ISLAMABAD, Apr 25: US envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a renewed diplomatic effort to revive ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran has ruled out direct negotiations with American representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. The latest initiative to advance a potential agreement comes amid an indefinite ceasefire
NEW DELHI, Apr 25: India’s leading payments app, Paytm (One 97 Communications Ltd), has said that the Reserve Bank of India’s action on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has no financial or business impact on the company, reiterating that it has no material business arrangements or exposure with the banking entity. In a regulatory filing,
Anantnag, Apr 25: In a major intensified anti-narcotics drive, Anantnag Police registered 24 NDPS cases in a single day while conducting extensive operations against drug cultivators and peddlers across the district. An official said police also destroyed large patches of illegal narcotic cultivation, recovered significant quantities of contraband, and arrested several drug peddlers during coordinated
NEW DELHI: Days after a public fallout with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over his removal as deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, MP Raghav Chadha on Friday announced that he will quit the Arvind Kejriwal-led party and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Addressing a press conference in Delhi along with Sandeep Pathak and
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Ashok Kumar Mittal and Sandeep Pathak on Friday announced their exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), marking a major setback for Arvind Kejriwal’s party, and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Addressing a press conference alongside Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, Raghav Chadha said, “We have
Sachin Tendulkar turns 53 today, carrying a record that even decades of anniversary writing have struggled to capture in full depth. His 100 international centuries are often presented as a glittering, almost symbolic milestone — a round number celebrated as a cricketing monument. But a closer reading reveals something far more demanding and layered: a
Suryakumar Yadav, the India T20 captain, is going through a difficult phase with the bat in the IPL 2026 season, and his dip in form has mirrored Mumbai Indians’ poor run. The right-handed batter had a key opportunity to pull his team out of trouble against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium on
LONDON, Apr 24: Vikram Doraiswami has wrapped up his tenure as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom this week and will now take up his new assignment as India’s Ambassador to China in Beijing. UK Foreign Office Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Seema Malhotra, praised Doraiswami’s contribution in elevating India-UK ties to a “new level”
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: Gold prices fell by ₹462 to ₹1.51 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade on Friday, tracking weak global cues amid a stronger US dollar and rising crude oil prices. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for June delivery declined by ₹462, or 0.3 per cent, to ₹1,51,299 per
BUDGAM, Apr 24: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India is set to emerge among the top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and aims to break into the top five by 2047. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a 30-bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospital at Ompora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Mandaviya said