PM Modi with French president Macron (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and France would jointly manufacture the world’s first helicopter that would fly to the heights of Mount Everest.During the joint press briefing alongside French president Emmanuel Macron, PM Modi said the partnership between New Delhi and Paris...
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‘War room set up’: Vaishnaw apologises for ‘issues’ at AI Summit; what he said on absent top techies
Ashwini Vaishnaw NEW DELHI: Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday apologised for the inconvenience faced by organisers, exhibitors and visitors during the opening day of the India AI Impact Summit, assuring that all issues would be addressed and smoother arrangements ensured in the coming days.His remarks came amid reports of long queues, heavy crowds...
‘Tughlaqi Commission’ working on BJP’s behest: Mamata sharpens SIR attack on EC
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: The escalating showdown between the West Bengal government and the election commission over the intensive roll revision shows no sign of cooling, with chief minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the poll body of being “run by a political party” in an apparent allusion to the ruling BJP.In...
B’desh new govt: Hindu leader part of Rahman’s cabinet – who is Nitai Roy Chowdhury?
Nitai Roy Chowdhury (Image/X@sams_samun) Veteran politician Nitai Roy Chowdhury, a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a prominent Hindu minority face, was sworn in as a minister on Tuesday as the new government took office in Bangladesh.His induction into the 50-member cabinet marks a significant moment for minority representation in the BNP-led...
‘Warship can be sent to sea floor’: Khamenei’s blunt warning to Trump, US
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday issued a series of direct threats against President Donald Trump and the United States, saying that even the “strongest military force in the world may at times be struck so hard that it cannot get up again,” amid...
‘Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ko absent mark kar diya hai’: Principal on class 10 board exams
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ICC Photo) India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has skipped his Class 10 board examinations this year as cricketing commitments continue to take priority in his rapidly rising career. The CBSE Class 10 exams commenced on February 17 and will run until March 11, but the youngster was absent on the opening day...
Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh Prime Minister
Bangladesh National Party chief Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday. His swearing-in marks a historic moment, as he becomes the first elected male Prime Minister after decades of politics dominated by Sheikh Hasina and his mother Khaleda Zia, a period often described as the “battle of begums”.Bangladesh...
‘From arsh to farsh’: Mani Shankar Aiyar’s ‘Rahulian’ outburst and ‘uncle’ syndrome
NEW DELHI: When veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar declared that he was a “Gandhian, Nehruvian, Rajivian but not a Rahulian,” it sounded, at first glance, like another bout of his familiar provocation. But the remark, delivered amid the Congress‘s attempt to present discipline and unity ahead of key assembly elections, quickly raises larger debate about...
Amid no-handshake row, Rohit Sharma’s hug with Wasim Akram goes viral in Colombo – watch
Rohit Sharma and Wasim Akram (Image credit: X) A warm hug between Rohit Sharma and Wasim Akram stole the spotlight in Colombo — and it came amid the ongoing no-handshake row between India and Pakistan. As the two icons embraced and shared a laugh before Sunday’s high-voltage clash, the moment quickly went viral, standing in...
