Russia claimed striking a vessel near Odesa carrying military cargo. Ukraine reported hitting Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery and port infrastructure. (Representative image) Russia’s defence ministry on Friday claimed its forces struck a vessel carrying military cargo near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, while Ukraine said it had hit a major Russian oil refinery and…
Terror suspects open fire at brick kiln workers in J&K’s Kulgam NEW DELHI: One non-local worker was killed and another injured after terrorists opened fire on them in the Kellam area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, ANI reported citing police. Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation…
India enjoyed a memorable day in judo at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday as Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh won gold medals in their respective categories.Asmita created history by becoming the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal after defeating Canada’s Heidi Quach in the women’s 48kg final.Asmita defeated Quach…
The Board’s spokesperson, Dr SQR Ilyas, said that making Vande Mataram legally mandatory for all communities was incompatible with both constitutional principles and Islamic belief. NEW DELHI: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday strongly criticised Parliament’s passage of a Bill that makes alleged disrespect to Vande Mataram a punishable offence, calling…
Thousands of Indian researchers, doctors, professors and trainees heading to the US on J-1 exchange visitor visas could face stricter compliance requirements under a proposal by the Trump administration to tighten oversight of one of America’s most widely used academic and cultural exchange programmes.This proposal by the US Department of State (DOS) comes just weeks…
NEW DELHI: The Indian team management is likely to play the waiting game with seamer Jasprit Bumrah for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting August 15 in Galle. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that while nothing serious is wrong with his left knee, the stakeholders are in no mood to rush the fast bowler for…
The conversation came as tensions between Iran and the United States intensified, with Tehran claiming fresh strikes on American military facilities in Kuwait (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in West Asia, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar speaking to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and urging…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleges BJP goons triggered violence, while police families seek Parliament debate on injuries suffered during the July 20 march. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday alleged that the violence during the party’s July 20 march to Parliament was part of a conspiracy to target students, while…
Japan launches new centralised intelligence agency Japan has pushed for a sweeping intelligence reform and launched its first centralised intelligence body since World War II. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes for sweeping security reforms in the face of growing regional threats.The National Intelligence Bureau formally launched on Friday, is an upgrade to the Cabinet Intelligence…
How did a forgotten belt of Africa become the world’s most dangerous breeding ground for jihadist violence? For two decades, the world’s war on jihadism has been told through the ruins of Kabul, the streets of Mosul and the deserts of Syria. Yet while global attention remained fixed on the Middle East, the centre of…
