The proposed bill would empower US President to levy tariffs on countries that purchase large volumes of crude oil from Russia. India faces the fresh prospect of being levied up to 100% tariffs if the Donald Trump administration is able to get a new Russian sanctions bill cleared and the US President exercises the power…
UNC urged the Centre to uphold the 2015 Framework Agreement on the Indo-Naga peace process (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body representing 21 Naga tribes in Manipur, on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in what it described as a worsening security situation in Naga-inhabited areas…
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s feud takes a new turn weeks before she ties the knot with Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and popular Hollywood actress Blake Lively, have remained distant from one another for more than a year now.As guests are being invited just weeks ahead of Taylor Swift’s lavish wedding to…
India has its largest-ever working-age population, offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to drive economic growth. India’s population story begins with the world’s biggest crowd, but that’s just the opening chapter!Home to more than 1.4 billion people, India had long overtaken China to become the world’s most populous country. Now, the demographic journey is no longer just…
20-year-old soccer star Lionel Messi helps to bathe Lamine Yamal, who was merely six months old at the time with Yamal’s mother Sheila Ebana during a photo session in Sept. 2007 in the dressing room of the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) Comic-book readers are familiar with the concept of origin…
KOLKATA: Investigation into the murder of Bengal CM-designate Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath has expanded to include possible involvement of contract killers from other states, including UP and Odisha.This came even as sleuths focused on Montu Mondal, a man who was travelling in the SUV in which Rath was shot dead and his driver Buddhadeb…
UKMTO said the damaged vessel was located east of Oman and confirmed that the crew had safely evacuated. A commercial container ship caught fire off the coast of Oman after sustaining damage on Saturday, prompting its crew to abandon the vessel, as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply after a fresh round of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering during a public meeting, in Jalandhar, Punjab. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday targeted Punjab’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over several issues at a rally in Jalandhar, months ahead of the state assembly elections due early next year.Accusing AAP leaders of…
Two students killed in Philippines school shooting (Representative image) A shooting occurred at a high school in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga on Tuesday morning.Speaking to DZMM radio, Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said there were two casualties in the incident, both of them students. One of the students was identified as the gunman.This is…
Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt over ‘brutality’ during July 20 student protest NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday criticised the PM Modi-led Centre and the Delhi police over what he called the “brutality” during the July 20 student protests in Delhi.He said that in today’s India, students protesting for their…