Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov (AP) Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday claimed that while India had joined the QUAD alliance, which includes the United States, Japan, and Australia, solely for trade purposes the countries within the group were already attempting to organize naval and other military exercises.“We spoke to our Indian friends back…
Kannada author Banu Mushtaq celebrates her International Booker Prize win HASSAN: Writer Banu Mushtaq scripted history Wednesday, becoming the first Kannada author to win the International Booker Prize. Her short-story collection, Heart Lamp, translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, is also the first anthology to receive the prestigious award. Mushtaq, a long-time voice of resistance…
NEW DELHI: The father of Jyoti Malhotra, a YouTuber arrested by Haryana Police on alleged spying charges, has claimed that “she visited Pakistan to make videos for her YouTube channel and not for any illegal activity.” “She used to visit Pakistan and other places to shoot videos for YouTube,” Haris Malhotra told news agency ANI….
IPL trophy (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is delivering a final week full of drama, with playoff berths already sealed — but the battle for the crucial top-two spots still wide open. As the league stage winds down, the four qualified teams — Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and…
“Trip of a lifetime, meeting PM Modi was very special”: US Second Lady Usha Vance recalls India visit and her children’s experience In a captivating account at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in Washington, DC, US Second Lady Usha Vance recounted the unforgettable details of her family’s April visit to India, a journey filled with…
NEW DELHI: The Indus Waters Treaty will remain suspended “until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism”, Union Jal Shakti ministry has conveyed to the cabinet secretary in its monthly report.Though the ministry has articulated the country’s well stated position on the issue after keeping the treaty in abeyance, the communication assumes…
HYDERABAD: The sight of an elderly woman’s charred body tightly hugging four children – all of them dead – will haunt first responders Mir Zahid and Mohd Azmat for a long time.“When we managed to get inside the building and reached the first floor, we saw this woman with her arms around the kids –…
International investors with at least $5 million in capital will have access to a new “gold card” visa programme in about a week, granting permanent residency and work authorization in the United States, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced on Wednesday.Speaking at Axios’ Building the Future event in Washington, DC, Lutnick revealed that the initiative,…
Dhruv Jurel and Abhimanyu Easwaran (Getty Images) The All-India Senior Men’s Selection Committee on Friday announced the India A squad for the upcoming tour of England, marking a crucial assignment in the development pathway for future national players.As part of the tour, India A will play two four-day first-class matches against the England Lions —…
NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings‘ struggles while defending a total in IPL 2025 continued, as they lost all five matches this season when batting first. On Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals handed them another defeat, chasing down 188 with six wickets in hand at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.It was Rajasthan’s eighth win in their last ten encounters…
