MODI'S YOGA DAY EVENT AT UN CREATES GUINNESS WORLD RECORD Calling for the use of “the power of yoga to build bridges of friendship, a peaceful world and a cleaner, greener sustainable future”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a historic Yoga Day event at the United Nations headq
MANIPUR REMAINS TENSE, WOMEN OUT ON STREETS TO PROTEST VIOLENCE; CURFEW EASED With tension continuing to prevail in the ethnic violence-hit Manipur, the Army conducted a flag march in the Imphal valley even as hundreds of women in several districts of the state took to the streets late on&n
NO LIVES LOST AFTER BIPARJOY LANDFALL IN GUJARAT: NDRF No lives were lost after Cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall in Gujarat, however, 23 people were injured and electricity supply was disrupted in about 1,000 villages in the state, National Disaster Response Force Director General (DG) Atul
INDIA TO GET 30 US ARMED DRONES In a strategic move, India has okayed a proposal to procure 30 armed drones, called MQ9B Guardian, from the US. Once done, it will be the biggest military deal in dollar terms between the two countries. The deal is expected to be worth Rs 32,000 crore (nearly
DOVAL, SULLIVAN TAKE FORWARD TALKS ON AI, DEFENCE, TELECOM As part of the US two-pronged strategy to isolate Russia by seeking to improve ties with both India and China, US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan met Ajit Doval in new Delhi yesterday. The delegation-level talks cover
JACK DORSEY SAYS MODI GOVT ARM-TWISTED TWITTER DURING FARMERS’ PROTEST Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, in sensational allegations, claimed the Indian govt threatened to shut down Twitter unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts during farmers' protests, a charge denied by t
GUJARAT BRACES FOR CYCLONE BIPARJOY Authorities in Gujarat Monday began evacuating thousands of people from vulnerable areas and closed schools and ports in coastal districts even as the worsening weather ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy led to the death of one person in
CENTRE’S ORDINANCE WARNING SIGN FOR OTHER STATES: KEJRIWAL Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during a rally at Ramlila Maidan over Centre’s ordinance that effectively grants control of running the government to the Centre through the L-G, had a warning for the states ruled b
BILL IN WORKS, BIG TECH TO PAY FOR NEWS In a major development, the govt has prepared a new draft legislation that seeks to regulate the Internet, prevent online user harm and, in a first, create provisions to make big tech pay news publishers for the content they funnel on their platforms.
GERMANY, INDIA SIGN DEAL FOR 6 SUBMARINES Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Indian Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on making six stealth submarines. The MoU aims to utilise the latest technolog
