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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Thailand on a two-day visit to attend the 6th BIMSTEC summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Thailand wherein he held delegation-level talks with his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The prime minister arrived in the country on a two-day visit to attend the 6th BIMSTEC summit. PM Modi said that India believes in the policy of “development-ism”, not “expansionism”. “India and Thailand’s centuries-old relations are connected through our deep cultural and spiritual ties. The spread of Buddhism has connected our people. From Ayutthaya to Nalanda, there has been an exchange of intellectuals. The tales…

Nitish Rana recalled his childhood and his equation with family over Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. Most of the current generation of Indian cricketers grew up watching one of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid or Sourav Ganguly – India’s all-time famous batting trinity – as their role model. However, Nitish Rana’s household was such that it had takers for all three, which, in turn, led to the occasional fight. Yes, Rana, the Rajasthan Royals batter, revealed that he would often lock himself in a room and cry his eyes out if his favourite batter lost the competition to the…

The authors claimed that Barack Obama was of the opinion that Kamala Harris would not win against Donald Trump. Former US President Barack Obama was working against former vice president Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election race, authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes have claimed in their new book. “President Obama absolutely did not think that Joe Biden should continue, according to our sources close to President Obama,” Allen told MSNBC. “And he also didn’t want Kamala Harris to be the replacement for Biden. He didn’t think that she was the best choice…

Tenneti said the TDP supported the bill in the hope that the Centre will incorporate its suggestion for flexibility to states when the rules were framed. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) backed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, but urged the government to grant state governments greater autonomy in determining the composition of waqf boards in the rules. “The TDP has always stood by the welfare and upliftment of the muslim community, ensuring their rights and development. In line with this commitment, I urge the government to consider providing flexibility to the state governments in deciding…

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the opposition of fear-mongering over the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha. Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the opposition of fear-mongering over the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha. “That Waqf bill is interference in Muslims’ religious matters and properties donated by them is fear-mongering for vote-bank,” Shah said. “I stand in support of the Bill introduced by my ministerial colleague. I have been carefully hearing the discussion going on since 12 noon…I feel that there are several misconceptions among several…

UPI services were down across several apps on Wednesday. Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were down across major apps on Wednesday, the second major outage in a week. According to DownDetector, 449 complaints were reported as of 8 pm. About 53 per cent of users complained of facing problems while transferring funds via the apps.“Looks like UPI is down again!!,” a user posted on social media platform X. Another user posted,”What’s going on with UPI these days? It keeps failing every other day. At this rate, it’ll have me washing dishes in a hotel someday. The government should take proper…

Sunil Gavaskar took a dig at himself as he recreated the viral ‘Stupid, stupid, stupid’ moment. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, on Tuesday, recreated the viral ‘Stupid, stupid, stupid’ moment on live television ahead of the start of the IPL 2025 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Gavaskar’s statement came in response to a query on Lucknow’s batting approach in the ongoing IPL season. Lucknow have been plagued with injuries. As many as three fast bowlers were at the NCA in Bengaluru right before the start of the season, before Mohsin…

Virat Kohli hosted the entire RCB team to a dinner party at his restaurant in Bengaluru. Royal Challengers Bengaluru made a fabulous start to IPL 2025 as they stand at the top of the points table with back-to-back wins. Following the impressive show, former captain Virat Kohli hosted the entire team to a dinner party at his restaurant in Bengaluru, but was startled to stumble upon an MS Dhoni fan at the venue, donning the Chennai Super Kings jersey. In the video that went viral on social media, as soon as Kohli made his way into the restaurant, he couldn’t…

The report on ‘Vehicular Air Pollution in Delhi,’ was tabled by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the assembly. A new CAG report flagged lapses in Delhi’s pollution control mechanisms, including unreliable air quality monitoring systems and irregularities in PCU certificates. The report was tabled in the assembly on Tuesday. The report on ‘Vehicular Air Pollution in Delhi’, tabled by chief minister Rekha Gupta, highlighted major policy gaps and weak enforcement and poor coordination among agencies as key reasons behind the worsening pollution scenario in the national capital. Here are some key findings in the CAG report on Delhi’s pollution: Over…

The White House also listed India among nations which are being “unfair” and damaging US exporters with high charges. US President Donald Trump, in a press conference on Tuesday, said that he has heard India is planning to cut tariffs on American goods substantially. “I think I heard that India just a little while ago is going to be dropping its tariffs very substantially and I said why didn’t somebody do this a long time ago,” he said. The comments come just before Washington unveils reciprocal tariffs on April 2, which has kept policymakers around the world on edge. The…