NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed for a two-day visit to Malaysia, aiming to deepen defence and security cooperation and interact with the Indian diaspora in the country. Announcing his departure on X, PM Modi said, “At the invitation of my friend, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, I will be visiting Malaysia, a…
England team at MCG; and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: The Melbourne Cricket Ground, long celebrated as one of the sport’s grand theatres, became the stage for another uncomfortable debate about pitch quality after the Boxing Day Test ended inside two days, prompting biting sarcasm from batting great Sunil Gavaskar.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube…
Australia’s Steve Smith directs fielders on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket test match against England in Melbourne. (AP) Steve Smith, who is leading Australia in Pat Cummins’ absence during the ongoing Ashes series, spoke about the Boxing Day Test that ended inside two days and said such matches are not good for finances.Australia had…
NEW DELHI: India and Russia are expected to discuss the joint development of advanced variants of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi beginning Thursday. BrahMos emerged as a pivotal weapon for the Indian armed forces during the recent four-day Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. Building on this success,…
COIMBATORE: More than 40 MSMEs will display their defence sector-related products at a defence conclave to be held at the Codissia Trade Fair Complex in Coimbatore on Nov 13 and 14. The Codissia Defence Innovation and Atal Incubation Centre (CDIIC) is organising the two-day conclave. Codissia president M Karthikeyan told reporters on Tuesday that the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday embarked on a two-day visit to Bhutan’s Thimphu. He will join the 70th birthday celebrations of the fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck.PM Modi will meet Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, his father and predecessor, the fourth king, as well as Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. PM Modi’s…
Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand NEW DELHI: Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand will hold talks with her counterpart S Jaishankar and commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal as both countries move toward establishing a framework for strategic cooperation on issues such as trade diversification, energy transformation and security, Global Affairs Canada announced Saturday.Anand will arrive…