SRINAGAR: Two days after claiming that the Centre had in principle agreed to grant Ladakh Union Territory a legislative assembly, a CM and constitutional safeguards similar to Article 371, a key Ladakh representative Sunday said “no final agreement or concrete outcome has been reached as yet”.“Discussions are still underway,” Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) co-chairman Sajjad…
A legendary tale of culinary rebellion in 1853 Saratoga Springs saw George Crum, a chef, invent the potato chip out of spite. What began as a prank, slicing potatoes paper-thin and over-salting them, unexpectedly delighted a picky diner. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons In reality, there is a strange joy in stories of food wars, particularly…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu is witnessing a literary war between the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after senior DMK leader A Raja used the metaphor of a ‘coconut tree bending into a neighbour’s house’ to take a swipe at VCK and Indian Union Muslim League joining the cabinet of chief minister Vijay…
An India flag (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) BENGALURU: India on Friday officially submitted its Expression of Interest (EOI) to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to host the 2038 Asian Games, with Ahmedabad once again emerging as the front runner to host the event.The Indian Olympic Association delegation led by president PT Usha submitted the EOI…
North Korea on Thursday strongly condemned the Quad nations’ joint statement calling for the “complete denuclearisation” of Pyongyang, declaring that it would “never” abandon its nuclear weapons programme.The sharp response came days after the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping, India, the US, Japan and Australia, reiterated their commitment to North Korea’s denuclearisation during their…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has invited the German industry to co-produce with India, particularly in the field of niche technologies, as he underscored the need to forge partnerships based on reliability and shared interests, terming them indispensable in current shifts in geopolitical alignments, disruptions in supply chains and rapid technological transformations.While addressing German…
Russian army soldiers (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: Union govt has told SC that as many as 217 Indians had joined Russian forces, of which 49 died and six are missing in action in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The govt said the Indian Embassy is making efforts to bring back the 139 persons who have…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party has dropped Raghav Chadha as its Rajya Sabha deputy leader and named Ashok Mittal in his place. The party on Thursday sent a letter to the Rajya Sabha secretariat conveying the decision. By evening, the RS website reflected the change.Both Chadha and Mittal are from Punjab; AAP has 10 members…
Kingfisher Towers is built on a 4.5-acre plot and contains only 81 exclusive apartments, ensuring exclusivity and privacy. The residential complex is often called the ‘Billionaires’ Tower’ and is home to some of the most influential people in Bengaluru. The Bengaluru home of the famous industrialist Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty is an epitome of…
Microsoft has reorganized its Copilot leadership structure, appointing a new executive to lead the unified product while freeing up Mustafa Suleyman to focus exclusively on building frontier AI models. Jacob Andreou, a former Snap executive, will become EVP of Copilot, overseeing both consumer and commercial experiences and reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella. Ryan Roslansky,…