Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed confidence that bilateral trade between India and Russia will reach USD 100 billion in the coming years, highlighting growing cooperation in energy, investments and other strategic sectors.Speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin praised India’s economic growth and described New Delhi as a reliable partner, while…
It is easy to picture the Great Pyramid of Giza standing isolated against sand and heat, as if it had always belonged to a desert that never changed. That image has shaped how the monument is discussed for centuries, especially the question of how such heavy stone blocks ever reached the plateau in the first…
Kajol said what millions of mothers think but rarely say out loud: “Mom guilt is real.” It absolutely is. And it is also, for the most part, completely pointless. Parents, mothers especially, carry guilt about everything. Working too much or not working enough. The list is endless. But here’s the thing: guilt doesn’t make anyone…
Michael Clarke. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke, who was part of the commentary team, has revealed he was involved in a serious road accident shortly after the IPL 2026 final while heading to the airport, describing the incident as a frightening experience that left him grateful to have…
Britain targets student visa abuse with tough new rules for universities / Image: File Universities in England could face restrictions on recruiting overseas students or even lose their sponsorship licences under new government plans aimed at tackling abuse of the student visa system.The measures, announced by the UK Home Office on Wednesday, form part of…
NEW DELHI: RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi lost their Z-plus security cover after the Bihar government carried out a review of protection arrangements for VIPs in the state.The move was announced through a notification issued on Thursday, which stated that the two senior RJD leaders would now receive security…
An S-400 air defence system The S-400 is the linchpin of the Indian air defence architecture, as was demonstrated during Operation Sindoor. The system can fire a missile at an aircraft as far as 400 kms away and can therefore control vast swathes of airspace. The system was able to shoot down a large Pakistani…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Blackstone-backed AirTrunk’s proposed investment programme of Rs 3 lakh crore in India by 2030 to expand digital infrastructure capacity, signalling one of the country’s largest proposed investments in data centres, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.He said that the investment plan reflected the growing strength…
The US Commerce Department quietly posted a notice on its website on Sunday that does something Washington has been dancing around for a year: it shuts a loophole that may have funnelled hundreds of thousands of Nvidia’s most powerful AI chips to Chinese companies through their offices in countries like Malaysia. The Bureau of Industry…
NEW DELHI: Upset over being denied the Bengaluru development portfolio that he said was promised to him, senior Congress leader R Ramalinga Reddy on Friday resigned from the Karnataka cabinet just two days after being sworn in as a minister.Announcing his decision in Bengaluru, Reddy said he could not continue in the ministry after chief…