White House trade advisor Peter Navarro on Monday claimed that “Indian special interests” were trying to “interfere” in the US domestic dialogue with “lies about India buying Russian oil.” This came after he slammed Elon Musk after his social media platform put up a fact-check note on Navarro’s post regarding New Delhi’s purchase of oil…
NEW DELHI: A day ahead of the vice-presidential election, BJP on Monday hit out at opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy for meeting RJD president Lalu Prasad, claiming that reaching out to a politician convicted in corruption cases has exposed Reddy’s hypocrisy.Taking a swipe at Reddy, who had sought votes for “saving the soul of the…
NEW DELHI: India and Qatar are expected to finalise the terms of engagement for a bilateral trade agreement by Oct, even as negotiators from the European Union began consultations with officials here in a bid to finalise the proposed fee trade agreement by the year-end.Once the terms of reference of the proposed trade pact are…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Actor-filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran has finally reacted to ‘Aadujeevitham’ not winning a single National Award despite its massive critical and commercial acclaim.Speaking at a public event in Sharjah, he made it clear that jury decisions don’t define the true value of a film. “A film is not made for some jury or for…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday exhorted NDA MPs to make Swadeshi a mass movement & suggested that they organise “Swadeshi Mela” to promote indigenous products, stressing that self-reliance is the way to power India’s rise when its increasing strength is bound to face some challenges.Addressing the MPs a day before the vice-presidential election,…
Robert Murdoch (AP file photo) and son Lachlan Murdoch (Photo from Fox corporation website) Rupert Murdoch’s family has finalised succession arrangements that hand control of his media empire to eldest son Lachlan Murdoch, ensuring Fox News retains its conservative direction. 94-year old Murdoch, an Australian-born American tycoon, built one of the world’s largest media groups,…
Hardik Pandya turned heads during an Asia Cup training session by sporting a Richard Mille RM 27-04 watch NEW DELHI: Indian cricket star Hardik Pandya turned heads during an Asia Cup training session by sporting a Richard Mille RM 27-04 watch, valued at an eye-watering Rs 20 crore — nearly eight times the tournament’s reported…
Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has opened up on the moment he first realised MS Dhoni was destined to change the face of Indian cricket. Speaking about their time in an ‘A’ series in Kenya, Karthik revealed how Dhoni’s raw power and unique technique left everyone in awe.“I hadn’t seen him play much but during that…
Eight former judges Monday issued a joint statement criticising opposition VP pick & former SC judge B Sudarshan Reddy for his meeting with RJD neta Lalu Prasad, who has been convicted in the fodder scam.The judges, S Khandeparkar, Ambadas Joshi, RK Marthiya, Devender Kumar Ahuja, SN Dhingra, Karam Chand Puri, PN Ravindran, and RS Rathore,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has dismissed a plea seeking early release of a convict serving life sentence for involvement in a terror conspiracy of kidnapping four foreign nationals to pressure govt of India to release jailed militants, reports Abhinav Garg.Nasir Mohd Sodozey alias Aftaab Ahmed had challenged the Sentence Review Board (SRB) order of…
