NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hit back at Pakistan’s latest water-related scare narrative, calling it a “baseless attempt” to incite fear over a hypothetical situation involving the Brahmaputra River.Responding to the provocative question, “What if China stops the Brahmaputra’s water to India?”, Sarma issued a fact-driven rebuttal in a strongly…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Saturday dismissed the plea filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to stay trial court proceedings in the alleged ‘land-for-jobs’ corruption case. The case, investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), centres on accusations that Yadav granted railway jobs in…
India’s precision strikes severely damage Pakistan’s Nur Khan air base (ANI) NEW DELHI: Deep precision airstrikes with BrahMos supersonic missiles and other standoff weapons on several crucial airbases in Pakistan early Saturday proved to be decisive in the escalating hostilities between the two nations, causing the US to step in and push for a truce.India…
CHENNAI/MUMBAI: India Cements’ new promoter, UltraTech Cement, will need to sell about 7 per cent of its stake, worth over Rs 667 crore, to meet the minimum public shareholding rules set by the capital market regulator. UltraTech currently owns about 82 per cent of India Cements, and the rules mandate that listed companies must have…
Union civil aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said during a briefing on Saturday that a three-month deadline has been set to complete the probe into the fatal Air India flight 171 crash that occurred at Ahmedabad in Gujarat on June 12.The minister also shared…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, alleging that he had visited Pakistan on “ISI’s invitation” and worked closely with the establishment.Speaking to reporters, Sarma claimed, “Gaurav Gogoi visited Pakistan on an invitation of the ISI. For the first time, I am saying…
Cricket’s unpredictable nature was on full display during a Big Cricket League (BCL) match in Surat, Gujarat, as a rare and bizarre moment involving batter Chirag Gandhi went viral on social media. The incident, which occurred on December 15 last year during a match between UP Brij Stars and MP Tigers, left players, umpires and…
A chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province wa shit by a powerful blast on Tuesday around noon (local time), with dark smoke billowing from the location, state broadcaster CCTV reported, quoted by the Associated Press.The incident occurred at Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co., situated within an industrial park in Weifang city. The facility is known…
AP EAMCET hall ticket 2025: The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has released the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture, and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (AP EAMCET) hall ticket on May 12, 2025. Candidates who have registered for the AP EAMCET exam can access their admit cards through the official website- cets.apsche.ap.gov.in.To download the…
A new kid in our solar system? Hunt for mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ offers a surprise PARIS: It’s an evocative idea that has long bedevilled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the edge of our solar system, evading all our efforts to spot it.Some astronomers say the strange, clustered orbits…
