NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train between Guwahati and Howrah later this month, barely months before the assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal. The train, marking a major upgrade in overnight train travel running at 120-130 kmph, will also reduce the travel time between two…
Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion (Credit-University of Oxford) The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is unlikely to trigger a global economic collapse on the scale of the 2008 financial crisis, Nobel Prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion has said, even as he warned that a prolonged war and sharply rising oil prices could slow global growth, AFP…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left), PM Narendra Modi (PTI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that stronger diplomatic engagement between India and the West could prompt New Delhi to reconsider its energy imports from Russia. In an interview with Fox News, Zelenskyy underscored the need to keep India aligned with the Western bloc amid the ongoing…
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NEW DELHI: India is likely to get more than normal rainfall in September, adding to a monsoon season already marked by extreme weather and heavy damage from rains.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that rainfall in September is expected to be more than 109% of the long-period average of 167.9 mm. The forecast…
Exciting news for Marvel enthusiasts! ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ will soon grace Disney+, following its successful run in theaters and on physical media. Fans in India can catch it on JioCinema/Hotstar as early as late October through mid-November 2025. This film will round off the MCU’s offerings for the year, with an official announcement…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal gets bowled by South Africa’s Marco Jansen (ANI Photo) Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has come down hard on the Eden Gardens surface used for the first Test between India and South Africa, calling the pitch unfit for the longest format after 26 wickets tumbled inside the first two days. South Africa…
Australia vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Australia stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday. Regular skipper Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of Australia’s opening fixture after sustaining a groin injury. Ireland, on the other hand, are…
Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda’s wedding reception on March 4 at Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, turned into one of the most talked-about gatherings of the year. Stepping inside the venue, stars including Allu Arjun, Nani, Ram Charan and Megastar Chiranjeevi were seen warmly congratulating the couple. Producers Dil Raju and Naga Vamsi also marked…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha launched a pointedly gendered attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, contrasting him with former PM Indira Gandhi. Speaking ahead of the Bihar polls, he compared the 1971 war situation to Operation Sindoor, saying that then PM Gandhi, “being a woman”, handled the situation with more strength “than…
