NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre of acting in a criminal and unconstitutional manner and invading privacy of the political opponents. In a post on X, Venugopal, who is the Congress General Secretary in-charge of Organisation wrote, “Thank you PM Modi ji for sending […]
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Saturday. “Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been discharged,” an official of the AIIMS said. Singh, who took over as Defence Minister last month for the second consecutive term in the third tenure of the Narendra Modi-led […]
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $5.16 billion to scale a lifetime high of $657.16 billion during the week ended July 5, according to RBI data released on Friday. The country’s forex reserves had contracted by $1.71 billion to $652 billion for the week ending on June 28 but have bounced back to […]
Said to target head of Hamas’ military wing JERUSALEM: An Israeli attack on the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed 71 people and injured scores, the Health Ministry in Gaza said, while an Israeli official said it targeted the head of Hamas’ military wing. The Israeli official identified the target of the strike […]
GAZA: The United Nations chief has led an internationally backed effort to support its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) but has yet to persuade its biggest Western donors. The United States and the United Kingdom, key allies of Israel, have continued to financially block the main organisation delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza […]
SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it “most strongly denounces” a NATO declaration accusing Pyongyang of helping Russia’s war against Ukraine and US efforts to expand its alliances with the bloc and Asian countries. NATO leaders on Wednesday accused North Korea and Iran of fuelling Russia’s war by providing direct military support to Moscow. The […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said Saturday it was monitoring “waves of test-firing” by China’s missile unit in a region more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from the self-ruled island and that its air force stepped up its alertness. China views the democratic island as a breakaway province that should be reunified with the mainland. According […]
NEW DELHI: The Current Science Association is inviting applications for the Science Writing Fellowship. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to work for a duration of one year in the editorial office of the Current Science journal. Interested applicants must send the applications including their detailed Curriculum vitae (CV) at The Executive Secretary, Current […]
LONDON: James Anderson is arguably among the greatest bowlers in the modern era. With his ability to swing the new ball, he has bamboozled many top-class batters throughout his career. In his final Test against West Indies, he ended up with four wickets which took his tally in Test match cricket to 704 wickets. Here […]
NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated Calcutta Derby of the Durand Cup, between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal, will take place here on August 18. That will also be the last group game. Reigning champions Mohun Bagan will take on Downtown Heroes FC of Kashmir in the inaugural match of the tournament here on July […]