NEW DELHI: The G20 bloc in South Africa adopted a landmark declaration on climate change, unanimously agreed upon despite opposition and boycott by the United States. In a break from tradition, the world leaders adopted a joint declaration on climate change despite the absence of the United States. The US boycotted the event due to…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (left), PM Modi with Italian PM Meloni NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interactions on the G20 Summit sidelines – including a brief exchange with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and warm greetings with Brazil’s President Lula da Silva – alongside a vibrant cultural welcome by the Indian diaspora, highlighted India’s diplomatic…
KOCHI: The marriage vow to be true “in sickness and health” tested a Kerala couple like few others before when the emergency department of a private hospital in Kochi became their wedding venue on Friday after the bride was injured in a pre-dawn car crash.No confetti flew, no wedding finery glistened, no raucous celebrations ensued…
NEW DELHI: Manipur’s Sangai Festival, the state’s biggest cultural event, opened in Imphal on Friday. The festival. The ten-day festival, which will run till 30 November, is named after the rare Sangai deer.The festival showcases Manipur’s traditions, handloom, food, indigenous sports, and local crafts. Every year, it brings together more than 35 tribes and communities….
Pat Cummins takes part in a training session at Cricket Central. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins, sidelined with a lower back injury for four months, announced on Saturday he has a “half a chance” to return for the second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane on December 4, providing a…
On a humid monsoon afternoon in the early 1980s, in a village most Indians had never heard of, a Delhi artist stood silently before a mud wall. The village was Patangarh, deep inside the Mandla forests of Madhya Pradesh. The wall belonged to a modest Gond home. And on that wall, painted in earth pigments…
Air India on Saturday announced it has reinstated its codeshare partnership with Air Canada, resuming a tie-up that was suspended more than five years ago during the coronavirus pandemic.Under the renewed arrangement, Air India will offer passengers access to six destinations in Canada beyond its gateways at Vancouver and London Heathrow, PTI reported. The airline…
Usman Khawaja did not come out to bat in the 2nd innings for Australia as they went on to secure an 8-wicket win. (Images via Getty) Australia’s opening Test of the Ashes produced an unusual subplot around senior batter Usman Khawaja, whose back spasms on day one triggered a reshuffle that carried into the second…
The newly notified labour codes mark a historic shift for India’s gig economy, formally bringing millions of delivery partners, ride-hailing drivers and platform workers under a recognised social security framework for the first time.The overhaul transitions gig workers from the fringes of the unorganised sector into a regulated system with access to protections such as…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) India gained the upper hand against South Africa on day one of the second Test, with the tourists ending at 247-6 at stumps. Kuldeep Yadav was the standout performer with three wickets.South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs and captain Temba Bavuma formed a crucial 84-run partnership for the third wicket. The…
