NEW DELHI: The inflows into the equity mutual funds surged to a fresh high by 17% to Rs 40,608.19 crore in June, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) said on Tuesday. Net inflow into equity mutual funds had surged by 83.42% to a record high of Rs 34,697 crore a […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped an advocate for not depositing a cost of Rs 50,000 imposed on him for filing a “meritless” plea, and directed him to submit the amount within two weeks. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih rejected the submission of the lawyer Ashok Pandey […]
Hamas warns escalation threatens cease-fire talks DEIR-AL-BALAH (GAZA STRIP): Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday from an area ravaged in the early weeks of the nine-month-long war. Hamas warned that the latest raids and displacement in […]
MOSCOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described Russia as India’s “all-weather friend” and hailed President Vladimir Putin’s leadership in strengthening the bilateral relationship over the past two decades. The Prime Minister’s praise of Putin, during an address to the Indian diaspora here, came amid attempts by Western powers to isolate the Russian leader over […]
WASHINGTON: The US reiterated its appeal to India in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to make it clear to Russia that any resolution to the conflict in Ukraine will need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity as specified by the UN Charter for all member countries. The US also expressed its concerns about […]
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has condemned the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, held in Moscow, coincided with a tragic missile strike in Ukraine that resulted in the deaths of 37 people, including three children, and injuries to 170 others, 13 of whom were children. In […]
WASHINGTON: Nasa’s ambitious Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission recently concluded its first year-long Mars simulation, with four crew members emerging from their 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew, consisting of a medical officer, mission specialist, and two other trained professionals, faced numerous challenges during their mission. During […]
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed. The former India opener has signed a three-year contract and will succeed the legendary Rahul Dravid. Gambhir, who played a pivotal role in India’s 2011 World Cup victory, […]
‘It’s just like filling Dhoni’s shoes’ NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli may have won India the 2024 T20 World Cup title as an opener, but for the larger part of his glorious career in the shortest format, he was always identified as a No. 3 batter. With the former India captain now having retired from T20Is, […]
Srinagar: After six militants were killed in two different encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, Brigadier Prithviraj Chauhan, Commander 1sec RR, said on Monday that the killing of terrorists in South Kashmir is a significant blow to Hizbul-Mujahideen. Chauhan also mentioned that, during the operation, one Army personnel also sacrificed his life. “In the Chinigham operation, […]