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Baramati crash preliminary report puts visibility in focus

NEW DELHI: The VSR Aviation chartered jet carrying Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed as the crew attempted to land in visibility of 3,000 metres, against a legal minimum of 5,000 metres for visual flight, the preliminary...

Canada PM begins India visit

India coast past Zimbabwe, stay in WC race

India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs on Thursday to stay in the race for the T20 World Cup. The hosts scored 256-4, the tournament’s highest this year, after fifties from Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Zimbabwe managed just 184-6 despite Brian Bennett’s...

‘Golden age’: Trump’s pitch despite setbacks

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump boasted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had ushered in “the golden age of America”, seeking to project an aura of success despite sagging approval ratings and deepening voter frustration ahead...

Publish WB lists even after cut-off: SC to EC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday invoked its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to continue publishing supplementary voter lists even after the final electoral roll is...

TN final roll at 56.7mn, 11.6% drop from pre-SIR

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday published the final voter roll for Tamil Nadu after the monthslong Special Intensive Revision (SIR), excising nearly one in 10 names from the electorate of the southern state that goes to the polls this...

Super 8 setback for India

BATTING IMPLOSION The famed Indian batting line-up failed to fire as they lost an opener with the score on 0 for the fourth time in the tournament. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals as SA ended India’s 12-match winning streak at the T20...

From 10 to 15%: Trump raises US global tariffs

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump raised his newly imposed global tariff to 15% on Saturday, maxing out the statutory ceiling of the legal provision he had invoked just a day earlier — and signalling that steeper levies were on the way. In a post...

SC orders deployment of district court judges to oversee Bengal SIR

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the deployment of serving and retired district court judges in West Bengal to adjudicate disputed voter claims in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll, in an unprecedented exercise of its...

PM frames India as key player in AI ecosystem

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday outlined an ethical, sovereign, inclusive and globally oriented vision of artificial intelligence (AI) as he pitched India as a central player in the global AI ecosystem and called for stronger...

RS polls on Mar 16, NDA tally to go up

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced elections to the Rajya Sabha for 37 seats across 10 states on March 16 even as data suggested that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to expand its presence in the...

India, France boost security, energy ties

NEW DELHI: India and France on Tuesday upgraded their relations to a special global strategic partnership and took several steps to deepen ties in defence, technology, critical minerals and energy, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel...

India team heads to US to seal deal text

NEW DELHI: India’s chief negotiator Darpan Jain will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text for an interim agreement in line with the February 7 joint statement of the two countries, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday, adding...

Reforms to innovation: PM sets decade’s agenda

NEW DELHI: Asserting that his government’s “Reform Express” is benefitting common citizens in a big way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his top three reform priorities for the next decade will be continued structural reforms, deepening...

Assam gets key project, Modi sharpens poll pitch

GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for a third consecutive term in Assam with a sharp political attack on the Congress, while the Union cabinet in New Delhi separately...

Indian pleads guilty in US to Pannun assassination plot

WASHINGTON: Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty on Friday to plotting the assassination of pro-Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed. Gupta, 54, appeared in...

While the Capital crawls, where are the traffic cops?

NEW DELHI: With key arterial roads across the Capital perennially choked, the Delhi Traffic Police appears to be battling a crisis of its own making. Operating at a staggering 20% vacancy — with another 10% of staff effectively unavailable due to...

Rahul slams govt on trade deal, gets cutting response

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took aim at the India-US trade deal, accusing the government of compromising on national interests and asserting that the INDIA bloc would have negotiated a superior...

Official Vande Mataram rules: 6 stanzas must; before anthem

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has mandated that a sixstanza-long, 3 minutes and 10 seconds version of Vande Mataram be played or sung at a raft of official occasions, including during the unfurling of the Tricolour, arrival of the President at...

