NEW DELHI: A visit by a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to New Delhi has triggered a sharp political row with the Congress and the BJP trading accusations over transparency and India’s China policy.The row began after a CPC delegation led by its international department’s vice minister Sun Haiyan visited the BJP…
World Economic Forum 2026 US President Donald Trump will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos later this month, accompanied by at least five Cabinet members, as global leaders gather against the backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. The five-day summit will begin on January 18 in the Swiss ski…
Snowboard bronze winner in Nagano, Ueli Kestenholz, presents his medal on Monday, February 16, 1998 in front of the town hall in his hometown of Thun. (AP file photo) Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal in the sport’s first Olympic event, has died after being caught in an avalanche, the Swiss ski…
Punjab’s Prabhsimran Singh plays a shot during the 3rd quarterfinal match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 between Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, at the BCCI Centre of Excellence ground, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab booked a place in the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 183-run win over Madhya Pradesh in…
US master’s programmes brace for an enrolment dip US universities may be heading into a difficult phase for postgraduate education, with new projections pointing to a sharp slowdown in international master’s enrolments in the 2025/26 academic year. The decline comes after several years in which overseas students played a central role in sustaining growth in…
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Tuesday summoned Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and Tamil superstar Vijay to appear on January 19 for a second round of questioning in connection with the Karur stampede case. Vijay, who was questioned for over six hours at the CBI headquarters in Delhi on Monday, had initially been asked to…
AI image (Picture credit: Google Gemini) India is unlikely to face any major impact from the 25 per cent tariff announced by the US President Donald Trump on countries doing business with Iran, as per government sources cited by news agency ANI, who pointed to India’s limited trade exposure with Tehran.Newly announced US tariffs are…
Lakshya Sen (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: India’s ace shuttler Lakshya Sen began his India Open Super 750 campaign on a strong note on Tuesday. He moved into the second round with a comfortable straight-game win over fellow Indian Ayush Shetty. The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.Lakshya, the…
Sherfane Rutherford of Pretoria Capitals play a shot during match 22 (SA20) Pretoria Capitals surged to the top of the SA20 standings after producing a ruthless all-round display to hand MI Cape Town a 53-run defeat at a sold-out Centurion on Monday night.The bonus-point win lifted the Capitals to 20 points, moving them above defending…
CUET PG 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will close the online registration window for the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate programmes (CUET PG) 2026 tomorrow, January 14, 2026. Interested candidates have until tomorrow to register for CUET PG 2026. The entrance examination is being conducted for admission to postgraduate programmes offered by Central…
