Starmer has advice for his successor on managing foreign affairs (File photo) Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended the amount of time he devoted to international affairs during his tenure, arguing that his successor will have no choice but to give equal attention to global diplomacy alongside domestic priorities.Speaking in an interview with…
National Aerospace Laboratory’s high-altitude pseudo-satellite flying above the clouds. (Image credit: NAL) NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared the procurement of High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) for the Indian Air Force. The move is expected to significantly enhance the armed forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.HAPS…
Umpire Vrinda Rathi pictured during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup England & Wales 2026 match between Pakistan and Netherlands at Bristol County Ground on June 27, 2026 in Bristol, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) MUMBAI: The Indian women’s cricket team may have suffered an early exit from the 2026 Women’s T20…
In PoJK, the JAAC has accused Pakistani authorities of denying people their basic rights. A senior leader of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKAMMC), one of the main groups leading protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), has appealed to people across Jammu and Kashmir to support demonstrations planned on July 5 against…
Long before concrete and steel arrived in the Philippines, Filipino communities had already worked out how to live comfortably in a hot, humid and flood-prone archipelago; they simply raised their houses off the ground. The bahay kubo, or nipa hut, is the clearest example, a small home built from bamboo, wood and thatched nipa palm…
Not everyone at the top has had it easy in life. Some have struggled for years, survived on the bare minimum and given their all to be where they are today. One such personality is Santosh Yadav, an Indian-origin man who once lived in a Mumbai chawl and now owns a multi-storey apartment in Germany.His…
(Representative AI image) Delhi remains one of North India’s principal economic and employment hubs. However, the process of acquiring land for planned development has grown increasingly tedious, often delayed by litigation and procedural bottlenecks.This has left the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) unable to keep pace with the city’s rising population and market demand. In response,…
Hafiz Khalid Waleed, identified as Hafiz Saeed’s son-in-law, has also been put on terror list. NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Saturday designated 23 Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir based operatives as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, with the list including the alleged operative behind the reconnaissance of the Ram Janmabhoomi complex…
File photo of Lake Tahoe ( Credit: League to Save Lake Tahoe) As millions of Americans fire up their barbecue grills, head to beaches and prepare for fireworks displays this Fourth of July, another annual tradition is quietly taking shape.One of the biggest contributors to the July 4 trash is food. According to ReFED, a…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his address commemorating the 250th anniversary of American Independence to spotlight wealth inequality, taking a thinly veiled swipe at Tesla CEO Elon Musk. According to a report by The Hill, speaking from behind George Washington’s historic desk at City Hall, Mamdani described the US as ‘a city of…