External affairs minister S Jaishankar will host his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday for bilateral talks, hoping to address some of India’s concerns related to energy and connectivity. While the ministers have spoken on multiple occasions since the conflict in the West Asia region started on February 28, this will be their first…
Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid reacted after Amaal Mallik recreated Awarapan’s ‘To Phir Aao’ as the title track for sequel Awarapan 2, calling it his career-best. Mustapha responded warmly, saying “borders are dangerous but so is love.” The Emraan Hashmi-starrer, also featuring Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi, releases 14 August. ‘Awarapan’, released in 2007, achieved cult…
NEW DELHI: As US Trade Representative Jaimeson Greer touches down in the Capital for negotiations, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Monday said that India will seek a comparative advantage in the trade deal.“We are trying to work out with the US how we can get a comparative advantage so that our exporters, MSMEs, processed…
Anshul Kamboj endured a tough outing against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Friday, registering one of the costliest spells by a Chennai Super Kings bowler in IPL history.Kamboj gave away 63 runs in just 2.4 overs during CSK’s seven-wicket defeat. It is now the second-most expensive spell ever by a CSK bowler in the…
Athlete chalks his hands before competing in Gymnastics (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) NEW DELHI: The Odisha Gymnastics Association (OGA) has landed in controversy after allegedly using the name of its former president, Samir Dey, on official documents and invoices even though he died in November 2024. The issue came to light after a complaint was filed…
Railway officials said the nationwide catering network requires about 1,000 commercial LPG cylinders every day. (AI image) The Middle East crisis has hit the way Indian Railways prepares its meals for trains. A sharp shortage of commercial LPG cylinders has prompted the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to restart onboard meal preparation in…
New Delhi: The death toll in the building fire in southeast Delhi’s Tughlaqabad Extension has risen to four after a 50-year-old woman succumbed to her burn injuries Monday, police said.The deceased, Guddi Devi, lived on the third floor of the building. Her son Pankaj Kumar Pandey (28), daughter Soni (20) and mother Sushila Devi (70)…
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Indian chess star D Gukesh received a flood of birthday wishes from some of the biggest names in chess during the ongoing Norway Chess 2026 tournament, but it was Magnus Carlsen’s playful message that grabbed the internet’s attention. In a video shared by…
Dark clouds hover over the HPCA Stadium ( PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Rain continues to have the final say in Dharamshala as the start of the opening ODI between India and Afghanistan remains delayed. The drizzle has shown little sign of relenting and, with conditions refusing to improve, overs have already begun to be reduced from…
NEW DELHI: The first graduating batch of the BTech programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IIT-Roorkee, has recorded 100% placements among students who participated in the campus recruitment process.Students from the inaugural batch secured offers across technology, finance, analytics and research-oriented sectors, with…