Spread the love The United States alleged that China was using environmental and legal justifications to advance broader maritime claims across the South China Sea. The United States has rejected China’s attempts to enforce what it called a destabilising “national nature reserve” at Scarborough Reef. It said that Beijing is using environmental and legal measures to strengthen its territorial claims...
Jadeja’s Kuldeep imitation leaves Gambhir in splits – Watch
Spread the love Ravindra Jadeja’s Kuldeep Yadav imitation leaves Gautam Gambhir in splits (Screengrab) Ravindra Jadeja brought some light-hearted fun to India’s warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo when he imitated Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling action from the stands.The moment became even more entertaining when head coach Gautam Gambhir was caught laughing at Jadeja’s near-perfect act.The commentator summed...
Agni-4 fills key gaps in India’s missile arsenal, strengthens China deterrence
Spread the love The missile uses an advanced guidance system and moving nozzles to keep the missile on the correct path and hit its target with high accuracy NEW DELHI: Nuclear-capable Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile — whose user trial was successfully conducted by Strategic Force Command from Chandipur off Odisha coast last Thursday — is important for India as it...
Vance calls PM after US Senate passes 100% tariff bill, discusses boosting ties
Spread the love The call took place around the time the US Senate passed a bill that seeks to impose 100% tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for purchasing oil from Russia NEW DELHI: US Vice President JD Vance called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday as the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening cooperation...
Government appoints 30 judges to high courts of Calcutta, MP, Karnataka, Madras
Spread the love In the latest notifications, of the 30 appointments, seven are judicial officers who have been elevated to the HC benches, while 23 are advocates NEW DELHI: The law ministry notified the appointments of 30 judges for the high courts of Madras, Calcutta, Karnataka and MP on Saturday. The highest number of 15 judges have been appointed in...
Captain of turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight may have failed dope test
Spread the love The Airbus A320 with 145 people on board had encountered severe turbulence near Odisha and then suddenly dropped 300 feet. NEW DELHI: The captain operating Air India’s turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight on Tuesday (Aug 4) reportedly tested positive in a psychoactive substances (dope) test conducted on arrival, according to multiple sources. The airline did not confirm or deny...
Proposed MDR for UPI transactions will be nominal, says government
Spread the love Government officials have indicated that MDR of 0.25% to 0.4% may be allowed for UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, with a ceiling on the charge. NEW DELHI: The government said on Saturday that the proposed merchant discount rate (MDR) for UPI transactions will be nominal and apply only to a limited set of merchants for transactions above...
Government spending on education below Unesco’s 15% standard
Spread the love The scorecard concludes that, on average, countries are “moving away” from the public education expenditure benchmarks of at least 4% of GDP or 15% of total public expenditure. NEW DELHI: India remains just above Unesco’s minimum GDP benchmark for education, but the sector’s share in government spending has slipped below the prescribed threshold. Education accounts for 4.1%...
6 years after NDA exit, Punjab’s SAD backs delimitation push
Spread the love Badal’s announcement conveyed the government’s efforts to realign the numbers in its favour this time round, after a similar exercise was defeated in the last session by a joint opposition, which has since been considerably weakened NEW DELHI: A day after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday reversed...
IN-SPACe moves to privatise operations of Rs 986 cr spaceport
Spread the love To identify a suitable industry partner, IN-SPACe has issued an expression of interest (EoI) inviting proposals from eligible Indian entities to operate and manage the new launch complex, which is being built primarily for launches involving small rockets. BENGALURU: Space promoter-cum-regulator IN-SPACe has begun the process of handing over the operations and management of the Rs 986-crore...
