India’s envoy to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi NEW DELHI/DHAKA: In a decision that underscores the importance New Delhi attaches to its diplomatic engagement with Dhaka, India’s new high commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has been accorded status equivalent to Union cabinet minister.Soon after presenting his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday, Trivedi — the first…
NEW DELHI: Congress’s decision to take a fresh look at the composition of its Punjab leadership in the run-up to assembly polls seems to have sown confusion rather than settle the prevailing factionalism.The flurry of review meetings and interviews of senior state functionaries has opened the idea of a change of team at the top,…
NEW DELHI: Amid growing indications that a reshuffle in the Union Cabinet can go in tandem with BJP’s organisational changes, party president Nitin Nabin is learnt to be giving the final touches to his team of office-bearers.BJP sources had earlier indicated the organisational overhaul would be done by month-end, with changes likely to bear relation…
Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks.A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160km west of Caracas Wednesday afternoon, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according…
AB de Villiers, Rishabh Pant Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has said he was not surprised by Rishabh Pant‘s return to Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2027, pointing to signs of frustration during Pant’s time with Lucknow Super Giants.Pant returned to Delhi Capitals in a trade involving Kuldeep Yadav, ending a two-season stint…
Muskan, Now A Counsellor For The Campaign, Gets Rs 5K Monthly Honorarium RAIPUR: When a heavily drunk groom arrived with his wedding procession, 22-year-old Muskan Pradhan quietly removed her bridal veil, looked at her family and said, “If he cannot handle himself on his wedding day, how will he handle me?”Dressed in bridal finery and…
Suvendu govt likely to introduce UCC bill in assembly on Monday KOLKATA: The Bengal govt is likely to introduce a bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the Assembly on Monday. The Assembly’s Business Advisory Committee, chaired by Speaker Rathindra Bose, decided to email the draft UCC Bill to all MLAs and then table it…
Developed by DRDO, led by the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), the Netra AEW&C programme is among India’s most complex airborne surveillance projects. BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: The indigenously developed Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system, which is India’s specialised “eye in the sky”, achieved a huge milestone Thursday when DRDO handed over the final…
India has quake warning system for Himalayan region (Photo credit: AP) NEW DELHI: India, like any other country, does not have scientifically proven earthquake prediction technology, but it does have seismic monitoring networks and regional earthquake early warning (EEW) systems in the Himalayan region that can provide a few seconds of advance notice just after…
NEW DELHI: Indian basket crude prices returned to pre-conflict levels Wednesday, with the basket priced at $70.71 per barrel, reducing the import bill, easing inflationary pressures and improving the financial position of the Centre and oil marketing companies. The Indian basket of crude oil is a derived basket comprising the sweet grade of Brent Dated…