Recent Views 13 Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members (Reuters) Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is facing growing pressure to disarm the Iran-backed Shi’ite militias, with several groups resisting efforts to hand their weapons to the state. The standoff is creating a difficult security and political challenge…
Recent Views 16 File photo: PM Modi and Congress leader P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent remarks targeting the Opposition, saying he was “happy” and “proud” to be called a “Dimagi Naxal” and describing the “Naraaz Fufa”…
Recent Views 14 Manon Fiorot has already decided what a win over Alexa Grasso should lead to.“I think the winner of this fight will be the next one for the belt,” Fiorot told TimesofIndia.com ahead of her flyweight bout against Grasso at UFC Noche on September 13 at Glendale, Arizona. “I’m pretty sure the winner…
Recent Views 14 Explosion in Syria weapons warehouse An explosion at a weapons warehouse in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province killed at least 14 people and injured 11 on Wednesday, state television reported, citing the health ministry.The blast took place near Sarmada, close to the Turkish border, although authorities did not immediately establish what triggered the…
Recent Views 13 The TVK-led alliance has been named the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance CHENNAI: The TVK-led alliance has been named the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance, with its leaders describing the new front as an “ideological-led front” that would go beyond electoral politics.The name and the new alliance were formally unveiled on Wednesday…
Recent Views 15 Sachin hails Shelton’s big win over Alcaraz (Agency Images) Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was left impressed by the intensity of the Ben Shelton-Carlos Alcaraz battle at the US Open, describing their quarter-final clash as “some tennis” after a gripping five-set contest that went down to the final few points.Shelton stunned defending…
Recent Views 14 Higher crude prices could raise costs across fuel, transport and other energy-intensive sectors, adding to domestic inflation pressures. State-owned fuel retailers are losing around Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 23 per litre on diesel as renewed tensions in West Asia pushed international crude oil prices above $100 a barrel,…
Recent Views 19 The scheme provides a one-time opportunity to address specified foreign income and foreign asset reporting gaps. Foreign assets may possibly be overlooked years later—whether it is a bank account opened while studying abroad, stocks received by domestic employees under Company’s Employee Stock Option plans (ESOPs) or Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), savings accumulated…
Recent Views 15 Almost eight years after the fire, a $26 million rebuilding project is nearing completion. For nearly a century, Paramount Ranch in California’s Santa Monica Mountains was linked to Hollywood filmmaking. The 2,700-acre property was bought by Paramount Pictures in 1927 and used as an outdoor filming location. Between 1927 and 1943, the…
Recent Views 15 “When you ride the bullet train from Vadodara, you will reach Mumbai in just an hour and a half,” the minister said. (Image for representative purpose only) India’s first indigenous bullet train is likely to start being tested by May or June next year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said. He added…
