December this year. “Three bids to host the […]
ZURICH: World Cup and Champions League winners are learning about the soccer industry at FIFA alongside club founders and front-office leaders. All were teammates in the classroom this week at the soccer body’s headquarters in Zurich to study all fields of the industry for the FIFA Diploma in Club Management. Graduates this week included Juan […]
Jammu: Voting for the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will take place on Saturday, June 1. The elections will be held in 57 parliamentary constituencies across eight states and Union Territories. Along with Lok Sabha polls, elections will also be held for 42 assembly constituencies in Odisha. The votes will […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah has said that despite facing criticism for his remarks, he will continue to emphasise that dialogue being the only way to spread peace in the region. He also said that he hopes for a change in the government in power at the […]
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Modi government has turned around the banking sector through various reforms and improved governance which has led to banks recovering more than Rs 10 lakh crore from bad loans between 2014 and 2023. She said the Enforcement Directorate has investigated around 1,105 bank fraud cases, […]