Month: May 2025

[ad_1] NSA Ajit Doval (File photo) NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval is expected to visit Moscow next week, where he is likely to press the Russian government for the expedited delivery of the remaining two S-400 air defence systems. The NSA's visit comes amid reports that India may place fresh orders for additional units of the same system to bolster its military capabilities.The trip will follow a visit by a delegation of Indian Members of Parliament to Moscow, beginning Thursday. Doval’s visit carries added significance in the wake of India’s recent air strikes in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor. The operation saw the use of BrahMos missiles, developed jointly by India and Russia, and the S-400 system, among other Russian-origin defence platforms that played a key role in the conflict.India is now looking to deepen its political and […]

[ad_1] Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar expressed his surprise at the retirement of batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Test cricket, admitting he expected the duo to step away after the upcoming tour of England, which begins on June 20.Rohit and Kohli, who announced their Test retirements earlier this month while opting to continue in ODIs, have left a significant void in the Indian Test side ahead of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, which kicks off with the high-stakes series in England."Both have outstanding and great cricketers, and their contribution to Indian cricket is huge. I was surprised because there is an England tour of five Test matches. I thought after the England tour, they might call it a day, but they preferred it before the England […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistani senator Syed Ali Zafar has urged the Shahbaz Sharif-led government to "defuse" the "water bomb" dropped by India when it suspended the Indus Waters Treaty following the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.While addressing the Senate, the senator from opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) highlighted that one out of ten people is dependent on water from the Indus river system and warned that a large population could die of hunger if the crisis is not addressed."If we don’t solve this water crisis now, we could die of hunger. The reason is that the Indus Basin is our lifeline. Three-fourths of our water comes from outside the country. Out of every ten people, nine are living their lives based on international border basins," Zafar said."According to statistics, 90% of our crops depend on this […]

[ad_1] Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 7,000 on a petitioner who filed a public interest litigation (PIL) over a breach of protocol in connection with the Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai's visit to his native state, Maharashtra.The bench led by CJI BR Gavai observed that such a plea was nothing but a “publicity interest litigation” filed to gain “cheap publicity”, before dismissing the plea, reported news agency ANI.Absence of top Maharashtra officials at an event to felicitate Justice BR Gavai, on his first visit to his home state after becoming CJI, had miffed the country's top judge but he said on May 20 that the "trivial issue" should be put to rest as the officials concerned had expressed regret.In a press release, SC said, […]