Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in North Korea for his first overseas trip of the year.While global leaders are making a beeline for Beijing — Xi has hosted 17 world leaders in just the first 4 months of 2026 — the Chinese president is personally courting Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit…
Northeast India is one of the most beautiful and biodiverse regions in Asia. The seven states, namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Sikkim, are blessed with lush forests which are noted for being home to over a dozen venomous snake species. The rainforests, bamboo groves, and mountain forests make for perfect…
Jerusalem/Tehran, June 8 (IANS) Iran on Sunday evening launched several waves of missiles against Israel and warned the latter not to retaliate, in the first such strikes since a ceasefire was reached in April. As the April 8 ceasefire came into effect, the skies over Iran became clear of US and Israeli warplanes. Since then,…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has described the recent global technology stock selloff as a major buying opportunity for investors across the world, saying the AI boom is still in its early stages. Jensen Huang’s comments came as technology shares around the world faced pressure following a sharp pullback in AI-related stocks and concerns about a…
Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Watching 23-year-old Manav Suthar weave his magic against Afghanistan in the one-off Test at Mullanpur must have brought back memories for Ravichandran Ashwin. Like Ashwin did on his own Test debut in 2011, the Rajasthan left-arm spinner made an immediate impact on the biggest stage, scripting history with a…
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party MP Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and others during the INDIA bloc meeting, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc met on Monday, marking their first formal gathering since the 2024 Lok…
In recent years, several fire incidents in residential towers, commercial complexes, and mixed-use developments across India have once again brought fire safety into sharp focus. As cities continue to grow vertically and high-rise living becomes increasingly common, ensuring robust fire protection systems is no longer just a regulatory requirement; it is a fundamental responsibility of…
Photo credit: X/@sentdefender After a long pause of nearly two months in hostilities the Iranian regime fired eleven missiles at Israel. The Iranian missile barrage is said to be in response to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in the southern suburbs od Lebanon’s capital Beirut. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it intercepted all the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, often known for his sophisticated English and witty social media exchanges, has once again grabbed attention, this time for his humorous take on an unusual way of eating idli.The discussion began after an X user shared photo of an idli cut into slices and asked, “Rate my idli cutting…
If a wildlife safari is on your travel list this year, here’s something you may want to know before making any bookings.Every year, as the monsoon season arrives in different parts of the country, several of India’s most popular national parks and tiger reserves temporarily close to visitors. While the exact dates vary from one…