- Monday, May 20, 2024
In a sensational admission, a senior Pakistani minister on Thursday admitted that Pakistan was responsible for the deadly Pulwama terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 that brought the two countries to the brink of a war. "Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We hit India in their home).…
Veteran politician Keshubhai Patel was a stalwart of the BJP who helped build and expand the organisation in Gujarat, going on to head the first party-led government in the state in 1995. Often called the "grand old man" of the BJP in Gujarat, he mentored a generation of BJP leaders…
The Shapoorji Pallonji Group on Thursday said it has submitted a plan to Supreme Court to end its seven decades-old association with the Tata Group. The Mistrys have valued their holding in the Tatas at Rs 1.75 trillion ($23.5 billion), it informed the apex court, which is hearing the long-drawn…
President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will rally voters just hours apart in the Florida city of Tampa on Thursday, their campaign paths crossing for the first time as the rivals' fight for the White House enters its frenetic final days. Florida is a must-win prize, and polls show…
Britain and India have agreed to strengthen economic ties, including over financial services and coronavirus research, the two nations announced Wednesday. "Today we set out our ambition for even stronger ties, with an agreement that will increase investment, and create and secure jobs in the UK," British finance minister Rishi…
Coronavirus cases in England are now doubling every nine days, official figures showed Thursday, with the sharply increasing death toll piling pressure on the government to take national action. Another 310 deaths of those testing positive for the virus were reported Wednesday -- the second consecutive day of more than…
Capitol Hill clashed with Silicon Valley Wednesday over legal protections and censorship on social media during a fiery hearing a week before Election Day in which Twitter's Jack Dorsey acknowledged that platforms need to do more to "earn trust." Dorsey - along with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google chief…
Paceman Jasprit Bumrah reached 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday with the key scalp of Virat Kohli and helped Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets. Bumrah returned figures of 3-14 as holders Mumbai restricted Kohli's Bangalore to 164 for six and the batsmen achieved…
Drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd on Wednesday rolled out a preliminary timeline for the India trials of Russia's coronavirus vaccine candidate, with the late-stage expected to be completed by as early as March 2021. Chief Executive Officer Erez Israeli said enrolment to the mid-stage trial of the Sputnik-V vaccine will…
The head of an Indian parliamentary panel accused Twitter of disrespecting New Delhi's sovereignty on Wednesday, after mapping data showed Indian-ruled territory as part of China in what the social network said was a quickly resolved mistake. Twitter executives appeared before the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill…
