NEW DELHI: Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said tribals in the northeast and other parts of the country will be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), so that they can “freely” live their lives as per their social systems.Speaking at the inauguration of Bhagwan Birsa Munda…
Days after a federal appeals court declared most of his tariffs illegal, US President Donald Trump on Sunday, strongly defended his trade policy and thanked an Obama-appointed judge for siding with him in the ruling.In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said tariffs had brought “TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS” into the US…
Putin, Trump in Alaska (L), and Zelenskyy (R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that Ukraine “reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum efforts to achieve peace.” His statement came after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.Zelenskyy made the remarks after…
Rescuers in Pakistan are struggling to recover bodies after flash floods triggered by relentless monsoon rains killed at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, officials told AFP on Saturday. Most casualties were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where 307 people died as rivers burst their banks and houses collapsed.A video shared by RT.com…
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Alaska meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ended inconclusively on Friday, with the Russian leader claiming there was an agreement and the US President saying there is “no deal until there is a deal.” After almost three hours of talks, the US…
Imagine not seeing a thing for a full decade… and then one day, you’re able to spot your sweetheart’s face and your dog’s wagging tail again. That’s exactly what happened to 75-year-old Gail Lane, a Canadian who lost her sight ten years ago after an autoimmune disorder left her corneas utterly damaged.So how did she…
Have you heard the classic “You’ve got to get 10,000 steps a day!” mantra blasted everywhere, on fitness trackers, in ads, by your hyper-energetic friends? Turns out, you might not need to be a slave to your pedometer. A massive study out of the UK just showed how even modest step counts can make a…
Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has addressed speculation about his removal from the IPL 2025 broadcast team, revealing that it was Hardik Pandya, not Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, who had concerns about his on-air criticism. Speaking in an interview with The Lallantop, Pathan clarified…
Janmashtami approaches on August 15th and 16th, 2025, and the devotees of Lord Krishna are actively preparing to celebrate his birthday (5252nd birth anniversary, reportedly). The festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is revered for his role in ending injustice and evil on Earth. This occasion is…
NEW DELHI: Airing concerns over infiltration and illegal immigration and their impact on national security and demographic character of border areas, PM Narendra Modi Friday announced the setting up of a ‘high-powered demographic mission’ to address these challenges.Elaborating on the decades-old problem of illegal immigration from across the international border, Modi said it is part…
