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Russia’s supplies of its S-400 missile defence system to India are on schedule, Reuters reported citing Interfax.The upcoming delivery will add another squadron to India’s air defence network as New Delhi continues strengthening its aerial shield.The S-400 surface-to-air missile system is considered a key element of India’s “Sudarshan Chakra” air defence architecture and is among…
US President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve in a light-hearted mood, joking with children about Santa Claus, coal-filled stockings and even a “bad Santa” infiltrating the country. He joined first lady Melania Trump for the annual NORAD Santa-tracking calls from their Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.Vacationing at his Palm Beach resort, Trump took part in the…
File photo of Babar Azam. TimesofIndia.com in Kandy: A four-year-old post by former South Africa batter Herschelle Gibbs, who worked with Babar Azam at Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), is doing the rounds on social media. Gibbs had urged Babar to add a couple of attacking shots to his game to improve…
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…
FILE – The Social Security Administration’s main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md., Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) When the first Social Security cheques of 2026 start landing on January 14, nearly three-quarters of the US will experience a familiar but quietly consequential ritual. A new cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) kicks in, lifting monthly…
Image credit: rahulgandhi.in NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address a mega rally in Kota today, accusing the BJP government of “shattering millions of dreams” through paper leaks and exam mismanagement, even as a political row erupted over allegations that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s office tried to derail the event.Former Rajasthan…
Brandwallahs, and economists, know this well – we premiumise, and put greater value, on things other people want, and can’t have, simply because they can’t afford them. It’s in our very nature. And nothing serves this deep-seated need more than super exclusives, and single-origin uber luxuries. For the very rich, this is the stuff that…
Omar Artan and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino During a press conference on Wednesday before the opening match of the expanded 48-team World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino addressed the case of Somali referee Omar Artan. Artan was set to become the first Somali official to work at a World Cup. However, he was denied entry…
Comparing Indians with Somalians, US influencer Andrew Branca claimed that while Somalians fraud healthcare in the US as they come from poverty, the Indians scam the US academically. Citing the report of Indian law enforcement busing fake degree mills, Branca said it is not about Indians but it’s about all “low trust, high fraud” third-world…
Two Republican lawmakers have urged US President Donald Trump to press for better access for American pulse crop producers in the Indian market as part of ongoing trade negotiations between Washington and New Delhi.In a letter dated January 16, Senators Steve Daines of Montana and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota called on Trump to include…
