February 18, 2025 10:02 PM

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India, Qatar agree to elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership

Briefing the media in New Delhi this evening, the Secretary, of CBP and Overseas Indian Affairs, in the Ministry of External Affairs, Arun Kumar Chatterjee, said that during the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, both leaders ...

February 18, 2025 9:46 PM

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US, Russia decide to appoint teams to negotiate end to Ukraine war

U.S. and Russian officials today held more than four hours of talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking their first discussions aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Both countries agreed on four principles. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said both countries agreed to re-establish the functionality ...

February 18, 2025 8:10 PM

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SC gives bail to ‘middleman’ Michel in VVIP chopper scam

The Supreme Court today granted bail to alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the 3,600 crore rupees AgustaWestland chopper scam. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that James had been in custody for the past six years while the investigation into the matter was still u...

February 18, 2025 8:06 PM

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Registrations open for WAVES Trailer Making Competition

Registrations are currently open for the WAVES Trailer Making Competition, an opportunity for aspiring filmmakers to craft compelling trailers using Netflix’s extensive content library. As part of the Create in India Challenges at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES), this competi...

February 18, 2025 7:56 PM

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CBI dismantles cybercrime network targeting Germans

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken action to dismantle a sophisticated virtual asset-supported cybercrime network that has been targeting German nationals since 2021. In this regard, the CBI conducted searches at six locations across Delhi, Kolkata, and Siliguri from the 14th to the...

February 18, 2025 7:05 PM

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Modern land surveying with drones launched in Puducherry under NAKSHA project

Under the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) project, modern land surveying using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) was launched in Puducherry. The pilot project was inaugurated by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy at Murungapakkam Revenue Village. Once the proce...

February 18, 2025 5:31 PM

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At least 30 killed in bus crash on Bolivia’s mountain road

At least 30 people were killed yesterday in a bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia. The vehicle plunged 800-metre into a gorge in the southwestern district of Yocalla. The accident occurred on a narrow two-way road between the cities of Potosi and Oruro. Bolivia has notoriously dangerous roads, p...