NEW DELHI: A group of 275 former judges, bureaucrats, diplomats and armed forces veterans has raised objections to a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), calling it “disturbing” and lacking balance.In a joint statement dated March 21, the signatories questioned the methodology and conclusions of the USCIRF report, arguing…
NEW DELHI: Days before the Kerala assembly elections, the warning signs for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) were already flashing — and they come from the ground up.The recent local body polls, often seen as a bellwether in the state, delivered a clear message: the Congress-led UDF has gained momentum, while the Left’s decade-long…
The new Rajya Sabha is 1.5 times larger than the old Rajya Sabha. Inspired by the traditional red tint of the Upper House, the leitmotif here is the lotus, India’s national flower. Monday’s Rajya Sabha elections did more than just fill a handful of Upper House vacancies. They told a familiar political story in a…
Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has filed a formal letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about Amazon’s petition to deny SpaceX’s 1 million-satellite proposal for orbiting data centers. In the letter, SpaceX argues that if regulators apply Amazon’s criticisms to its application, they must also apply the same standards to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin,…
NEW DELHI: Following a temporary waiver issued by the US administration on sanctioned Iranian oil stranded at sea, Indian refiners on Saturday said they would be keen to buy the crude, even as Tehran maintained that no surplus stocks existed.US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the waiver on Friday, saying that by temporarily unlocking this…
Trade speculation around Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies has taken a new turn (Image via Getty Images) As the Toronto Maple Leafs were listening to trade offers for young forward Matthew Knies during the trade deadline, which prompted fans to keep wondering if the Leafs are going to trade Knies as part of a bigger…
NEW DELHI: Senior executives of some of the highway construction companies told TOI that the increase has started impacting the road construction cost as bitumen and fuel expenses are around 30% of the project cost. “Since the commercial diesel price is revised from time to time, we are worried whether there will be another round…
Stephen Curry opens up about the pressure of taking a new step with Ayesha Curry amid brutal trolling.(Image via Getty Images) Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors’ star player, and his wife, Ayesha Curry, seem to have built a pretty strong marriage over the last decade that they have been together.While their love and commitment…
NEW DELHI: With India’s coal production crossing the one-billion-tonne mark for the second year in a row, govt has said adequate stocks are being maintained at thermal power plants to meet rising energy demands.India reached the one-billion-tonne coal production level on March 20. It had recorded its highest-ever coal production of 1,048 million tonnes in…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the continuing conflict in West Asia could lead to an energy and fertiliser crisis in the future and warned that no country, including India, could remain untouched if the situation worsened.Addressing a public gathering in Haldwani to mark four years of Pushkar Dhami govt in Uttarakhand,…