Robot monk Gabi takes Buddhist vows at Seoul’s Jogyesa Temple (Photo Credit: AP) A humanoid robot has made history in South Korea by becoming the country’s first non-human to take part in a Buddhist precept ceremony, joining monks in prayer at Seoul’s Jogyesa Temple ahead of Buddha’s Birthday, according to Yonhap News Agency.Standing 130 centimetres…
NEW DELHI: Govt is steadfast in pursuing reforms along with policy certainty, which will ensure that India not only maintains macroeconomic stability but also emerges as a globally competitive economy, principal secretary to PM Shaktikanta Das said Monday, while listing out seven strategies that the corporate sector may adopt to build resilience.Addressing the CII annual…
India’s state-run oil marketing companies are absorbing losses of nearly Rs 30,000 crore every month to keep petrol, diesel and LPG prices unchanged despite the sharp surge in global energy prices triggered by the West Asia conflict, government officials and sources, cited by PTI said on Friday.The financial burden on Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum…
Mamata Banerjee’s visit to a local market in Kolkata NEW DELHI: With the West Bengal assembly elections entering a crucial phase, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday took her poll campaign to the local streets and visited a busy local market in Kolkata to interact directly with vendors and shoppers.Dressed in her trademark white saree…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah makes strong pitch against amendments to Jammu and Kashmir Preservation of Specified Trees Act, 1969 SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, on Monday, made a strong pitch against a bill brought by his own party MLA that seeks to grant landowners the right to cut walnut trees on their property.Omar…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (left), Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said it is important to fence West Bengal’s border with Bangladesh, alleging that “infiltrators” from the neighbouring country are entering the state under Mamata Banerjee’s watch.Campaigning in the poll-bound state days after elections were held in Assam, which borders…
Amid the recurring debate over whether northern states could gain at the expense of the South in any future Lok Sabha expansion, the historical record tells a more complicated story. Between 1951 and 1977, when parliamentary seats were periodically reallocated after Census exercises, both the Hindi belt and the southern states saw their share of…
Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif (File photo) Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said that Islamabad would retaliate with a strike on Kolkata in the event of any “future misadventure” by India. “If India attempts another false-flag operation, then, God willing, we will take it to Kolkata,” Asif told reporters in his hometown of…
NEW DELHI: Russian president Vladimir Putin will be visitng India for the Brics summit, an annual meeting of leaders from BRICS nations, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and newer member countries, to discuss economic cooperation, trade, global governance, and geopolitical issues.It serves as a platform for emerging economies to coordinate policies and present a…
Ravindra Jadeja (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja’s iconic sword celebration is well known whenever the veteran all-rounder reaches a milestone like a fifty or century. However, during Saturday’s IPL 2026 clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jadeja came up with a fresh and unexpected celebration.Playing for Rajasthan…