St. Mark’s AIFW: A Festival of Friendship, Culture & Sustainability

Anjali Aggarwal, Co-founder of St. Mark’s Group of Schools, envisioned a classroom that transcends geographical boundaries, a space enriched by global understanding and meaningful connections. This inspiring vision found its true expression in Anjali...

ICC, PCB negotiate India-Pak WC clash

MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) held talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday after the latter softened its stance on boycotting its T20 World Cup group match against India and approached the governing body for discussions,...

5 knew Delhi biker fell into DJB pit, none helped; 1 held

NEW DELHI: A sub-contractor was on Saturday arrested in connection with the death of a 25-year-old bank telecaller who fell into an unsecured Delhi Jal Board (DJB) pit, investigators said, as it emerged that the man’s body lay there for nearly eight...

31 killed in suicide blast at mosque in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: At least 31 people were killed and 169 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, officials said, in one of the worst terror attacks targeting the community in recent...

18 workers die after blast in illegal Meghalaya coal mine

SHILLONG: At least 18 bodies have been recovered after an explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, as rescue teams continued to comb the remote site on Thursday amid mounting questions about the persistence of...

Family dynamics, K-fixation converge in Gzb girls’ fatal fall

Three sisters aged 11, 14 and 16, obsessed with Korean culture and influenced by a task-based online game, died by suicide by jumping off a modified window of their ninth floor flat in a Ghaziabad highrise in the early hours of Wednesday. Or did...

Tragic homecoming: Ajit Pawar dies in jet crash Astute leader who reshaped Maha politics

PUNE/NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed in a plane crash in Maharashtra’s Baramati town on Wednesday morning, ending an era in state politics and raising serious questions about the flight operator and...

SRINAGAR FLIGHTS CANCELLED

More snow fell on Kashmir late on Monday, forcing authorities to shut the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. At Srinagar International Airport, all 58 scheduled flights — 29 arrivals and 29 departures —were cancelled. Officials said snow made the runway...

Carney likely to visit in March as ties reset

OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely visit India the first week of March and sign deals on uranium, energy, minerals and artificial intelligence, Dinesh Patnaik, India’s High Commissioner to Canada said in an interview. Carney is...

100-YEAR-OLD SUFI SHRINE DESECRATED IN U’KHAND SCHOOL

DEHRADUN: Members of a Hindu right-wing outfit allegedly vandalised a “mazaar” (shrine), believed to be over 100 years old, built on private land in Mussoorie, the Uttarakhand police said on Sunday. MUMBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could face...

Heavy snowfall brings hills to a standstill

SHIMLA/DEHRADUN/SRINAGAR: Sudden and heavy snowfall across the Himalayan region over the last 48 hours has triggered widespread disruptions, with hundreds of vehicles and people stranded, roads blocked and power disruptions in several highaltitude...

ASSAM WOMAN HELD WITH FORGED EMBASSY NUMBER PLATES IN DELHI

A 45-year-old woman from Assam has been arrested for allegedly using forged embassy number plates on a car she bought from an embassy auction to access diplomatic areas in Delhi, police said on Friday. According to the police, the woman was arrested...

Inflexible Bangladesh all set to miss T20 WC

Bangladesh’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup appears unlikely after the interim government reiterated on Thursday its decision not to travel to India due to security concerns. Asif Nazrul, the Bangladesh government’s sports adviser, met...

Long-term solutions recycled after yrs of pollution inaction

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) submitted its comprehensive long-term strategy to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, ostensibly to resolve the capital’s perennial air pollution crisis. However, a close reading suggests it is less a bold...

Trump’s clash with Europe tests world order, roils markets

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland on Tuesday, vowing an “unflinching” response to Washington’s threats even as US president Donald Trump, who completed one year of his second term, said he was ready to hold a meeting...

TALKS FOR MEGA INDIA-EU TRADE DEAL IN LAST LAP

The conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement, a Security and Defence Partnership and an arrangement to facilitate the mobility of Indian professionals are expected to be among key deliverables of an India-European Union (EU) Summit on...