NEW DELHI: In this period of global tensions, India and South Korea together send a message of peace and stability, said PM Narendra Modi as he hosted President Lee Jae Myung for bilateral talks and announced a series of initiatives to enhance the special strategic partnership between the two countries.These included the launch of an…
NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in…
PACHPADRA/JAISALMER/NEW DELHI: A day before PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate Pachpadra refinery in Balotra district of Rajasthan, a massive fire engulfed its core processing units around 1:55 pm on Monday, prompting authorities to order a probe.Fire broke out in the vicinity of the crude distillation unit (CDU) at HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL),…
NEW DELHI: Observing that reckless and baseless allegations made against judges strike at the very foundation of judicial independence, which cannot be allowed, the SC on Monday refused to interfere in contempt proceedings against a lawyer who had made various accusations against a sitting judge of the Bombay high court, including that he was associated…
NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff general Anil Chauhan is currently on a three-day visit to Britain to deepen military cooperation and boost defence industry partnerships between India and the UK.This is the first official visit by an Indian CDS to Britain and marks the fifth senior UK-India military engagement this year, following the UK…
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to issue a fresh notification for laying down the test requirements for vehicles that can run on almost 100 per cent ethanol (E100) and petrol, a move that would encourage automobile manufacturers to produce Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs).While the road transport ministry, in December 2022, had notified the “applicability of…
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is one of the most admired writers and humorists in American literature. He has been admired for his sharp wit, honest observations and ability to express deep truths in simple words. With his iconic novels, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he portrayed aspects…
US President Donald Trump, in a self-congratulatory statement, claimed that the United States is “winning the US-Iran by a lot.” Asserting that the American military operations have severely weakened Tehran’s capabilities as he further accused some of the US media of misrepresenting the situation and misleading the people into believing that the US is losing….
Earlier this week, Elon Musk once again proposed a universal basic high income stating that it can be the ‘best way’ to deal with job losses caused by artificial intelligence (AI). Musk’s post started a debate leaving many economists “baffled”. Debating the Tesla CEO’s proposal, one user named Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee shared an X…
Who is Lord Michael Farmer? Laura Loomer targets Candace Owens father in law as feud turns personal (Image via Getty) Candace Owens and Laura Loomer’s online fight has now pulled in a new name, Candace Owens’ father-in-law, Lord Michael Farmer. What started as a back-and-forth between two conservative voices has turned more personal, with both…
