NEW DELHI: Apart from the political declaration announcing conclusion of the FTA talks, the signing of a security and defence partnership agreement along with the adoption of a joint comprehensive strategic agenda for the next 5 years at the India-EU summit marked what was, according to officials from both sides, the highest point in bilateral...
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India, EU seal key trade, defence pacts as PM Modi hails new era in ties
. NEW DELHI: Amidst the dramatic downturn in their relations with the Donald Trump-led US, India and the EU announced successful conclusion of the FTA negotiations and signed another deal to formalise their security and defence partnership at the India-EU summit that, PM Narendra Modi said, history will remember as a tide-turning moment and the...
Op Trashi-I: Searches continue in Kishtwar after fresh gunfight
PTI file photo JAMMU: Amid heavy snowfall, a joint team of security forces has been combing the dense forests of J&K’s Kishtwar district for the past two days, following a fresh gunfight with a group of Pakistani terrorists late Sunday — the third encounter in Chatroo belt over the past week.Operation Trashi-I, launched Jan 18,...
Top 5 NFL coaches under 40 and what they earn today
Image via IMAGN The NFL is no longer ruled only by veteran coaches in their 60s. In recent years, teams have started trusting younger minds to lead their franchises. The result is a new wave of head coaches under 40 who are already running some of the league’s biggest teams.Here is a look at the...
Snow grips Srinagar; highways shut, flights grounded across Kashmir
SRINAGAR: White rooftops, silent runways, locked highways. Fresh snowfall swept Kashmir valley Tuesday, shutting the Srinagar–Jammu national highway, cancelling all flights and stranding hundreds of tourists — but residents and visitors celebrated Srinagar’s first white morning of the season. Kashmir’s winter returned with force, reminding why snow in the region stops life and steals hearts.A...
India–EU FTA: Top winners and losers of the ‘mother of all trade deals’
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations for a landmark free trade agreement (FTA), ending talks that began nearly two decades ago.The “mother of all deals” is India’s 19th trade agreement and is expected to significantly boost exports to the 27-nation EU bloc while reshaping competition for several...
‘Attacked with knife’: How suspicion over relationship led to HR manager’s beheading at workplace
Accused Vinay Singh (L) hacked Minky Sharma (R) to death in their office in Agra’s Sanjay Place and disposed of the body. AGRA: A 32-year-old HR manager at a private company in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra was beheaded in her office and her legs dismembered allegedly by her lover for talking to another man. The accused...
Delhi horror: 6-year-old girl sexually assaulted; 2 boys held, one absconding
Representative Image NEW DELHI: A six-year-old girl was recently sexually assaulted, allegedly by three boys — aged between nine and 16 years — in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura.A case was registered under Pocso Act and two of the boys were apprehended. The eldest one reportedly fled to Bihar. Police are looking for him. Shelter for Stray...
Doomsday Clock is 85 seconds to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest the world has ever been to global catastrophe in its estimation. The announcement, on January 27 in Washington DC, reflects a darkening security landscape marked by eroding nuclear norms, escalating conflicts in Europe and...
‘Invited only one or two days before’: Tharoor skips another Cong meet, says he was in Dubai
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who recently missed a crucial party meeting, sparking speculation about his future with the grand old party, missed another one on Tuesday, but stated he received the invitation at a very short notice, by when he had already made plans for a visit to Dubai.“As...
