NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season on Thursday as the maximum temperature climbed to 34.3°C — seven degrees above normal — surpassing Wednesday’s 33.2°C. The mercury is expected to rise further and may touch 36°C by March 10. IMD data shows that the 34°C mark was breached in the second week…
Over 60% turnout as Nepal votes in ‘historic’ polls powered by Gen Z KATHMANDU: As Nepal went to the polls on Thursday, the country’s Gen Z voters – many of whom participated in the Sept protests that reshaped the country’s politics – turned out in large numbers for the snap parliamentary elections, with students and…
File photo: PM Modi with French President Macron NEW DELHI: India continued to engage the international community over the situation in West Asia region as PM Modi on Thursday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, reiterating the need for a return to dialogue and diplomacy.After his telephonic conversation with Macron, the PM said they will…
JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, moves for new political alignments, including a rare BJD-Congress tie-up in Odisha and unity of BJP’s rivals in…
NEW DELHI: Criticising the practice of litigants, particularly government authorities, of not complying with court orders and filing appeals or review pleas when faced with contempt proceedings, the Supreme Court has said the court should deal with them harshly, otherwise public faith in the judiciary would erode.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan…
File photo: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the UT government is in touch with the Centre to evacuate Kashmiri students, mostly medical students, stranded in Iran.Both urged Muslims livid over…
Who is winning the US-Iran war? That’s the question gripping the internet, TV debates, and social media worldwide right now.Six days ago, the US and Israel unleashed coordinated strikes on Iran, hammering military bases, missile sites, and key infrastructure nationwide. Iran has fired back with its remaining arsenal against the world’s top superpower — and…
The United States will not extend to India the kind of sweeping economic concessions it once granted China, said Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday, claiming that those incentives allowed China to emerge as a rival.Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, Landau made it clear that while…
Petroleum is the most immediate area of exposure. In 2025, India sourced roughly $70 billion crude oil and petroleum products from West Asia. (AI image) Beyond oil, the Middle East crisis has other implications for the Indian economy, especially if the US-Israel-Iran war continues for a long duration leading to major supply disruptions. In recent…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday resigned from his post ahead of the state assembly elections, PTI reported quoting a Lok Bhavan official.According to the official, Bose submitted his resignation in Delhi. Speaking to PTI, Bose said, “I have spent enough time at Governor’s office.”Bose had been serving as the…
