Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The country Narendra Modi flew into on Sunday is one of European Union’s more restless members — a Nato state whose prime minister has courted Vladimir Putin, balked at arming Ukraine and kept a wary eye on Washington’s tariffs.That Modi chose this moment to visit Slovakia, becoming the first Indian prime minister to do so...

Spread the love       Congress general secretary KC Venugopal (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Stoking the growing public chatter over merger of breakaway outfits with Congress, the AICC has expressed its readiness to accept its erstwhile members into the party fold.AICC general secretary (organisation) and Rahul Gandhi confidant K C Venugopal told TOI, “Everybody who believes in the Congress ideology can come...

Spread the love       Zahed ur Rahman NEW DELHI/DHAKA: In what is likely to further aggravate India-Bangladesh tensions, Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s adviser Zahed ur Rahman flew out of Delhi airport in a huff, after a dispute with immigration authorities who held him for “verification” because of his controversial statements about India in the past.While Zahed exited taking a flight to...

Spread the love       A visual of the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello attacked by US forces near Strait of Hormuz on June 10. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Palau-flagged vessel MT Settebello at the centre of the India-US standoff had ignored close to 60 verbal warnings before it came under fire from US forces last week, said a US official. The attack...

Spread the love       File photo (AP) NEW DELHI: The West Asia conflict has quietly altered India’s trade map. During April-May 2025, Oman was the 30th largest source of imports for India. In the first two months of the current financial year, helped by energy, Oman moved up to 10th spot, thanks to a 3.8 times jump in imports to $3.4...

Spread the love       File photo NEW DELHI: With less than a week left for the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam on June 21, social media platforms were flooded on Sunday and Monday with complaints from candidates struggling to download admit cards, facing refund-related confusion and reporting technical glitches on the National Testing Agency portal.NTA said it is working towards resolving all issues,...

Spread the love       BABY STEPS: Around 175 passengers on board the 50-minute flight from Lucknow became Noida airport’s first inbound flyers On Board 6E 2278: 8.05am, June 15: A short hop on a medium-range aircraft was a giant leap for Delhi-NCR. As IndiGo’s inaugural Lucknow-Noida flight landed Monday morning to a water cannon salute, the code ‘DXN’ made a quiet...

Spread the love       File photo NEW DELHI: The safe transit of India-bound LNG carrier Disha through the Strait of Hormuz Monday has raised expectations for safe and swift passage of another 34 Indian- and foreign-flagged ships, stranded in the Persian Gulf, to sail to Indian ports, as the US and Iran have announced a decision to sign a peace deal.While...

Spread the love       Representative photo NEW DELHI: A first of its kind study brings into focus the challenges faced by elderly persons of 60 and above in rural areas due to climate risks like heat waves, floods and droughts. A significant 78% of older persons surveyed experienced at least one climate-related hazard in the last three years – heatwaves (45%),...

Spread the love       A US military aircraft crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, located north of Los Angeles, on Monday morning, according to a statement posted by the base on social media.“A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 am.,” the base said on Facebook. “Emergency crews immediately responded to the...