New Delhi,25/6: The Congress on Wednesday told the Election Commission that its leadership will be “happy to meet” the poll body soon if it provides “machine-readable, digital copy” of electoral rolls used for conducting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Maharashtra and CCTV footage of polling day in both Maharashtra and Haryana. The party’s response…
Washington, 25/6: U.S. President Donald Trump told Congress this week that the Iranian sites bombed by the U.S. housed a “nuclear weapons development program,” even though U.S. spy agencies have said no such program existed. Trump’s claim raised questions whether U.S. intelligence backed up his decision to order the strikes on Iran on Sunday
New Delhi, 25/6: After multiple delays, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are all set to travel to the International Space Station on Wednesday with SpaceX announcing that the weather was 90 per cent favourable for lift-off. All systems are looking good for Wednesday’s launch of @Axiom_Space’s Ax-4 mission to the @Space_Station and weather…
New Delhi, 25/6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that no Indian will ever forget the manner in which the spirit of the Constitution was violated during the Emergency, as he affirmed his government’s commitment to strengthening constitutional principles. In a series of posts on X on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Modi…
New Delhi, 24/6: Aviation watchdog DGCA has detected multiple violations related to airlines, airports, aircraft maintenance works, and repeated defects in multiple cases during its surveillance at major airports, an exercise carried out in less than two weeks after the Air India plane crash. Without disclosing names of the airlines, airports and other entities in…
Washington DC, 24/5: President Donald Trump lashed out at Israel and Iran on Tuesday over concerns that both sides had violated an hours-old ceasefire, intensifying the uncertainty over the fragile deal that he had helped broker to end the deadly conflict. In expletive-laced remarks to reporters, Trump accused both sides of launching attacks, pledging to…
Leeds, 24/6: India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has been reprimanded by the ICC for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during the third day’s play of the ongoing opening Test against England here. Pant, who had an exceptional outing with the bat during the Headingley Test with hundreds in both the innings, was reprimanded for…
Tehran, 24/6: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel. The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.
New Delhi, 24/6: Adani Group’s airport arm has secured $1 billion (Rs 8612 crore) in financing from global investors to fund construction of the Mumbai International Airport, the conglomerate said on Tuesday. The transaction was led by Apollo-managed funds, with participation from a syndicate of leading institutional investors and insurance companies which included BlackRock-managed funds,…
Washington, 24/6: President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran through talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday while his team, including Vice President JD Vance, held talks with Tehran, a senior White House of official said. The official, providing details of the ceasefire on condition of anonymity, said Israel agreed…
