NEW DELHI: PM Modi and his visiting counterpart Keir Starmer discussed initiatives to double down on likely gains from the India-UK landmark trade deal in a bilateral meeting, while also focusing on efforts to deepen their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and in areas like technology, defence co-production and security.Modi also raised the issue of anti-India…
NEW DELHI: Acting swiftly on projects of strategic significance following suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), an expert committee of the environment ministry has recommended environmental clearance for constructing the Sawalkot hydroelectric project on Chenab in Ramban district of J&K.The 1,856-MW project is a major hydropower initiative on Chenab, one of the western rivers…
Russia Oil Buy Will Be Key Issue For Deal New Delhi: Thursday’s phone conversation between PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump was the first since Indian trade negotiators, led by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, returned from Washington, where external affairs minister S Jaishankar also held talks. Official and political circles unanimously…
In a tragic incident, an 85-year-old passenger on a Qatar Airways flight travelling from the United States died mid-flight after he was served a non-vegetarian meal. The incident has left the world shocked and sad at the same time. The old man, despite having pre-ordered a vegetarian meal, was served a non-veg meal. The event…
A special NIA court Thursday rejected ex-cop Sachin Waze’s plea to drop proceedings against him in the case pertaining to parking of explosives-laden car near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s south Mumbai home and conspiring to kill businessman Mansukh Hiren. Waze had cited lack of jurisdiction, the cognisance being time barred, discrepancies in the probe and want…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission Thursday pointed out falsehoods in affidavits presented before Supreme Court by NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), which alleged that names of people were deleted from Bihar’s final voter list without intimation.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi told ADR counsel Prashant Bhushan, who handed over the affidavits, that…
Valanka Alemao is the first Indian to find a place in FIFA women’s football development committee Panaji: Valanka Alemao has found a place in FIFA’s women’s football development committee, a first for a woman from India.The first woman to be elected as member of the All India Football Federation’s executive committee in 2022, Valanka is…
NEW DELHI: British PM Keir Starmer Thursday announced a major expansion of UK universities in India, with University of Lancaster and University of Surrey getting approval to open campuses. The move, part of Starmer’s trade mission to Mumbai, aligns closely with India’s NE, which encourages entry of top foreign universities.He said the expansion was projected…
More elusive than the Scarlet Pimpernel, much sought-after by half the adults, that pot of silver moon at the end of a long day, is what this article is trying to help deliver.Often regarded by the yuppies as a waste of time and dismissed as the mandatory time off by the techies, the enlightened ones…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer unequivocally and strongly condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including in the strongest terms the Pahalgam terrorist attack. They also expressed support for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law, including the UN Charter,…
