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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed the United Nations, accusing the global body of paying only “lip service” to international peace and security while failing to act decisively against terrorism. Speaking at an event marking the UN’s 80th anniversary in New Delhi, he said the organisation’s credibility had been undermined by…
Trump and Carney during a meeting at the Oval Office (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump escalated his war of words with Canada late Thursday (local time), hours after abruptly cancelling trade negotiations and accusing Ottawa of “fraudulent” interference in American judicial matters.In a series of posts on his social media platform, Truth Social,…
File photo: NSE CEO Ashish Chauhan (Picture credit: ANI) Indian markets began the new Hindu calendar year, Samvat 2082, on a cautiously positive note, with the Nifty closing around 25,900 in the one-hour Muhurat trading session on Tuesday. The Sensex ended at 84,426.34, up 62.97 points or 0.07 per cent, while the BSE Midcap and…
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting a potential war between India and Pakistan, saying he used the threat of steep trade tariffs to stop the two nuclear-armed neighbours from “going at it.“Speaking to Fox News on Sunday (local time), Trump said his administration leveraged economic pressure to defuse tensions following…
In a provocative statement, BJP’s MLA Gopichand Padalkar has stirred debate by recommending that Hindu college women practice yoga in the comfort of their homes. He alleges a ‘big conspiracy’ aimed at disrupting traditional values, expressing worries about the influence of gym trainers. MUMBAI: BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar on Thursday courted controversy by citing a…
FILE — Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, at a hearing in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025.. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken steps to potentially revoke the access of HKT (International) Ltd., a major Hong Kong phone company controlled by PCCW Ltd., to domestic…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday issued a statement in response to US President Donald Trump‘s claim that PM Narendra Modi had “assured him that India would stop buying Russian oil”.The government said India’s import policies are guided entirely by “priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile…
Gold and silver are expected to maintain strong momentum in the coming months, driven by robust central bank demand, shifts in US monetary policy, and supply constraints, according to Nilesh Shah, Managing Director of Kotak Asset Management Company (AMC).Shah highlighted that central bank purchases, both in gold and potentially silver, remain a key driver for…
Sameer Wankhede on Saturday said that his legal action against Netflix and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment is entirely personal. NEW DELHI: Former Mumbai NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede on Saturday said that his legal action against Netflix and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment is entirely personal.“My personal belief is that this has…
Niti Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam NEW DELHI: Goverment’s policy think tank Niti Aayog CEO B V R Subrahamanyam on Friday weaved examples – from Amitabh Bacchan’s iconic film ‘Deewar’ and the detention of a pickpocket – to push for complete decriminalisation of 12 offences under the Income Tax Act and resolving them through…
