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PM hails 7.7% GDP expansion in FY26

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed India’s latest GDP data, calling it proof of economic resilience, reform impact and the hard...

Smart border project in ‘final stage,’ says Amit Shah

AGARTALA: The central government’s “smart border” project is in the final stage, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, June 5. Addressing the BSF...

Annamalai quits BJP, launches ‘We the Leaders’

Eyes Tamil Nadu Assembly polls CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday formally severed ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party and unveiled...

Iran dismisses idea of Trump meeting supreme leader

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the idea of his country’s supreme leader meeting Donald Trump, after the US president floated the...

LG Ladakh launches plantation drive to protect UT’s fragile high-altitude ecosystem

LEH: On the occasion of World Environment Day 2026 on Frida, Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena launched a...

FIFA cancels ‘free’ World Cup tickets after website glitch

Asks fans to pay full price NEW YORK: Aticketing glitch briefly gave dozens of football fans what appeared to be the deal of a lifetime...

‘He should play Test cricket’: Ashwin’s advice for Sooryavanshi

NEW DELHI: Among the growing calls for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to earn a senior India debut, former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has backed the teenage sensation...

Pakistan to not send team to India for fencing tournament

LAHORE: Pakistan will not be sending its team to India for the Asian Fencing Championships. Usman Ahmad, the secretary of the Pakistan Fencing Federation, said...

Transport Commissioner reviews road safety measures on national highway

Stresses safe Amarnath Yatra, technology-driven enforcement BANIHAL: Transport Commissioner J&K Vishesh Paul Mahajan on Friday chaired a high-level review meeting here at the NHAI Meeting...

Microsoft to tighten human rights controls following inquiry into Israel’s use of technology

LONDON: Microsoft has said it will strengthen human rights oversight for national security agencies using its products, following an internal inquiry into how the...

Malviya Nagar fire: Hotel owner told investigators ‘everything works in Delhi’, sent to 4-day police custody

NEW DELHI: Lavkesh Bajaj, the arrested owner of the Malviya Nagar hotel in South Delhi where a blaze killed at least 21, including foreign...

Mattress trader who aided rescue op seeks compensation

NEW DELHI: Riyazuddin Mansuri, a local mattress trader who pulled out everything in his shop to help those trapped in the Malviya Nagar hotel...

CJP attacks govt on JEE data exposure, calls for Pradhan’s sacking

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday said the reported exposure of JEE (Advanced) 2026 candidate data due to a cloud storage...

Push for ethanol mobility: Maruti Suzuki launches India’s first flex-fuel car Wagon R

NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Thursday launched India’s first flex-fuel car, Wagon R, engineered specifically for ethanol-blended fuel compatibility. A flex-fuel car gives...

LG Saxena unveils Ladakh’s first centralised employment portal

LEH: In a major push to expand employment opportunities for youth in Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday launched the Integrated Job...

DMK to skip June 8 INDIA bloc meeting, cites Congress’ ‘betrayal’ after TN polls

CHENNAI: MK Stalin’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced that it will skip the June 8 INDIA alliance meeting in New Delhi, citing...

‘Centre to scrap capital gains tax for foreign investors to ease rupee pressure’

NEW DELHI: The central government is reportedly planning to scrap the capital gains tax on foreign portfolio investments (FPIs) in government securities to ease...

Can Lionel Messi lead Argentina to first back-to-back World Cup title in 64 years?

NEW YORK: As the countdown to the FIFA World Cup 2026 gathers pace, defending champions Argentina face a challenge that has eluded every titleholder...

Afghanistan need more Test cricket to grow: Shahidi ahead of India Test

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi believes his side has come a long way since its maiden Test appearance against India in 2018, but...

NC to protest in Delhi for J&K statehood

MLAs, MPs, allies united; CM Omar chairs off-site meet at Dachigam Srinagar: Upping the ante, the ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday announced that its...

21 killed in Delhi hotel fire

11 foreigners among dead New Delhi: A devastating blaze tore through a hotel operating without a fire NOC in a congested bylane in south Delhi’s...

Wagoora ranks 3rd among 2.5 lakh Panchayats across India

Wins Rs 25 lakh New Delhi: In a landmark achievement for rural Jammu & Kashmir, Wagoora Gram Panchayat in Budgam district has secured the third...

US proposes 12.5% additional tariff on India, 53 other countries over forced-labour import rules

New Delhi rejects allegations NEW DELHI: The United States has proposed imposing an additional 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from India, along with goods...

Bengal: Expelled TMC rebel Ritabrata Banerjee gets LoP status, seeks Mamata as chief adviser

KOLKATA: Expelled TMC leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday said the West Bengal Assembly speaker had accepted the rebel camp's bid to be recognised as...

DK Shivakumar takes oath as new Karnataka CM

Kharge, Rahul, Siddaramaiah attend ceremony BENGALURU: Carrying a copy of the Constitution of India, DK Shivakumar on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of...

Khan Sir’s coaching centre comes under attack, stones pelted; three arrested

PATNA: A coaching institute run by educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as 'Khan Sir', was targeted with gunfire, vandalised and pelted with stones in...

Delhi Police files culpable homicide FIR in Malviya Nagar hotel blaze

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has filed an FIR under charges of culpable homicide in the hotel fire tragedy in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar...

India-US trade deal 99% finalised, says Sergio Gor

MUMBAI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday, June 3, said that the proposed trade agreement between India and the United States is...

Cockroach Janta Party names journalist, filmmaker & McKinsey ex-consultant as spokespersons

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday appointed three spokespersons, including a journalist, a filmmaker and a former management consultant, as it seeks...

Very unlikely Arctic Ocean will ever return to previous state

Disappearing ice exposes seabed to sunlight, accelerates nitrate loss; only smaller plankton species can survive; less food for fish, seabirds, whales, seals NEW DELHI: Something...

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