The US and Iran have tentatively agreed on a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause fighting for 60 days, but the deal still needs final approval from Iran’s supreme leader, according to officials cited by Axios.President Donald Trump announced today that a “great settlement” was close, cancelling planned strikes…
NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan on Friday defended the information provided in her nomination papers, saying the dispute is over whether a legal notice should be treated as a pending criminal case under Form 26. She maintained that no criminal case is pending against her and that she had disclosed all relevant…
File Pic: Jaspal Rana with Manu Bhaker after historic double bronze-medal feat at the Paris Olympics. (PTI Photo) Indian shooting lost one of its finest pistol shooters on Friday. Jaspal Rana, an Asian Games gold medallist and winner of multiple international events who later transformed Indian shooting as a coach, breathed his last at a…
Elon Musk is on the verge of becoming the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX completed what is being described as the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history. The company raised $75 billion by selling shares at $135 each, giving SpaceX a market value of about $1.77 trillion. According to Reuters calculations based on company…
As he prepares to turn 43, entrepreneur Rohit Sakunia, who quit Google more than a decade ago to begin his entrepreneurial journey, has looked back at his 30s and shared a few lessons he wishes he had understood sooner.Sakunia posted a personal reflection on Instagram said it was not meant to be advice but “thodi…
Jigar Naik with his mother Apoorva Naik. (Image Courtesy: Dainik Bhaskar) Every time Apoorva Naik sat down at her sewing machine, she wasn’t just stitching clothes. She was stitching together hope. That machine became her family’s lifeline, paying school fees, covering daily expenses, and keeping alive a dream that once seemed out of reach. Today,…
The first Pakistani Hangor-class submarine has reached its home port in Karachi. The submarine, named PNS Hangor, is the first of eight submarines of this class to be inducted into the Pakistani Navy by 2028, with four of these submarines to be built in Karachi. The Hangor-class submarine is a derivative of the Chinese Type-39A…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar took a swipe at the United State’s shifting stance and Western nations’ double standards, saying Washington imposes and lifts sanctions or tariffs based on its own interests and not on any fixed principle.Speaking at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland on Thursday, Jaishankar strongly defended India’s decision to buy…
KOLKATA: TMC MP Kirti Azad on Friday accused rebel party leaders of corruption, alleging that Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar was “caught on camera accepting Rs 5 lakh” and questioning her credibility in criticising TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.Azad further claimed that the rebel leader was previously seen accepting bribes and said he has information about others involved…
Shah chairs meeting to review security preparedness NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security and operational preparedness for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said.The yatra is scheduled to begin on July 3.The meeting was attended by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Jammu and…