US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Suez Canal. (Image credit: US Navy) In what could be music to the ears for Indian shipyards, US has allowed foreign shipyards to produce warships abroad. Since 1968, building a US Navy ship anywhere but on American soil has been more or less…
The Delhi Development Authority’s Karmajeevi Awaas Yojana 2026 received a strong response on the opening day, with 661 of the 1,218 flats available at the time being booked. All 1-BHK flats were sold on the first day. The scheme offers ready-to-move-in homes in Narela at a 25 percent discount.What is the Karmajeevi Awaas Yojana?The scheme…
A massive fire erupted at Hotel Bideshinii in Tarapith early Monday morning TARAPITH: At least seven guests were killed and several others critically injured after a massive fire broke out at a private hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Monday morning.The fire broke out around 4.30am on the ground floor of Hotel…
Oil prices hold steady as Hormuz sees less activity while Iran-US talks on Strait opening stalls Oil prices remained largely unchanged in early trade on Monday as a sharp drop in vessel movements through the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns over supplies, while efforts to end the US-Iran conflict showed no sign of progress.Brent crude…
Emraan Hashmi‘s ‘Awarapan 2’ was one of the most anticipated films of the year. While the first installment was not a hit at the box office, over the years, it grew on the minds of the audience, largely due to its music which has become cult. Evidently, the craze for the sequel was hard to…
Trump cited South Korea’s refusal to join US efforts to denuclearise Iran as reasons for scaling back the exercises. President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the Pentagon to “substantially” scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, citing Seoul’s refusal to join US efforts to “denuclearise” Iran and his relationship with North Korean leader…
Tarique Rahman’s govt attached tough conditions for New Delhi prior to his possible bilateral visit to India DHAKA/DELHI: Amid mounting domestic pressure from hardliners and opposition Jamaat-e-Islami ally NCP, PM Tarique Rahman’s govt Sunday attached tough conditions for New Delhi prior to his possible bilateral visit to India at PM Modi’s invitation – “act expeditiously…
Water samples were found to contain coliform bacteria. NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged gaps in sanitation and minimum essential amenities at 458 out of 512 railway stations, including presence of E coli bacteria in water coolers at eight stations.The CAG report on “passenger amenities and sanitation at non-suburban railway stations”, presented in…
NEW DELHI: After earlier uncertainty, there are now clear indications that barrierless tolling on national highway (NH) stretches, coupled with e-notices for violations, is inculcating greater discipline among road users.At Choryasi toll plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat, the first to go live, e-notices fell from 1.7 lakh in May to 1.1 lakh in June and…
Arday, 41, was found dead at his London home on Friday. LONDON: The spotlight has now turned to the universities of Cambridge, Durham and Glasgow for allegedly overpromoting Jason Arday, and particularly to Cambridge, as the former professor’s death continues to dominate UK media coverage.Arday, 41, was found dead at his London home on Friday,…
