New York: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat speaks at ‘One World, One Humanity’ faith leaders’ conference, in New York, USA. (PTI image) NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that a person cannot claim to be a Hindu while believing that there should be no Muslims in Bharat.Speaking at the ‘One World…
England’s water network buckles under sudden summer drought (Representative image) The severe “flash drought” that has gripped England is pushing an already struggling water network toward breaking point — and it’s showing no sign of easing. The situation is particularly dire in the southeast, where one of the wettest ever winters had replenished reservoirs and…
Risk of lake burst near Nepal disaster site wanes (Representative image) The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border, where a devastating flood struck earlier this week, has eased, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, as it appears to have shrunk. Satellite images from Thursday to Saturday morning suggest…
Russia is teaching its children to fight the wars of the future Students returning to Russian schools next week will discover a change to their civics courses that puts military training at the heart of the lessons. The mandatory classes for teenagers include learning about the main types of armaments including machine guns, anti-tank weapons…
US set to take control of major portion of Venezuelan oil wealth The US is set to take majority control over a huge amount of Venezuela’s oil wealth in an unprecedented manoeuvre that officials said would create the world’s second-largest private oil company by reserves and secure American petroleum supplies for decades to come.President Donald…
President Donald Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow this week, in a bid…
‘Unity in diversity in Bharat’s DNA: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, addressing around 5,000 members of Indian-American organisations at Madison Square Garden in New York, spoke about unity, pluralism, individual responsibility and the obligations of the Indian diaspora, while arguing that material success alone cannot define a…
Those in favour of the alliance have drawn strength fromModi’s meeting with Badal, on Aug 7, and the subsequent talks between the two parties NEW DELHI: BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are likely to revive their alliance for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls, with both parties acknowledging that it could be their best bet…
Slippages on Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway point to design issue, not construction defect; stretches will need bottom-up rebuild. (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Slippages on sections of the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway within days of its inauguration point to a design issue, not a construction defect, a top govt official has said, adding that simple patchwork repairs will not solve…
Air India Express passenger from Phuket arrested at Bengaluru for allegedly hiding narcotics in overhead panel and lavatory bin. (Representational Image) NEW DELHI: A passenger flying from Phuket to Bengaluru Friday allegedly tried to conceal narcotics in the overhead oxygen mask panel of Air India Express flight (IX 903). Sources say he was allegedly carrying…