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The US embassy in India announced in a statement on Tuesday that it will be closed from December 24 to December 26 in accordance with a Presidential Executive Order mandating the closure of executive departments and agencies of the federal government on these dates.Routine consular services, including visa processing and citizen services, will not be…
Judit Polgár and Richárd Rapport (Photo Credit: FIDE) NEW DELHI: William Shakespeare wrote in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” Hungary, too, has never been the biggest country on the chess map. Yet, it has long played the game with a fearlessness that belies its size.With none of the…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday called for a three-pronged approach to deter terrorism. According to General Chauhan, who was speaking at an IIT Bombay event, India must prepare itself for short but intense conflicts, longer land-centric conflicts, and create an “asymmetry with the weaker adversary,” a reference to…
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s car was stopped in Chennai on Tuesday by unhappy TVK members who were protesting the allocation of district-level posts. There has been no report of any injury or damage following the incident.TVK, led by Vijay, has earlier faced challenges, including a deadly stampede at a rally in Karur in September 2025…
Gold prices surged to fresh lifetime highs on Tuesday, extending their rally as investors sought the safety of precious metals amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and growing bets on interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve next year. The renewed buying momentum pushed both metals to record levels across domestic and global markets. On the…
‘Dhurandhar’, which hit theatres on December 5, has been ruling the box office ever since its release. Although the film opened to mixed reactions on day one, it soon transformed into a full-blown juggernaut, smashing records and dominating conversations online. Several scenes and songs from the film went viral, further fuelling its momentum. One milestone…
NEW DELHI: A passenger allegedly assaulted by an off-duty Air India Express pilot at Delhi airport has revealed that a CT scan confirmed a displaced fracture of his left nasal bone. The passenger, Ankit Dewan, said he is now seeking justice in the matter. Dewan, who filed a written complaint with Delhi Police, said, “I…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood on Tuesday said that Priyanka Gandhi will “deliver a decisive treatment” to Bangladesh if she becomes the Prime Minister.Refuting the charges from the BJP targeting Priyanka Gandhi for allegedly not speaking out strongly enough against violence against minorities in Bangladesh, Masood said that Wayanad MP spoke out the strongly…
NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said on Monday that India must be prepared to fight both short duration, high intensity conflicts to deter terrorism and long duration wars due to territorial disputes with its neighbours. Speaking at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Gen Chauhan said the country faces a complex…
Denmark and Greenlandic Prime Ministers rebukes Trump’s appointment of special envoy (Photo: AP) The Prime Ministers of Denmark and Greenland, in a stance against US President Donald Trump‘s appointment of a special envoy, demanded respect for their territorial integrity. They insisted that the US won’t take over Greenland and that the sovereignty of the nation…
