External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday undertook a day-long visit to Colombo and discussed progress on key energy sector initiatives that India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly undertake. Participating in a ceremony with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, he commissioned a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) and handed over new homes built with Indian...
: Delhi experienced a sudden change in weather due to an approachingwestern disturbance. This caused a significant drop in minimum temperatures across the city, following its hottest summer night in over 55 years the previous day. The capital witnessed strong winds reaching up to 52 km/hr, along with light rain in some areas late Wednesday...
Vladmir Putin’s first visit to North Korea in nearly a quarter of a century has been intensely scrutinized around the world. Russia knew the West was watching and the optics were not subtle. Putin has been left out of many global gatherings of late, and risks arrest in much of the world thanks to a warrant from the International Criminal Court over his invasion of Ukraine. But...
The Union education ministry on Wednesday cancelled the UGC-NET examination a day after it was conducted and said the integrity of the process may have been compromised, potentially jeopardising the futures of 900,000 students who appeared for the test. The announcement adds fire to a swirling controversy around skewed results and allegations of paper leaks...
Multiple gunshots rang out inside a Burger King outlet in West Delhi’s Rajouri Garden late Tuesday evening, leaving a person dead, police officers said. Around 12-15 shots were fired, said police, adding that the assailants have not been identified yet. The victim too is yet to be identified. Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Vichitra Veer...
Amid an ongoing water crisis that has crippled the national capital in the middle of a severe heatwave,the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday held protests at 14 places against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government over the paucity of the life resource. All seven newly elected members of parliament from Delhi participated in the protest.New...
President Vladimir Putin has landed in North Korea for a rare visit that signals the two countries’ deepening alignment and Moscow’s need to source weapons from Pyongyang to sustain its war on Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally greeted Putin at the plane ramp as he arrived in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in...
In a big boost for Made in India in defence, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday said the Defence Ministry has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH). “In terms of Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we would like to inform that, Request...
Amid concerns about the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan admitted “improvements are needed” in the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the nationwide exam for medical college aspirants. Speaking to news agency ANI, the minister assured action against NTA officials if they were found guilty of...
Six of the eight Naxalites killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district two days back were senior rank cadres and carried cumulative cash rewards of Rs 48 lakh, police said. These cadres belonged to the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) military company no. 1 of Naxalites and Maad division supply team...