NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah will launch a nationwide “Drug Disposal Fortnight Campaign” this Friday to facilitate the destruction of more than 2 lakh kg of confiscated narcotics valued at Rs 6,000 crore.The sweeping operation will anchor the 10th Apex-Level Meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre, which comes as govt prepares to unveil its…
MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said it is “premature” to talk about an interest rate hike, pushing back against market expectations that had begun pricing in tighter monetary policy. He emphasised that the central bank has made no such signal and remains firmly data-dependent amid persistent global uncertainty.In an interview with ET Now,…
Football loves its goalscorers. On a good day, it makes room for the manager. Rarely, though, does the spotlight stretch deep into the coaching staff. Yet in Houston, the most compelling story from Portugal’s 5-0 demolition of World Cup debutants Uzbekistan was not Cristiano Ronaldo‘s record-breaking “I’m back” moment. It unfolded on the touchline, when…
The search for the next James Bond is reportedly entering a its second phase, with producers and director Denis Villeneuve narrowing down candidates to play 007.According to Deadline, actors have started receiving notifications about a next round of auditions, scheduled to take in August. Although unconfirmed, the report states that Villeneuve has been personally reaching…
In the previous trading session, Interglobe Aviation Ltd surged to a closing price of 5207.2, marking a strong gain of 4.95%. Adani Enterprises Ltd advanced 3.60% to close at 3069.7, while Trent Ltd followed with a 3.31% increase, ending at 3247. Tech Mahindra Ltd rose 3.25% to 1461.6, and Bajaj Finance Ltd climbed 2.97% to…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and his parents NEW DELHI: The biggest question ahead of India’s first T20I against Ireland on Friday is whether teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will make his international debut.The 15-year-old has generated enormous excitement since being named in India’s squad, and fans are eagerly waiting to see if he gets an opportunity in the…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday demanded an FIR against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and some state govt officials under the state’s newly enacted anti-sacrilege law as it showed purported visuals and text messages involving the accused, including cops, in the case of fabrication of a forensic report to reject a video allegedly showing Mann defiling…
Venezuela earthquake, Japan quake, California earthquake (Image credit: X) Three powerful earthquakes struck different parts of the world within hours on Thursday, with twin earthquakes hitting Venezuela, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shaking northeastern Japan and a magnitude 5.6 quake striking northern California, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). While the cluster of seismic events…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and his counterpart US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spent the last two days reviewing the progress of the trade deal with market access, digital trade, supply chain resilience, reduction of non-tariff barriers and expanded cooperation in strategic sectors being on the table.While the initial tranche of the…
Former American football player Michele Grella hasn’t minced words and believes that, despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s two goals against Uzbekistan the other night, he doesn’t deserve any comparisons with Argentine genius Lionel Messi. One has to admit that Michele Grella was quite dismissive about Cristiano Ronaldo. (Reuters and AFP Images) Grella, who played a lot of…
