NEW DELHI: White House on Thursday dismissed media reports claiming US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Pakistan on September.“A trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time”, the White House said.US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that he will visit Scotland from July 25-July 29.“US President Donald Trump will…
Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam (File photo) The United States on Thursday designated The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the banned Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The TRF — the group responsible for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.The US department of…
At an elevation of 3,200 metres, Ladakh’s rugged mountain sweep in the backdrop, a group of five sat huddled and listened intently to the ‘click-clickclick’ captured in a recording. The insect-like call was proof that one of the most elusive bird species they had come looking for was there.Visual proof came soon enough, making July…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hit back at US President Donald Trump’s move to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, saying Brazil would not bow to foreign pressure and warning of reciprocal action.Lula expressed his disapproval, saying, “No gringo is going to give orders to this president,” according to news…
KOLKATA: Three persons awarded death sentence for a murder and incarcerated for the past 11 years were acquitted on Thursday by Calcutta high court, which ruled that the prosecution had failed to conclusively establish their hand in the killing of a 28-year-old woman, whose mutilated body was found at Sealdah railway station in 2014.A division…
Robert Vadra (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: A day after attaching his properties worth Rs 37 crore, the ED on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in a Rouse Avenue court here accusing him of laundering “proceeds of crime” in a Gurgaon land deal worth over Rs 58…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: In a faux pas, Meta’s auto-translation tool “digitally” killed off Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah while translating a condolence message posted by CMO on social media Tuesday. Understandably furious at being referred to as “late” CM, Siddaramaiah told Meta to suspend its Kannada auto-translation feature until it learns not to distort facts.The condolence…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala govt is set to introduce the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging (Amendment) Bill, 2025, overhauling its two-decade-old anti-ragging legislation. This move comes in the wake of the death of J S Siddharthan — a student of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad, at his hostel last February — which highlighted critical loopholes…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (File photo) PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced Thursday 125 units of free electricity, unwrapping a potential no-bill bonanza ahead of assembly polls for an estimated 91% of households which consume less than the threshold. The move follows promises of 200 units of free electricity by rival and former deputy CM…
