 Indian businesses should take a “balanced” approach in dealing with China as excessive dependence on its supply chain could be detrimental to India’s national interest, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. In an interactive session at industry chamber ASSOCHAM, Mr Jaishankar, at the same time, said he was not asking the Indian industry…
The Border Security Force (BSF) 81 Battalion, stationed in Sonamura under Sepahijala District seized two kilograms and 177 grams of gold, valued at approximately Rs 1.74 crore from NC Nagar, said officials on Thursday. Based on the inputs received, BSF launched an operation which concluded till 9 pm on Thursday, said officials. 2-3 Bangladeshi smugglers…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hopes the West took “seriously” Moscow’s recent use of a hypersonic missile in Ukraine, and warned that Russia was ready to use “any means” to defend itself. The United States and its allies “must understand that we would be ready to use any means not to…
Ahead of the farmers’ march to Delhi scheduled for Friday, security has been tightened at the Shambhu border on NH-44, with both Haryana and Punjab police deploying significant resources to manage the swelling crowds of protesters. Over 100 farmers are preparing to march towards Delhi on Friday to press for their demands. On Thursday, Haryana…
The United States is pushing back its planned return to the Moon from 2026 to “mid-2027” as it deals with heat shield issues and other troubles plaguing its Orion crew capsule, NASA officials said Thursday. The announcement comes as President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to take office in January and could significantly reshape the direction…
French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday vowed to name a new prime minister “in the coming days” after the resignation of Michel Barnier, whose government was toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament. In an address to the nation, Macron rejected calls from opponents to resign, saying he would remain president “fully” until the end of…
A powerful earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of California, sparking a tsunami warning, US seismologists said. The 7.0-magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of just 10 kilometers (six miles), almost 100 kilometers west-southwest of Ferndale, according to the United States Geological Survey. “Based on preliminary earthquake parameters… hazardous tsunami are possible for coasts…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday dissolved the pradesh, district, city and block committees of the party’s Uttar Pradesh unit with immediate effect. The move comes months after the Lok Sabha polls and days after bypolls in the state in which the Congress did not field any candidates, supporting the Samajwadi Party and INDIA bloc…
Civil society groups of Manipur’s Kuki tribes in Kangpokpi called a shutdown of the district after the Manipur government announced public buses would run from the state capital Imphal till this district, and towards Bishnupur and Churachandpur. Members of the Kuki tribes gathered at Gamgiphai, a key thoroughfare between Kangpokpi and Imphal West district to…
A woman was being shifted from the operation theatre to the general room after she gave birth to a girl at a hospital in Meerut. Thirty-year-old Karishma was put on a stretcher and was taken downstairs, through a lift which fell after the belt snapped. She suffered serious injuries to her head and later died…