Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has called on the government to focus on strengthening ties with the United States, describing it as the “head of capital flow” and noting that lakhs of Indian students pursue higher studies there.Speaking to reporters, Yadav said India’s ties with America should never be allowed to decline, given the US’s…
IndiGo flight representative image NEW DELHI: An Abu Dhabi-bound IndiGo flight made an unscheduled return to Kochi in the early hours of Saturday after developing a technical snag mid-air, sources said. Flight 6E-1403, operated with an A320 neo aircraft, took off from Kochi at 11.10 pm on Friday with more than 180 passengers and six…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and the two leaders discussed efforts to bring an early end to the conflict on Ukraine.The two leaders also reviewed and positively assessed the progress in bilateral cooperation in various areas, including the India-France Strategic Partnership.“Had a very good conversation with…
NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old newlywed woman is fighting for her life on a ventilator after being stabbed allegedly by her stalker in northeast Delhi’s New Mustafabad. He has been arrested. The woman, who got married just 10 days ago, had returned to her parental home for post-wedding ceremonies and was going to rejoin her husband…
A political row erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the national emblem was found on a plaque at the revered Hazratbal shrine. The BJP condemned the vandalism and promised strict action, while CM Omar Abdullah questioned why the emblem had been installed there in the first place.In Washington, President Donald Trump moved to reassure that…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Former diplomats and analysts are cautioning against reading too much into (President) Trump’s comments dialing down his diatribe against India saying it is typical of his playbook that includes bait and switch to keep perceived adversaries off-balance. At various times, the MAGA supremo has made similar complimentary remarks about leaders of…
Cargo ropeway cable snaps near Pavagadh Hill temple in Gujarat; 6 dead GUJARAT: Six people were killed on Saturday after the cable of a cargo ropeway snapped near the Pavagadh Hill temple in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district, police said. Superintendent of Police Haresh Dudhat confirmed the casualties and said police and fire brigade teams were carrying…
NEW DELHI: An Indian warship led the mobile fleet review at the 50th Independence Day celebrations of Papua New Guinea, which is the largest nation in the Pacific Island countries that has been witnessing a tussle between China and other world powers for strategic influence.INS Kadmatt, an indigenously built anti-submarine warfare corvette with a displacement…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has checked deteriorating ties with India for now by asserting the two countries have a “special relationship” and there is “nothing to worry about” despite an impasse on trade issues. The assessment was reciprocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said the two countries have a “very…
Screengrab of the incident from video (X/@dauranbaloch1) Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan‘s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was attacked with an egg while addressing reporters outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Friday.A video of the episode has gone viral on social media, showing the egg hitting Aleema as she spoke to the media.Supporters of Khan’s…
