NEW DELHI: Further talks on the India-US trade deal are lined up in the coming days with negotiators once again headed to Washington as the government seeks to finalise an agreement, without any deadline pressure. “We are not differentiating between an interim or the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. We are negotiating a…
SRINAGAR: As political parties in Kashmir continue to raise concerns over “demographic change” and the opening of liquor shops in the Valley, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday slammed such comments, asserting that these narratives echoed those of terrorist groups like The Resistance Front (TRF).“Some people are giving irresponsible statements that guests are spoiling the…
Nitish Kumar Reddy (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in London: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who impressed with a spirited spell on Day 1 of the third Test at Lord’s, said he was satisfied with his performance and remained hopeful about vice-captain Rishabh Pant’s fitness after the wicketkeeper suffered a blow to his finger.Go Beyond…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday condemned remarks made by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent five-nation tour, calling them “irresponsible and regrettable.” Without directly naming Mann, the MEA disassociated the central government from the statements, which it said undermined India’s ties with friendly nations from…
Malaysian police helicopter crashes into river At least five people were injured, including two of them who required breathing support, after the Multilateral Nuclear Security Detection Exercise (Mitsatom 2025) helicopter crashed on Thursday. During Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail’s HSA visit on Thursday, he expressed confidence in the hospital’s medical expertise, stating,…
Ravi Shastri and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri offered an amusing insight into Mohammed Siraj’s personality on live television during Day 1 of the third Test between India and England at Lord’s. In conversation with co-commentator Michael Atherton, Shastri described Siraj as a “joker” in the dressing room,…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday stayed the release of the film Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder, which was set to hit cinemas on July 11, until the Central Government decides on pleas seeking a permanent ban. The court directed the petitioners, who are also accused in the 2022 murder of Udaipur-based…
This is a representational image NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly shot her 25-year-old daughter dead, who was a state-level tennis player, in Sector 57 of Gurugram on Thursday. Sandeep Kumar, PRO Gurugram said that the father fired three bullets at his daughter from his licensed revolver. He has been accused of…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Centre has approved Rs 1,066.80 crore as relief for states affected by floods and landslides this year. He confirmed that the funding would be disbursed under the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and cover six states: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,…
File photo of five Bangladeshi nationals held for illegal stay in South-West Delhi. (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday engaged in a war of words over Bengal and illegal Bangladeshis. The political storm erupted after TMC alleged BJP of “witch hunting” Bengalis in Delhi after branding…