NEW DELHI/DHAKA: India and Bangladesh are discussing a possible bilateral visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman late next week, official sources said. Though the visit has yet to be officially confirmed, Rahman is likely to travel to India between Aug 21 and 25, in what would be his first trip to the country after taking…
NEW DELHI: Identifying agriculture and food production as the “second strength” of the seven streams (Sapta Dhara) of power that can take India to “new heights” in the next 5-7 years, PM Narendra Modi Saturday pitched for transitioning to chemical-free farming and creating integrated farm-to-export supply chains for millets, spices and fruits.“We have to move…
Tropical Storm Lala strengthened on the Big Island of Hawaii (Picture credit: AP) Hawaii’s Big Island faced the threat of its first possible direct hurricane hit in 155 years on Saturday as Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 storm, bringing powerful winds, heavy rain and dangerous surf to the region.The National Hurricane Centre said…
Georgian Raj Kapoor (Instagram) There’s a white man in Tbilisi, Georgia who sings iconic Hindi songs from Bollywood. But what surprised this Indian traveller was the soulful rendition of Raj Kapoor’s globally-famous song, “Mera Joota Hai Japani”. The video is attracting attention on social media for all the right reasons and it clearly means that…
‘Awarapan 2’ box office collection Day 2: Emraan Hashmi starrer crosses Rs 66 crore worldwide in two days; surpasses ‘Spider-Man’ in India and ‘Batwara 1947’ Emraan Hashmi‘s ‘Awarapan 2’ made it to the theatres on Friday and is receiving massive praise from the audience. The same was reflected in its box office numbers. After earning…
Australia vs Bangladesh Live Score: Bangladesh moved closer to one of the biggest wins in their Test cricket history after Australia slipped to 161-4 at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday. Australia remain 67 runs behind, with Cameron Green unbeaten on 43 and Alex Carey on 19. The hosts…
‘Vishwanath and Sons’ vs ‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections_ Suriya’s film grows 45%on day 2 Suriya and Mamitha Baiju’s ‘Vishwanath and Sons’ has shown a strong improvement at the box office on its second day. According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 22.25 crore in India on Day 2. This represents a 45.0% growth over…
New Delhi: The youth took centre stage in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address on Saturday as he unveiled a host of initiatives, including free online coaching and AI skilling, but also warned against “dimagi Naxals…looking for ways of violence and anarchy”, who, he said, must be “identified” and “isolated”.The PM’s 13th consecutive speech…
Magnus Carlsen (Image credit: Vineet Ramakrishnan/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in PARIS: Lucas had come to watch chess with his family. His wife was there, so was his young daughter and his 11-year-old son, Marius, who has been playing the game for only about a year.By the time they left the Esports World Cup arena at Paris Expo…
Devdutt Padikkal (BCCI Photo) The fabulous, fluent 131 not out off 178 balls against Sri Lanka on Saturday was more than Devdutt Padikkal’s maiden Test century. It was another comeback chapter for the resilient 26-year-old, who had waited 632 days for another India appearance.Padikkal’s career has been marked by such recoveries. After a modest 119…