CATEGORIES
Kategorier
I DIDN'T GET EVEN ONE CALL OR TEXT MESSAGE ABOUT MANIPUR'S SITUATION
Everyone saw my stories, but no one responded. I am also part of this fraternity and I expect support.
MUSICK?
AI-generated covers of songs in voices of singers have raised questions on ethics
Stimac to be back for Kuwait tie: SAFF secy
There will be no punishment for India head coach Igor Stimac beyond the automatic one-match ban for being shown the red card, Anwarul Haq, general secretary of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), told HT on Thursday.
Will India find right balance between attack and defence?
It will be interesting to see the approach that India take in Test cricket as contrasting styles on show at the Ashes have become the talking point
Khawaja playing the Uzzie way
Unlike his earlier avatars when he was in and out of the team, the opener has countered spin and swing in current stint
Members of MPC split on future rate actions
Members of the central bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) held differing views on future rate actions, according to the minutes of the latest meeting released on Thursday.
Blow to Byju's as its auditor Deloitte, 3 directors resign
Deloitte's resignation cited five letters it wrote regarding the FY22 statutory audit
Court upholds extension of US reporter's detention
A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal to release US reporter Evan Gershkovich from detention in Moscow, an AFP journalist in the courtroom said, ahead of his trial on espionage charges.
OceanGate: No survivors from missing Titanic sub
A deep-sea robot deployed from a Canadian ship discovered a 'debris field' near where the Titanic is located
3 weeks after Odisha tragedy, DRM, four others transferred
Roughly three weeks after India's worst train crash in three decades in Odisha's Balasore killed 292 people, the Railway Board on Thursday transferred five officials, including the divisional railways manager (DRM) of the southeastern railway (SER), under whose jurisdiction the accident site lay.
New app to help farmers self-enrol for PM-Kisan
Farmers will be able to enrol and monitor transactions under PM-Kisan, the Union government’s income-transfer scheme for cultivators, through a mobile app with face-recognition technology, which will avoid paper work and manual applications, agriculture minister Narendra Tomar said, launching the application on Thursday.
9.5% of WB panchayat seats uncontested, down from 34%
Around 9.5% of West Bengal’s 73,887 panchayat seats have been won uncontested by various parties, nomination data indicated on Wednesday, marking a big dip from five years ago when the winners in a third of all seats were declared without any contest.
GE Aerospace, HAL to jointly produce jet engines in India
The world’s leading aircraft engine maker GE Aerospace on Thursday signed a highly anticipated memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Washington to produce fighter jet engines in the country for the Indian Air Force during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US, in a pivotal moment for a sector that is on the cusp of a major transformation.
Micron Tech to invest $2.7bn in setting up Guj unit
Semiconductor company Micron Technology on Thursday announced it would invest in a $2.7 billion new manufacturing plant in Gujarat hours after the company's president and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 21 in Washington DC.
PM Modi, First Lady interact with young minds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his Washington DC visit with an unusual event, in an unusual location, with unusual guests. But it was that difference which, in some ways, captured both the old strengths of the bilateral relationship and new domains of what India and America are seeking to do together.
Behind breakthrough pacts, weeks of parleys
Three months, over a dozen drafts, sleepless nights, extensive internal consultations, virtual and in-person negotiations, a bilateral process marked by remarkable cordiality and warmth, a mutual germination of ideas, and finally, a problem of plenty.
Landmark deals etch vision for future
Partners of first resort, critical strategic partnership over the next decades, no partner more consequential than India now and into the future, trailblazing initiatives, inexorable trajectory, escape velocity, next generation defence partnership, key security providers in the Indo-Pacific, a delighted United States (US) and a surprised and thrilled India, and a spirit of trust and confidence. These were some of the phrases used by a senior administration official as Washington gave a preview of the joint statement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US, unveiling what would be the most ambitious and broad based agenda of collaboration between the two countries in their diplomatic history with a potentially transformative impact for years.
Ajit remark stirs disquiet over who could lead party
A day after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar said he wanted to quit as leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Maharashtra assembly and take up a position in the party, senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal said on Thursday that the party chief should be from a backward community, and that he was willing to step up to the role.
2 soldiers injured as fresh violence erupts in Manipur
An exchange of fire between armed miscreants and teams of Assam Rifles was reported early on Thursday morning after the former resorted to unprovoked firing at villagers in Manipur's Imphal West district, officers aware of the matter said.
Ggm gives officials a timeline to resolve waterlogging issue
The district administration along with civic agencies has identified 112 waterlogging spots across Gurugram, officials said on Thursday.
Rains make for sultry day in NCR, more in store ahead
Parts of the Capital recorded light showers in the early hours of Thursday, making for a pleasant morning, even as the second half of the day recorded high humidity levels, making it sultry.
Anti-encroachment drive at pavement temple in east Delhi runs into protests
Scores of residents in east Delhi’s Mandawali protested and got into confrontations with officials on Thursday after the Public Works Department (PWD) came to the spot with a bulldozer to raze a railing around a Shani temple that encroached upon a pavement, leading to tense moments before paramilitary reinfocements were called.
Airport Line Metro's top speed raised to 110kmph
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday said it has increased the operational speed of Metro trains on the 23-km Airport Express Line (AEL) with immediate effect, increasing it to 110kmph from the 100kmph earlier.
'Flow meters on all water pipes by Dec'
The Delhi government is set to implement a supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system to manage the city's water supply, for which it will install flow meters across its 15,500-km water pipeline network by December-end, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday.
Bidens host Modi for private dinner ahead of key meet
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the south portico of the White House on Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were waiting to receive him. Warm greetings, a joke and some laughter later, as national security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra waited in the background, Modi and the Bidens walked in for a private dinner that America’s first couple hosted for the Prime Minister to kick off Modi’s historic state visit to the US.
Police arrest man, detain minor in Bihar over COWIN data 'leak'
A man was arrested and a boy detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday in connection with the purported leak of CoWIN data, people familiar with the matter said, adding that the juvenile was the son of a healthcare worker whose credentials were abused to gain access.
AAP seeks Cong's ordinance stance as Oppn to meet
The meeting in Patna of 18 opposition parties is one of the biggest of the kind in recent years, and is especially significant with just around nine months to the next general elections.
No democracy if no human rights: Modi in White House Q&A
Democracy is in India’s DNA, it is in India’s spirit, in its blood, the democratic Indian government works on the basis of a democratic Indian Constitution, and if there are no human values, no humanity, no human rights, there is no democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
NEW DAWN FOR INDIA-US TIES
Biden rolls out red carpet for Modi as relationship between two countries rises to next level amid common concerns
Ronaldo marks his 200th Portugal cap with winner
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 200th international appearance with the winner as Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 in Euro 2024 qualifying on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland netted twice for Norway.