Prime Minister Modi sought to position India as an open economy. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday said that the world has virtually junked globalisation, and underlined the need for India to move towards building a strong manufacturing base and being part of the global value chain, while reaffirming his commitment to reforms.Hitting out at…
File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: Reuters) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang’s close ties with Russia, telling President Vladimir Putin that he is proud of the relationship between the two countries as North Korea marked the anniversary of its liberation from Japanese…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court, which has recently become the preferred place to secure “personality rights”, has raised concerns over the expanding nature of such rights.While hearing a suit filed in 2023 over “misleading” YouTube content about the health and private life of Aradhya Bachchan, the minor daughter of actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya…
Patiala: The false ceiling of a hall at Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala, a top centre of Sports Authority of India, collapsed during an Independence Day function on Saturday, injuring three students, reports Bharat Khanna.Videos of the cave-in show members of the audience scrambling to safety.“No one sustained any major injury….
For the first time, Vande Mataram was rendered from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the Independence Day celebrations on Saturday as the country marked 150 years of the national song.The ceremony also saw 2,500 NCC cadets and MY Bharat volunteers form the words “Vande Mataram” at the venue. Around 5,000 achievers and grassroots…
NEW DELHI: Congress lashed out at PM Narendra Modi Saturday over his remarks on “dimagi Naxals”, calling it a sign of desperation.Congress’ RS MP Jairam Ramesh said, “First he called his opponents ‘urban naxals.’ Now he calls them ‘dimagi naxals.’ It is a sure sign of his desperation. It is a separate matter that he…
Qatar denies detaining three Iranian pilots (representative image) Qatar on Saturday denied Iranian claims that its forces were holding three Iranian military pilots captured after their fighter jets were downed during a March operation, saying the allegations were misleading and came at a sensitive time amid efforts to ease regional tensions.Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed…
New Delhi: For home minister Amit Shah, the defining moment of the 80th Independence Day celebrations came before the policy promises and development targets — with the strains of ‘Vande Mataram’ at the Red Fort.Calling its rendition a “historic” first since Independence, he said the moment gave him “goosebumps” and filled his “entire being with…
NEW DELHI/DHAKA: India and Bangladesh are discussing a possible bilateral visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman late next week, official sources said. Though the visit has yet to be officially confirmed, Rahman is likely to travel to India between Aug 21 and 25, in what would be his first trip to the country after taking…
Tropical Storm Lala strengthened on the Big Island of Hawaii (Picture credit: AP) Hawaii’s Big Island faced the threat of its first possible direct hurricane hit in 155 years on Saturday as Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 storm, bringing powerful winds, heavy rain and dangerous surf to the region.The National Hurricane Centre said…