Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and PM Modi The Congress party on Wednesday called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the Trump administration’s persistent claims regarding its role in brokering the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire.“The Prime Minister should let the country know whether it is true that the US Commerce Secretary Howard Luttnick filed a statement…
NEW DELHI: BJP legislator Thokchom Radheshyam Singh on Wednesday claimed that 44 MLAs in Manipur are prepared to form a new government, following a meeting with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan.Singh, accompanied by nine other MLAs, said the group had conveyed to the governor their readiness to form a government in line with…
PANCHKULA: From a failed scrap-material processing plant in Baddi to an unsuccessful tour and travel business in Dehradun and eventually working as a driver in the Panchkula region, 42-year-old Praveen Mittal’s life was marked by a series of financial setbacks and debts running into several crores. In a tragic culmination of this long struggle, Praveen…
Protesters listen to Harvard University students speak at a protest against President Donald Trump’s recent sanctions against Harvard in front of Science Center Plaza. Hundreds of Harvard University students staged a mass protest Tuesday after the US President Donald Trump’s administration announced it would cancel all remaining federal contracts with the university, an aggressive move…
CHENNAI: Around 180 passengers on board an Air India flight from Singapore had a narrow escape on Wednesday morning after the aircraft was forced to abort landing just moments before touchdown at Chennai airport.The Airbus, scheduled to land at 10.15am, descended to nearly 200 feet before the pilots initiated a go-around due to a high…
Bengaluru: A Hebbal traffic cop was found riding pillion without wearing a helmet while on duty on a department bike. The incident took place around noon on May 24 near the Hebbal ring road junction. A commuter clicked a photograph of the violation and uploaded it on social media, prompting police to impose a fine…
India-US trade deal: The focus remains on securing an interim trade arrangement before finalising the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. (AI image) India-US trade deal: A bilateral trade agreement between US President Donald Trump-led US and PM Narendra Modi-led India could be sealed as early as the end of June. A delegation of…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently mandated all affiliated schools to implement the language instruction guidelines outlined in the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-2023), effective from the academic session 2025–26. Central to the guidelines is the “mother-tongue first” approach, a directive that has garnered both admiration and apprehension. In a…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday took a veiled dig at actor Kamal Haasan for his recent remarks about the Kannada language, calling out the actor’s alleged ignorance of Kannada’s rich history.Read also: ‘Tamil gave birth to Kannada’: Kamal Hassan remarks triggers massive rowResponding to Haasan’s reported statement that “Kannada is born out…
NEW DELHI: Panic. Screams. And nearly 50 feet above the ground, a terrifying wait for rescue.A video now circulating online shows the heart-stopping moments after a roller coaster ride named Topgun abruptly froze mid-air at an amusement park on Chennai’s East Coast Road.Around 6pm on Monday evening, what began as a thrill turned into a…