Doha, 17/5: Neeraj Chopra finally breached the elusive 90m mark with a 90.23m throw but finished second behind Julian Weber of Germany in a dramatic men’s javelin contest at the Doha leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meeting series here on Friday. Weber turned the tables and took the top spot with his final throw,…
Islamabad, 16/5: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar used a “fake” news report attributed to a UK-based daily to praise his country’s Air Force in the Senate. Citing the viral “fake news”, Dar told lawmakers that The Daily Telegraph reported that “Pakistan Air Force is the undisputed king of the skies.” However, his claim was fact-checked…
Awantipora (J&K), 16/5: After the April 22 Pahalgam attack, security forces turned the focus of their anti-terror operations to specific areas in south Kashmir and eliminated six terrorists in the past three days, officials said on Friday. The security agencies reviewed their strategy according to the situation in the wake of terror activities in the…
Jabalpur, 16/5: Madhya Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Friday said the country, its army and soldiers have `bowed down at the feet’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack. The BJP leader was speaking at a function of Civil Defence volunteers here. We…
Bengaluru, 16/5: Apple Inc is firm on its investment commitment to India, and is still going ahead with shifting a bulk of the production for iPhones meant for the United States market from China to India. There is no change to the company’s plans for India. While a bulk of iPhones will continue to be…
Ranchi, 16/5: A 46-year-old CRPF officer was killed while another was seriously injured after they were struck by lightning during an anti-Naxal operation in Jharkhand, officials said on Friday. The incident took place in Keriburu village of West Singhbhum district at around 5:30 pm on Thursday. The jungle area was receiving heavy rainfall, they said.
New Delhi, 16/5: US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that New Delhi has offered to reduce tariffs on a majority of American goods to zero as part of the proposed bilateral trade agreement and asked tech giant Apple to stop moving iPhone production to India. Speaking at a business gathering in Doha, Qatar, Trump…
New Delhi, 15/5: Aviation security watchdog BCAS on Thursday revoked the security clearance given to Turkish ground handling company Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd, according to an order. The development comes against the backdrop of Turkiye backing Islamabad and condemning India’s recent strikes on terror camps in Pakistan.
Bengaluru, 15/5: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed that no coercive steps be taken against singer Sonu Nigam until the next date of hearing, in connection with a recent criminal case registered against him for allegedly making offensive remark during a concert. The court also permitted the singer to appear via video conferencing for…
New Delhi, 15/5: India’s relations and dealings with Pakistan will be “strictly bilateral”, which is a national consensus for many years and there is “absolutely no change” in that consensus, External Affairs Minister S JaishInteracting with reporters on the sidelines of an event here, he also said the UN Security Council had underlined the need…
