Category: Events

Sanchez, Meloni clash over Ceuta migrant influx as Schengen dispute escalates Spain has imposed temporary border checks on air and sea travel from Italy as tensions between the two EU countries escalate over migration. Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni appeared at odds over the EU’s migration policy.According to the BBC,...

Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees. NEW DELHI: Friday was the season’s wettest day in many parts of Delhi, and the fourth straight rainy day, testing the capital’s infrastructure to the maximum.There was familiar traffic chaos as many arterial stretches were flooded, particularly in south...

Iran will seek to bar US and Israeli ships from entering the Strait of Hormuz Iran will seek to bar US and Israeli ships from entering the Strait of Hormuz and require compensation from hostile countries before they’re allowed to sail through it, according to media reports on a proposed Iran-Oman deal to manage the...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami; and Rishabh Pant (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant made a rather unusual public appeal in the early hours of Saturday, directly requesting Uttarakhand Chief MinisterPushkar Singh Dhami to help him acquire land in the state so he can shift his base from Delhi and build his...

Kharge demands Amit Shah’s statement in Rajya Sabha; Rijiju says “opposition will not decide which minister comes to House” NEW DELHI: Amid continuing opposition protests lampooning home minister Amit Shah for his “absence” from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju Friday said the opposition cannot decide which minister will come...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan has praised teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the youngster’s fearless batting and ability to perform at such a young age make him special.Speaking to news agency ANI, Dhawan said it is a big achievement for a 15-year-old to reach the international level and deliver consistent performances. He also...

‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections day 16: Thalapathy Vijay’s film earns Rs 1.18 crore; 26.2% drop from Day 15 Thalapathy Vijay‘s ‘Jana Nayagan’ witnessed another decline in its box office earnings on its third Friday. The film added Rs 1.18 crore to its India net collection on Day 16. This came after the film earned...

Since its establishment under an Act of Parliament in 1996, TDB has relied upon independent expert committees rather than individual officials for evaluating technology proposals NEW DELHI: The government on Friday said the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund is being implemented through a robust institutional framework with “stringent conflict-of-interest safeguards” in place, highlighting that...

The criticism came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed an agreement that would treat an attack on one country as an attack on all three An Iranian lawmaker on Friday criticised the new defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan,...

R Ashwin and Sanjay Manjrekar (Agency Image) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that sharp criticism from Sanjay Manjrekar early in his career left him deeply hurt, but eventually became one of the biggest turning points in his journey as an international cricketer.Ashwin admitted that he was upset after Manjrekar questioned his fitness following...