The United States has expressed its support for India’s permanent seat at United Nations Security Council which was later echoed in the joint statement released by the Quad members.“President Biden shared with Prime Minister Modi that the United States supports initiatives to reform global institutions to reflect India’s important voice, including permanent membership for India … Read more
Wicketkeeper-batter looks in top shape as he completes a fairytale comeback in Test cricket…CHENNAI: Stats don’t necessarily reveal the entire story, but they do leave an indicator. So, when Rishabh Pant matches MS Dhoni‘s six-Test-centuries feat — achieved over 90 Tests — in just 34 games, it’s a very special achievement indeed. The Pant story … Read more
Atishi takes blessings from ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal after being sworn in as Delhi’s eighth CM. (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: New chief minister, Atishi, will continue to hold the 13 portfolios that she had earlier, including finance, planning, power, water, revenue, and public works department, while Saurabh Bharadwaj will have eight and new face Mukesh Kumar … Read more
US President Joe Biden was caught making behind-closed-door remarks about China because of a hot mic blunder at the Quad summit held on Saturday.“China continues to behave aggressively, testing us all across the region,” Biden was heard saying, as reported by AFP.Biden said that while Chinese President Xi Jinping is concentrating on “domestic economic challenges, … Read more
India’s two centurions from day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill, not just entertained the crowd at the MA Chidambaram Stadium but also had a good time on the crease teasing each other, besides pummeling the bowlers.In one such incident shared by Shubman Gill after the close … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Quad Summit in Wilmington on Saturday, emphasized the importance of the Quad alliance in an increasingly volatile global landscape, marked by tensions and conflicts.In his opening remarks, while speaking alongside President Biden, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, PM Modi highlighted the progress made … Read more
Karnataka HC Justice V Srishananda found himself in the eye of a storm. BENGALURU: Finding himself in the eye of a storm over his controversial remarks that went viral, Karnataka HC‘s Justice V Srishananda expressed “regret” in an open-court statement Saturday. Earlier, SC had taken a dim view of his purported gratuitous reference to a … Read more
Placing his hand on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shoulder, President Joe Biden reaffirmed to the Quad members that the alliance would endure ‘way beyond November’, addressing concerns about its future after the US elections.The 2024 US Presidential Election is set for November 5, 2024. Current vice president Kamala Harris is running as the Democratic nominee … Read more
Arjun Erigaisi has put India on the brink of winning a historic maiden gold in the Open section of the 45th Chess Olympiad with a victory over USA’s Leinier Dominguez Perez in the final match of the 10th round, with only a mathematical chance for China keeping the contest alive.India, who beat USA 2.5-1.5, now … Read more
Deceased Mahalakshmi Das (left); forensic team and police inspecting the spot (right) BENGALURU: In a crime reminiscent of the gruesome Shraddha Walkar case in Delhi in 2022, a 29-year-old woman was found brutally murdered in her house in Bengaluru, her body chopped into more than 30 pieces and stuffed in a refrigerator.The death came to … Read more