PM Modi held 15 bilaterals on sidelines of Brics NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 15 sit-down bilateral meetings with heads of state and government over three days on the sidelines of the 18th Brics Summit in New Delhi, in addition to several pull-aside interactions with world leaders and leaders of international institutions, sources…
India’s semiconductor sector gathers pace with $701 million raised since 2025 (representative image) India’s semiconductor sector has attracted $1.4 billion in cumulative equity funding across 281 funded companies, with nearly half of the amount raised since 2025, according to Tracxn data cited by PTI.The sector raised $701 million since 2025, including $228 million in 2026…
Three years: that’s how long Jimmy Moir carried a promise he made to his wife, who was no longer there to see it through. Moir, 82, and his wife Gladys were married for 62 years before she died of cancer in 2023. During that half-century of companionship, the couple from Dundee shared a lifetime of…
Kejriwal described the alliance as credible and honest, saying it was loyal to the people of Goa. PANAJI: The AAP and Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Sunday announced their pre-poll alliance, “Goa First”, for the 2027 assembly elections in the coastal state, offering what they described as a non-BJP, non-Congress alternative to voters.Making the announcement,…
A Chinese-origin J-10CE of the Pakistani Air Force during a flight. (Image credit: Chinese defence ministry) Air forces around the world have been shrinking in size since the end of the Cold War, although not necessarily in capability. The Indian Air Force (IAF), for instance, has a sanctioned strength of 42.5 squadrons but now operates…
Kejriwal on future Rajya Sabha picks after Raghav Chadha exit NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he would be “extra cautious” while choosing the party’s Rajya Sabha nominees in the future, referring to instances of its MPs leaving the party.Addressing a public gathering in poll-bound Goa, the former Delhi chief…
Indonesian passenger ship overturns Indonesian rescuers intensified a search in the Java Sea for 130 people reported missing after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 overturned and sank in bad weather.At least 107 people were rescued and six bodies recovered after the vessel, carrying 243 people including 213 passengers and 30 crew members, lost contact…
(Representative image): The candidates also alleged that they were asked to either enter the examination hall and remain quiet or leave when they questioned officials about the delay. Students walked out of a Rajasthan State Eligibility Test (SET-2026) centre in Jaipur on Sunday after alleging that question papers were distributed nearly 30 minutes after the…
NEW DELHI: Bihar leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday accused the PM Modi-led Centre of giving the state “stepmotherly” treatment in flood relief, while seeking a “national disaster” tag for the flood situation.Addressing a press conference in Patna, the RJD working president criticised chief minister Samrat Choudhary and Union ministers from Bihar for “failing…
US embassy in London/Image: Getty Images A US diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children on his phone was secretly removed from Britain and flown to the United States, with British authorities informed about the investigation only after his departure, The Telegraph reportedThe diplomat was working at the US embassy in London when American…