THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The row over Mohanlal-starrer, ‘L2: Empuraan’ continued to trigger political reactions in Kerala Saturday with Congress accusing BJP of showing intolerance towards the movie citing intense criticism being raised against it on right-wing social media handles.However, state BJP functionaries chose not to make any adverse remarks against the Prithviraj-directed film, even as the party…
NEW DELHI: India has stepped up its relief efforts in Myanmar following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake, with two C-17 aircraft carrying 60 tonnes of relief material and a 118-member Indian Army Field Hospital Unit landing in the country.The Indian Army’s medical team includes specialists in Women and Child Care services and is part of Operation…
LONDON: An Indian librarian working at Cambridge university’s Trinity College has lost an employment tribunal case in which she was suing the college for race discrimination after not being allowed to take an entire academic term off to go to India.Dr Havovi Anklesaria, who has worked in the library of Trinity College since 1994, wanted…
NEW DELHI: Anuj Kannaujia, a shooter from Mukhtar Ansari’s gang, was killed in a police encounter on Saturday in Jamshedpur. The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and Jharkhand Police carried out the joint operation after tracking him for five years. He had a bounty of Rs 2.5 lakh on his head.According to ADG UP…
File photo: PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: India and the US concluded the initial round of discussions for a bilateral trade agreement on Saturday and experts will now move ahead with sectoral discussions in the coming weeks.“In order to realize the shared objective of promoting growth that ensures fairness, national…
NEW DELHI: The previous AAP regime in Delhi provided just two jobs through its online portals including Rozgar Bazar, in the last five years, Employment Minister Kapil Mishra informed recently in the ongoing budget session of the Assembly. In a written reply to BJP MLA Abhay Verma’s question, the minister said that an online employment…
Yogi Adityanath (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government, led by CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday issued strict directives to shut down illegal slaughterhouse and enforce a ban on meat sales within a 500-meter radius of religious sites during Navratri.Amrit Abhijat, principal secretary of the urban development department, has instructed all District Magistrates, Police…
KOCHI: The 44 personnel from nine friendly foreign countries (FFCs) undergoing training as part of the Indian Navy’s Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar mission felt that they were receiving top-tier training from a strong security partner in the Indian Ocean region. Participants from the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania…
India extends humanitarian aid to Myanmar NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-led government, offering condolences and support in the wake of the devastating earthquake and subsequent aftershocks.In a post on X, he said: “Spoke with Senior General H E Min Aung Hlaing of…
NEW DELHI: The first tranche of the much-anticipated Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between India and the United States is set to be finalised before the end of 2025, said the Commerce ministry on Saturday. This development comes after four days of high-level discussions between officials from India’s Department of Commerce and the Office of the…
