Leaders pose for a family photo during the Brics summit in New Delhi (Picture credit: Reuters) There is currently no proposal to introduce a common Brics currency, while discussions on settling bilateral trade in local currencies will continue as a way to reduce transaction costs, Sudhakar Dalela, secretary (economic relations) in the ministry of external…
Houthi rebels march during a mobilisation campaign in Sana’a on Thursday. (AP Photo) More than 46,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Yemen in the past week as a rapid Houthi offensive along the Red Sea coast threatens to push the country back into a wider war and deepen an already severe humanitarian…
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio to open $2 million Malibu property to public after beach dispute. (Photo: NY Post) Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is being forced to dedicate a $2 million beachfront property in Malibu for public use after his company allegedly used heavy machinery to remove sand, cobble stones and boulders from a…
Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: England captain Joe Root went past Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most fifties in Test cricket during England’s eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.Root remained unbeaten on 62 off 69 balls, hitting nine fours, as England chased…
When 21-year-old Alexandra walked across the stage at Fort Hays State University in 2007 to collect her bachelor’s degree, she had a rather unusual fellow graduate beside her. Her grandmother, Nola Ochs, was also receiving a degree that day. The difference was that Alexandra was 21 and Ochs was 95.For Ochs, the ceremony marked the…
National President, Bahujan Samaj Party, Mayawati. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday ruled out any political position for her brother Anand Kumar’s sons, Akash Anand and Ishan Anand, calling it her “final decision”, while allowing for the possibility of her niece Kumari Deepika Anand assisting her father with party…
A ground-based interceptor missile launches during a test in California The Pentagon is seeking an artificial intelligence system capable of identifying and assessing space and missile threats within seconds, aiming to turn fragmented sensor data into actionable military intelligence before critical response time runs out.The US defence Innovation Unit (DIU) has invited proposals for a…
Actor Naman Shaw, who was last seen in Mangal Lakshmi and has been part of many popular shows on television, slammed Rohit Roy for calling the small screen ‘dustbin medium’. Reacting to Rohit Roy’s ‘dustbin medium’ remark on television, Naman said that too much Botox has travelled straight into his brain and frozen it.The actor,…
Al-Qaida and terrorist training camps are back in Afghanistan TOI correspondent from Washington: Al-Qaida and terrorist training camps are back in Afghanistan 25 years after 9/11.The terrorist organisation and its affiliates have established at least eight training sites in Afghanistan over the past three years, exploiting the security vacuum created by the Taliban’s return to…
Russian spy link in Leipzig airport drone plot A suspected explosive-laden drone discovered at Leipzig airport last month has led German security officials to investigate possible Russian military intelligence involvement. A report has identified a GRU-linked Russian national as the alleged coordinator of the operation.The drone was discovered on August 4 in a secured cargo…