Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (Photo/ICC) NEW DELHI: India reached the ICC Under-19 World Cup final after beating Afghanistan by seven wickets on Wednesday in Harare, riding on a century from Aaron George and half-centuries from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre. India will face England in the final on Friday. This will be India’s 10th appearance in an...
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‘What will PM reply to?’ Cong reacts to PM’s missed speech; calls it pointless without LoP’s address
Jai Ram Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday said that the bigger issue was that leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha rather than the prime minister not being able to do so, as the PM’s reply depended on questions raised by the LoP, and without them, no...
Jaishankar–Rubio talks signal strategic reset as India, US eye critical minerals pact
. The TOI correspondent from Washington: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met with US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday in a deliberate effort by both sides to move ties beyond a narrowly transactional trade agreement and anchor it in longer-term strategic priorities, notably critical minerals, supply chains and the Indo-Pacific.Coming on the heels...
Drunk techie strips naked outside Bangalore Club, blocks car, fights cops
55-year-old techie, under the influence of alcohol, stood stark naked at the Lavelle Road entrance to the iconic Bangalore Club BENGALURU: A 55-year-old techie, under the influence of alcohol, stood stark naked at the Lavelle Road entrance to the iconic Bangalore Club on Monday afternoon, tried to block a car and fought with security personnel...
India-US trade deal: How Delhi’s behind-the-scenes push cracked Trump tariff wall
(Photo credit: Agencies) US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 2 surprised everyone with the India–US trade deal, announcing a reduction in tariffs on Indian goods entering the American market from 50% to 18%, lower than those faced by most Asian neighbours.Trump also confirmed that the punitive 25% duty imposed on...
If India stops buying Russian oil, what it could mean for Moscow’s revenues — explained
Russia could face a sharp drop in oil revenues if US President Donald Trump succeeds in pushing India to scale back or halt purchases of Russian crude, potentially forcing Moscow to cut prices to attract alternative buyers, analysts and traders told Reuters.The development comes after Trump said a recent US-India trade deal included provisions linked...
‘Won’t be bullied, willing to wait out Trump’s term for trade deal, Doval told Rubio’
NEW DELHI: As India is finalising the details of its trade deal with the US, a report suggested that the Narendra Modi-led government was willing to wait out US President Donald Trump‘s term for the trade agreement and Washington was also informed of the same.According to a report by news outlet Bloomberg, national security adviser...
Animal Park to begin mid-2027 shoot, Ranbir Kapoor to play double role
Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga has finally shared the update fans have been waiting for. The director has confirmed that ‘Animal Park’, the sequel to his 2023 blockbuster ‘Animal’, will go on floors in mid-2027. The announcement has reignited excitement around the universe led by Ranbir Kapoor, whose character Ranvijay Singh left a lasting impact in...
‘Movers, shaker, and beggars’: Pakistan’s national meltdown over the India-US trade deal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) The received wisdom in Washington circles has been that Pakistan has ‘played’ Donald Trump better than its Indian counterpart. This has included praising Donald Trump to high heavens at every turn, nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize with every breath, offering him (snake?)...
Art of the deal: How India turned from ‘Maharaja of tariffs’ to global trade hub
“Prime Minister Modi and I are two people that get things done,” Donald Trump said on Monday, announcing that India and the United States had reached a trade deal after nearly a year of negotiations. Trump announced it in his trademark style on Truth Social, and with this, the “immediate” tariff reduction to 18% marked...
