The government should ramp up efforts on programmes like the Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT to promote greener urban development and strengthen ecological resilience, a new report by the State Bank of India (SBI) recommended.According to the report, these initiatives are crucial in managing India’s rapid urban growth while safeguarding the environment. It explained that…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan, calling for its nuclear weapons to be placed under international supervision and warning that India’s patience with cross-border terrorism has ended. Speaking in Srinagar during his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after Operation Sindoor, Singh said…
Despite being banned on most social media platforms, a provocative new single by Ye, the rapper also known as Kanye West, remains on Elon Musk‘s X platform, where it has millions of views.Ye’s latest track references the words of the Nazi salute “Heil Hitler” (“Hail Hitler”), which was used while Adolf Hitler was in power….
Trump claimed personal credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. India has been projecting itself as a cautious player in US President Donald Trump‘s global tariff war-measured, diplomatic, and reluctant to escalate. But that script is changing fast. This week, New Delhi lodged a formal complaint against the United States at the World Trade…
Haryana Board of School Education reveals poor Class 12 results. Many schools recorded very low pass rates. Eighteen schools had zero students passing. The Board sent a list of 100 underperforming schools to the Directorate of Education. ROHTAK: Following the declaration of Class 12 board exam results by the Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE),…
Retired Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has named Jasprit Bumrah as his preferred choice to lead India in Test cricket, while acknowledging that Shubman Gill is emerging as the most popular candidate. Speaking on his YouTube channel Ash Ki Baat, Ashwin also highlighted the leadership vacuum in the Indian side and called for a more structured…
NEW DELHI: A fierce corporate battle has broken out in online travel space, with serious national security undertones.EaseMyTrip founder Nishant Pitti has accused rival MakeMyTrip of endangering defence personnel by allegedly sharing booking data through a platform he claimed is “majorly owned by China”. In a provocative post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday evening,…
FILE – India’s Virat Kohli gestures to a member of a crowd during play on the first day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, File) ‘No 18’ retires from the longest format of the sport as India’s…
Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army. NEW DELHI: The Army conducted a comprehensive integrated field training exercise named ‘Teesta Prahar’ at the Teesta field firing range. The exercise demonstrated the force’s operational capability and synchronisation between combat and support arms in river-based terrain, as depicted in a video shared by by the Defence PRO.The drill…
**EDS, YEARENDERS 2024: PARIS OLYMPICS** **EDS: COMBO PHOTO** Paris: In this combo photo, (L-R) Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem and India’s Neeraj Chopra celebrate after their respective second attempts during the men’s javelin throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France. Nadeem won the gold medal and Chopra won the silver medal in the event….
