Trilateral energy boost as Nepal resumes hydropower supply to Bangladesh via India Nepal resumed its cross-border hydropower supply to Bangladesh via the Indian electricity grid at midnight, kicking off a new seasonal trade cycle under a landmark trilateral co-operation agreement.“This season, the new season of power trade will start from midnight today. The agreement stipulates…
Off the coast of Georgia, the Atlantic flattens into long pale stretches of sand that seem to go on without hurry. Marshland folds into forest, forest gives way to dune, and nothing holds a fixed line for long. Cumberland Island sits in that blur between land and water, reached only by ferry and left just…
A BJP Yuva Morcha functionary was killed in Dehradun following a dispute over irrigation water, escalating into an attack on his family DEHRADUN: A BJP Yuva Morcha functionary was killed after a dispute over irrigation water from a public tubewell in Dehradun’s Sahaspur area escalated into an attack on his family on Saturday evening, with…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi to felicitate farmers who gave land for Noida International Airport LUCKNOW: Following the commencement of commercial flight operations at Noida International Airport in Jewar on Monday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to felicitate farmers who contributed their land for the project upon their arrival in Lucknow on the…
Several students at Stanford University staged a walkout during Google CEO Sundar Pichai‘s commencement address on Sunday, protesting the tech giant’s cloud-computing contract with the Israeli government.Around 200 students left Stanford Stadium as Pichai, an alumnus of the university, began speaking. Many carried Palestinian flags and banners, chanting “Free, free Palestine,” according to reports. The…
KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister VD Satheesan on Sunday came down heavily on the vice-chancellors (VCs) of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi and Malayalam universities for attending an event at which Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat was a guest.In a Facebook post, Satheesan said that the VCs should apologise to the state for their action.“The participation of…
TMC MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Satabdi Roy, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Mala Roy, Yusuf Pathan, and others meet Union minister and BJP leader Bhupender Yadav at his residence, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: A little-known political outfit that struggled to make an impact in the 2023 Tripura assembly elections has suddenly found itself at the centre of…
TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in Bengal school jobs scam probe KOLKATA: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee reached the Enforcement Directorate‘s CGO Complex office in Kolkata around 11 am on Monday in response to a summons issued in connection with the money laundering probe into the alleged school jobs scam, officials said.Investigators are set to…
Visuals from the protest at Kainchi Dham after 2 cops were arrested NAINITAL: Tension gripped the Kainchi Dham area late Saturday night after two policemen deployed for the annual foundation day celebrations were accused of molesting a local woman and assaulting her family members when they resisted.The incident triggered protests by residents and traders, prompting…
NEW DELHI: From the stirring notes of Vande Mataram sung by a Slovak folk ensemble to the traditional offering of bread and salt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm cultural welcome in Bratislava as he began the second leg of his European tour.As India’s first Prime Minister to visit Slovakia, PM Modi was greeted…