(Image credits: X @narendramodi) NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reaffirmed the close and growing partnership between India and France during a meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg.After the discussion, President Macron posted on X, saying, “Thank you, my friend, dear Narendra Modi….
BENGALURU: When Covid-19 struck, 233 children in Karnataka lost both their parents, data from Karnataka State Commission for Child Rights shows. Over time, 232 of them found homes with their relatives or foster families. Except one.As the pandemic raged like a wildfire, a Dharwad boy, then 17, was inducted into a govt home for boys…
NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revised the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) following observations by the Supreme Court regarding deteriorating air quality. The latest comprehensive GRAP schedule, originally issued on 13 December 2024, has been updated after a hearing in the Supreme Court…
The Punjabi music industry is mourning the untimely loss of beloved artist Harman Sidhu, who tragically passed away at the age of 37 due to a catastrophic car accident in Mansa district. His vehicle collided forcefully with a truck, claiming his life instantly. TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains mention of death.Popular Punjabi singer Harman Sidhu…
(R-L) Police constable Annappa Naik, Xavier BENGALURU: The city police cracked the city’s biggest cash dacoity from a cash management services vehicle in daylight on November 19 by arresting three key accused and recovering Rs 5.76 crore.The arrested include Police Constable Annappa Naik, attached to Govindapura police station in the East division of Bengaluru City…
NEW DELHI: Two days prior to taking oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Saturday said he does not get pressured by social media trolls, many of whom attempt to misrepresent, misquote or selectively extract court observations to create a negative impression about the judiciary despite having little knowledge of…
In any normal country, a woman not wearing her wedding ring would be an unremarkable detail. In America, it becomes a multi-platform cultural event. When Usha Vance walked alongside Melania Trump at Camp Lejeune, she looked as poised as always, balancing the two worlds she inhabits: the institutional weight of the vice president’s residence and…
The opening ceremony of the FISU World University Games Rhine-Ruhr 2025 was held on July 16 in Duisburg, Germany NEW DELHI: An interim inquiry into the Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) World University Games 2025 fiasco has uncovered a disturbing pattern of corruption, nepotism, regional bias, moral misconduct and procedural lapses within Association of…
The month-long ‘Ram Prahar’ exercise, involving 20,000 soldiers, simulated offensive operations across the Pakistan border in Punjab (ANI photo) DEHRADUN: In a significant show of combat readiness, Indian Army‘s Western Command carried out a month-long integrated ground and air drill involving over 20,000 personnel, simulating offensive operations across the Pakistan border in Punjab. The exercise,…
NEW DELHI: Continuing its attack on BJP and Election Commission through the “vote chori campaign”, Congress general secretary, organisation, KC Venugopal on Saturday said the party would be holding a ‘maha rally’ over the issue at Ramlila Maidan on Dec 14. This rally, he said, is “only the beginning of our fight to reclaim Indian…
