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100+ eminent Indians, Pakistanis urge PM Modi, Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue

Over 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan have appealed to PM Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue. NEW DELHI: More than 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan, including former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have jointly appealed to Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to...

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dubbed ‘almost unplayable’ as England receive major warning

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Getty Images) Former England spinner Graeme Swann believes England could face a daunting challenge if teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is handed his long-awaited India debut in the upcoming T20I series, describing the youngster as a batter who has looked “almost unplayable” in recent times. Although Sooryavanshi is yet to feature for India, he...

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India, Pakistan exchange prisoner lists; India seeks repatriation of 188 nationals

India Pakistan share prisoner exchange lists India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civil prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody on Wednesday, a biannual exercise carried out under the provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed between the two countries in 2008.The exchange took place simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad,...

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Degrees of denial: Paris blames US for climate change in heated exchange

Heatwave has left France counting more than 1,300 deaths in a few weeks (Picture credit: Reuters) TOI correspondant from Washington: Welcome to Planet Barbecue, where the latest transatlantic spat between the US and Europe comes via Paris – with heat – courtesy the city’s deputy mayor Audrey Pulvar, who is blaming Americans, and their enthusiastic...

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Russia turns to India for gasoline as fuel shortages deepen after Ukrainian strikes

India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, received around 2.70 million barrels of Russian oil per day in June. Russia has begun importing gasoline by sea from India as it seeks to ease fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure, two industry sources told news agency Reuters on Wednesday.The shortages have spread across...

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Ukraine takes the war to Moscow: Why Kyiv unleashed its biggest attacks after G7 summit

NEW DELHI: Within days of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s meetings with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations in France, Ukraine launched one of its biggest long-range drone campaigns since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The strikes reached hundreds of kilometres inside Russian territory, hitting oil refineries, fuel depots, defence industries, communications...

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Govt warns of strict action amid fraud concerns over WhatsApp usernames

WhatsApp username feature The government has issued a stern warning to WhatsApp over its upcoming ‘username’ feature, cautioning that messaging platforms will be held legally responsible if new updates create loopholes for cyber fraud and public deception/ impersonation. Citing people familiar with the matter, news agency PTI reported that the government will assess potential risks...

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