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Modi first foreign head to get Bhutan's highest civilian honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received Bhutan's highest civilian award, the 'Order of the Druk Gyalpo', making him the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. IMAGE:......

EC to announce Lok Sabha poll dates today

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. Image only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo In a post on X, the poll panel said a press......

Cong reviews LS poll preparedness in Delhi amid AAP threat to exit INDIA

Congress leaders from Delhi on Wednesday held a meeting with the party's top leadership to review the preparedness for the Lok Sabha elections and discussed ways and means to strengthen the......

India swings into action as reports say 50 students forced into slavery in UK

The Indian high commission in London on Friday appealed for students to contact the mission for help and counselling amid fears that over 50 of them may have become victims of modern slavery while......

Bulldozer Rescues Elephant!

The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. IMAGE: A bulldozer rescues elephant from a well! Photograph: ANI Man-made forests. Cops who stop noise pollution. An apartment for......

Sooooo Many Mercedes-Benz Cars!

What do you get when you roll out 81 supremely beautiful Mercedes-Benz gadis in one go? The tenth edition of the Mumbai Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally. Sooooo many classic Mercedes-Benz cars all......

Russia defaults on LNG supplies to India

Russia has defaulted on the supply of at least 5 cargoes or shiploads of LNG to India after its retaliatory sanctions hit one of the companies that supply gas to India, sources said. Photograph:......

IOC beats lockdown blues, resumes works on projects

These mega projects, worth about Rs 1 trillion, would boost the economy, ensure smooth supply of petroleum products across the nation and also provide the much-needed relief to people looking......

Petrol, diesel prices depend on govt, not crude rate!

'I have no problems with the finance ministry or with state governments treating petrol pump prices as the last resort for meeting their ambitious spending targets with very limited revenue......

Why users are logging out of Twitter and joining Mastodon

Recently, several Twitter users began migrating to the social networking platform after a protest that began with Supreme Court lawyer Sanjay Hegde’s Twitter account suspension, and moved on......

Divya Deshmukh wins World Junior Chess

Immensely gifted Divya Deshmukh of India outclassed Bulgaria's Beloslava Krasteva to clinch the title in the World Junior Girls' chess championship in Gandhinagar on Thursday. With this win Divya,......

Sharjah Chess: Arjun held; Indian hopes dwindle

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arjun Erigaisi/X.com Grandmaster Erigaisi Arjun was held to a draw by Alexey Sarana of Serbia and a second straight loss for Aravindh Chithambaram almost ended the Indian......

Sharjah Masters Chess: Chithamabaram stays in joint lead

IMAGE: Aravindh Chithamabaram took his tally to 3.5 points out of a possible four. Photograph: FIDE/Maria Emelianova/Chess.com India's grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram kept himself in joint lead......

Arjun Erigaisi loses to Nikolas Theodorou in Sharjah Masters chess

Photograph: Arun Erigaisi Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was stunned by Nikolas Theodorou of Greece in the second round of Sharjah Masters chess tournament in Sharjah. Erigaisi, however,......

Arjun outplays Safarli in Sharjah Masters

Photograph: Kind courtesy Erigaise Arjun/X World number seven Erigaise Arjun started his campaign on a positive note, outplaying Eltaj Safarli of Azerbaijan in the first round of the Sharjah......

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