NEW DELHI: India and the Philippines upgraded their relationship to a strategic partnership with focus on expanding defence, security and maritime cooperation, as PM Modi on Tuesday hosted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for bilateral talks.The two sides signed 13 agreements and MoUs, which included finalisation of terms of reference for cooperation between all three wings…
NEW DELHI: A viral photo of a Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employee sleeping on a footpath outside the company’s Pune office has sparked widespread outrage on social media, prompting the IT giant to issue an official clarification.As per a social media post shared by the Forum of IT Employees (TITE), the employee, identified as Sourabh…
NEW DELHI: Long-range precision strikes during the cross-border hostilities in May caused “a huge psychological impact” in Pakistan, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday, reiterating that Operation Sindoor had not yet been called off.The CDS emphasised the need to adapt swiftly to disruptive technologies, rethink legacy structures and prioritise synergy across…
JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir Police attached property belonging to a suspected terror handler now based in Pakistan in Kathua district Tuesday.A police spokesperson said the property, measuring 16.5 marlas and worth lakhs of rupees, belonging to Mohd Ashraf was attached on orders of additional sessions court, Kathua.The operation reaffirms the commitment of police to combat…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: The sixth anniversary of Article 370’s abrogation drew contrasting responses Tuesday with J&K lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha asserting the move heralded the “birth of a new Jammu and Kashmir” and most parties, barring BJP, protesting the “Black Day”.“On Aug 5, 2019, dismantling of the terror ecosystem began. The new J&K is one where tears are…
Dmitry Peskov Russia on Tuesday criticised Donald Trump’s threat to “substantially” raise tariffs on India over its continued oil trade with Moscow, saying that “sovereign countries have the right to choose their own trading partners.”“Sovereign countries have the right to choose their own trading partners,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told news agency AFP, criticising calls…
CHENNAI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has flagged some foreign law firms which are operating in India as if they are joint entities with Indian law firms and has warned lawyers and firms that what is directly barred by Indian law should not be attempted in any indirect manner.In a press statement on Tuesday,…
Donald Trump’s tariff threat US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his stand that he will be raising tariff rates on India. In an interview to CNBC, Trump said India is a ‘not a good’ trading partner. Trump reportedly said that he would raising tariffs on India in the next 24 hours. US has imposed…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (PTI image) NEW DLEHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has written to the presidents of 42 political parties, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, requesting them to press the centre to introduce legislation during the ongoing Parliament session to restore statehood to J&K. In his letter dated July 29, Abdullah…
NEW DELHI: Hours after a flash flood hit the Himalayan village of Dharali in Uttarkashi district, IMD on Tuesday claimed that it has been issuing regular warnings to Uttarakhand for the past four days about expected “heavy to extremely heavy” rainfall over the state from August 3 till August 5.The MeT department, however, kept mum…
