Iran is seeking a return to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the United States in June, according to a CNN report, citing semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim. According to the report, an informed source told Tasnim that Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, who visited Tehran on Monday, “was not carrying a threat or […]
Pratapgarh : Amid mounting political tension over the Vidyasagar incident, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s 13 Pratapgarh Mandal unit organised a counter-protest meeting, voicing strong objection to the episode. The protest, held on the initiative of the local BJP unit, saw the participation of party leaders, workers, and supporters, who gathered to outline the party’s position
Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on a range of US goods, escalating a growing trade dispute between the two historically close allies. Ottawa said the counter-tariffs will come into force on September 8, a timeline previously outlined by Prime Minister Mark Carney after US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs
Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said an Indian loitering munition may have accidentally hit Pakistan’s Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor after running low on fuel, insisting that India had not deliberately targeted Pakistan’s nuclear facility in the area. Speaking at the Vivekananda Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday, Chauhan said Indian
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow this week, and his meeting with President Vladimir Putin, was a reminder of a relationship India has consistently declined to sacrifice despite years of Western pressure. Putin’s warm reception, and Jaishankar’s own emphasis on growing cooperation in trade, energy, fertilisers and nuclear power, underline a partnership that
Melaghar: A Multi-Purpose Worker (MPW) at Urmai Primary Health Centre, Prasenjit Das, died suddenly while on duty on Tuesday, plunging his family and the local community into grief. Das, a resident of Melaghar Battali, had been unwell since the previous day but reported for work regardless. He collapsed abruptly during his shift and was rushed
A viral story about a 64-year-old Uttar Pradesh government official who completed an MTech degree, finishing in the top 10 of a class half his age while working full-time and travelling nearly 1,000 km a week, has done more than generate admiration online. It has surfaced a question India can no longer afford to treat
For decades, India’s economic story has been told through the lens of scale: a billion-plus population, a fast-growing middle class, a market too large for global companies to ignore even when returns were modest. A recent report projecting that India will overtake China by 2036 in the number of consumers spending more than $90 a
Agartala: Unidentified miscreants launched an attack on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] party office in Yogendranagar, causing extensive damage to furniture inside the premises. Chairs, tables, and other office fittings were smashed during the incident, leaving the party office in disarray. The attack has drawn sharp criticism from party workers and supporters in
A viral X post from Shashank Srivastava about his father has turned into an unlikely case study on what an older brain is actually capable of. Srivastava shared that his father, a 64-year-old government official in Uttar Pradesh, completed an MTech degree last month, finishing in the top 10 of his class, most of whom
