The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a legislative amendment that approves an India-specific waiver for punitive CAATSA sanctions for its purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia.Authored and introduced by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, the amendment urges the Biden administration to use their authority to provide India with a Countering America’s […]
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced on Friday, after a week of dramatic developments and massive protests against the government for “mishandling the economy” that bankrupted the country.The 73-year-old leader on Thursday emailed his resignation letter to the Speaker soon after he was allowed by Singapore to […]
India captain Rohit Sharma has once again jumped to Virat Kohli’s defence after the former skipper was out cheaply for 16 in the second ODI against England at Lord’s on Thursday. Kohli, in fact started off his innings looking in good nick, scoring three crisp boundaries before once again pocking at a ball outside off […]
Singer Daler Mehndi’s two-year imprisonment sentence was upheld by the Patiala Sessions Court on Thursday in a 19-year-old human trafficking case.The singer has been taken into custody by police and his application for release on probation is also dismissed by the court, Advocate Gurmeet Singh, Complainant’s lawyer informed. The Patiala Sessions Court on Thursday upheld […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join US President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Yair Lapid and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the first virtual summit of the four-nation grouping ‘I2U2’ on Thursday.The leaders are expected to discuss joint economic projects to bolster economic cooperation under the framework of the coalition. The grouping is […]
A man who returned from abroad has been admitted to a hospital in Kerala after he showed symptoms of monkeypox, state Health Minister Veena George said here on Thursday. The minister said his samples had been sent to the National Institute of Virology for testing. She said the disease could be confirmed only after getting […]
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled to the Maldives, could not board a scheduled Singapore Airlines flight from Male to Singapore due to security concerns and is now waiting to travel on a private aircraft, according to a media report on Thursday.Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised to resign on Wednesday, appointed […]
The Indian team registered a remarkable victory against England in the first ODI of the series at the Kennington Oval. The Rohit Sharma-led side bowled the hosts out on merely 110, with fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah taking six wickets, while Mohammed Shami picking three. Bumrah’s figures of 6/19 in 7.2 overs were the best of […]
Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa could resign by midday, a top source from within the ruling party told Reuters Wednesday morning, hours after confirmation he had fled to Maldives on a military aircraft. Rajapaksa, 73, had promised to resign and assured a “peaceful transition of power” following widespread protests over the country’s worst economic crisis […]
The Supreme Court on Friday will hear pleas challenging the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces. A bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna will consider the matter.The Agnipath scheme was announced by the Narendra Modi government in June for a short-term induction of soldiers in the armed forces. The […]