Japan PM Sanae Takaichi arrives in Delhi for official India visit NEW DELHI: Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to India and was received at the airport by union minister Jitendra Singh.Takaichi is scheduled to hold formal talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday…
Raj Thackeray (File photo) NEW DELHI: Accusing the BJP of “engineering” political defections across the country, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday warned the saffron party that it would eventually face the “consequences” of the “precedents” it was setting.The MNS chief’s remarks came at a time when Shiv Sena (UBT), led by…
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old graphic designer from Maharashtra’s Beed district has been held “captive” in Myanmar for nearly a month and forced to work 16-18 hours a day in cyber fraud operations, police said on Wednesday.The Beed cyber police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unidentified agents and individuals based on a complaint…
Forest & Environment Department, Sikkim Govt, and WWF-India NEW DELHI: In what represents only the second photographic record of Eurasian lynx — a medium-sized wild cat distinguished by its characteristic ear tufts and short tail — in the entire eastern Himalayan region, the species was photographed by a camera trap deployed at 5,250 metres on…
BENGALURU: Twelve Indian startups and research institutions have been selected for funding and mentoring under a joint India-UK programme to develop technologies aimed at tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment, an increasingly recognised public health challenge.The winners were announced under the 2025-26 call of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms’ (C-CAMP) programme on…
Bengaluru daycare abuse case: FIR filed against five caregivers over alleged mistreatment of toddlers. Russia imports Indian gasoline as Ukrainian strikes trigger fuel shortages and rising prices. France-US climate row erupts after Paris official blames America’s AC culture for warming. Tamil Nadu TVK and DMK trade horse-trading allegations amid MLA poaching claims. Seven IPL teams…
‘BJP betrayed both Ram & Constitution’: Akhilesh Yadav attacks BJP over Ayodhya row NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday attacked BJP, accusing it of betraying both Lord Ram and the Constitution, while taking a sarcastic swipe at those allegedly involved in the Ayodhya Temple embezzlement case.Addressing a press conference at the party…
NEW DELHI: A private security agency, six of whose recruits are among the eight people arrested in the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation “theft” case, on Wednesday denied any involvement in the alleged embezzlement of offerings, saying it had deployed personnel for the State Bank of India (SBI) at the bank’s request.The clarification came amid the…
Over 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan have appealed to PM Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue. NEW DELHI: More than 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan, including former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have jointly appealed to Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to…
India Pakistan share prisoner exchange lists India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civil prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody on Wednesday, a biannual exercise carried out under the provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed between the two countries in 2008.The exchange took place simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad,…
