Category: Events

PM Modi and Trump to work on tariff deal NEW DELHI: US senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro has said President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a “very good working relationship” and will resolve differences over the US tariff issue linked to India’s imports of Russian oil.Responding to an ANI...

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has allocated portfolios to twenty-three ministers. (File photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday allocated portfolios to the 23 ministers in his cabinet, before the state assembly’s monsoon session begins.DK Shivakumar retained key portfolios including finance, cabinet affairs, personnel and administrative reforms, intelligence, information, law and...

Gautam Gambhir’s visit to Galle (Photo by PTI and TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: Sri Lanka held a closed-door practice session on Wednesday. Although the facility remained off-limits to the public and the media, the iconic Galle Fort offered a brilliant view of the proceedings. Midway through their hit, the hosts got a surprise visitor as...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) Fresh claims have emerged linking FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s efforts to secure political backing ahead of the next FIFA presidential election with another major footballing proposal. This time, the reports centre on Mexico, with suggestions that the country’s long-discussed move away from CONCACAF and into South American...

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a new phase of protests soon NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has hinted at a fresh phase of the party’s protest campaign, saying that “Season 2” of its “Jantar-Mantar” movement will begin soon.“Many people were commenting on Instagram about when Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’...

India’s proposed Rafale deal aims to address the IAF’s fighter shortage, replace ageing aircraft until Tejas Mk-2 and AMCA are operational. (Image credit: Dasault Aviation) NEW DELHI: India last week moved a step closer to acquiring 114 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force, with French aerospace major Dassault Aviation submitting its technical and...

Imran Khan has remained largely out of public view since his imprisonment in August 2023. A noted Pakistani journalist has claimed that three senior officers at Pakistan’s General Headquarters (GHQ) expressed fears that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan may no longer be alive, while stressing that the claim remains unconfirmed. His remarks came amid...

The US intercepted intelligence indicating Iran knew Trump’s exact location in Ankara and posed a missile threat to his aircraft during the Nato summit, NYT report The US intercepted several pieces of intelligence indicating Iran knew President Donald Trump’s exact location in Ankara during the Nato summit and that there was a potential threat involving...

Pro-Kannada groups demand action on the Cauvery water dispute and other projects (Photo credit: X) BENGALURU: Karnataka is preparing for a day of protests, possible transportation disruptions and bad weather on Thursday, August 13, with the biggest event being a statewide bandh over the Cauvery water dispute.Pro-Kannada organizations have called for a 12-hour shutdown from...

Table Tennis NEW DELHI: The sports ministry on Wednesday suspended the recognition of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), citing governance issues within the national body.The ministry also asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up an ad-hoc committee to oversee the administration of table tennis in the country until a proper governance...