NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) submarine building facility in Kiel, where he was briefed on advanced naval technologies and capabilities. He was accompanied by German defence minister Boris Pistorius during the visit to the shipbuilding facility.The visit comes as India moves closer to finalising its nearly Rs…
NEW DELHI: Former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri is set to be named the new vice-chairman of Niti Aayog, replacing Suman Bery. Gobardhan Das, the director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, is to be nominated as a member of the govt’s premier think tank. Lahiri is currently a BJP MLA…
NEW DELHI: Seven of the 10 Rajya Sabha MPs of AAP, including Raghav Chadha and ex-international cricketer Harbhajan Singh, joined BJP on Friday, in a jolt to the party ahead of next year’s election in Punjab, the only state where it is in office. This comes at a time when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal…
The most well-known Twitch creator iGumdrop has entered into a new level in her career, as she is currently one of the contestants of the sixteenth season of MasterChef. The thing that iGumdrop is well known for is her food recipes which she streams on different social media channels. With over two million followers on…
NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted to the secretary general a fresh notice seeking to move a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner on the ground of “proven misbehaviour”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both LS and RS were rejected by the speaker and the…
View of Piazza del Popolo in Rome, where curved architectural design can allow sound to travel across the square in unexpected ways. In parts of Rome, a whisper can travel far beyond where it is spoken. Stand near a curved wall or beneath a vast dome and even a quiet voice can carry clearly across…
As Messi takes control of UE Cornellà, he joins Ronaldo in Spanish football as club owners in rival roles.(Image via Getty) At a time when most players are years into retirement and settled into coaching or punditry, 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is choosing his final act carefully, with three clear goals still on his agenda. The…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday hailed the record 92 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections as a sign of robust democratic process in the country, after dealing with petitions challenging the special intensive revision, and deploying judicial officers for a fair scrutiny. A bench of Chief…
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has stirred a row after using a stand-up style joke to mock FBI Director Kash Patel and calling him incompetent.The clip was shared by commentator Richard Hanania on X and shows Fishback criticising Patel’s competence while comparing him to a failed food delivery investigation. In the short excerpt, Fishback…
NEW DELHI: Renowned legal experts highlighted the Tenth Schedule’s inability to stop political defections when they acquire the scale of “merger” and said joining of BJP by seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs led by Raghav Chadha would not fall foul of the anti-defection law, which approves two-thirds of a legislature party to break away and…