Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, who is also an MP from the state, was trained by Pakistani authorities during his visit to the neighbouring country in 2013 prior to him becoming a Lok Sabha member a year later. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses […]
Curated By : Last Updated:February 08, 2026, 14:02 IST PM Modi met INA veteran Jeyaraj Raja Rao in Kuala Lumpur, honoring his courage and sacrifice and expressing gratitude to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA. PM Modi met Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) veteran Jeyaraj Raja Rao in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo: X/@narendramodi) Prime […]
Calling the BJP “mass murderers,” Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said merely taking the video was not enough. “This is who the BJP really is: Mass murderers. This venom, hatred and violence is on you, Mr Modi. Are the courts and other institutions sleeping?” she said on X. Journalist Rana Ayyub said the video depicted the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met with Malaysia’s Indian-origin Ministers, Members of Parliament and Senators in Kuala Lumpur and appreciated their active role in strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two countries. “Had a wonderful interaction with PIO leaders, including distinguished Ministers and Senators. Their deep emotional connect to India was clearly visible,” PM […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with Indian-origin ministers, MPs, and senators in Kuala Lumpur, underscoring their significant role in fortifying India-Malaysia relations. PM Modi expressed pride in the PIOs’ public accomplishments and their strong ties to India during a social media post after the meeting. The meeting emphasized bipartisan support for India-Malaysia relations and formed […]
MANILA, Philippines – EJ Obiena’s continental collection is now complete. The Filipino pole vault star struck gold in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships for the first time, following his triumph in Tianjin, China, on Saturday, February 7. Clearing 5.70 meters, Obiena beat home bets Li Chenyang and Chen Yang to add another piece of hardware […]
Last February I wrote an essay about the Trump administration’s strategy of “muzzle velocity.” Muzzle velocity, in its literal sense, describes the ferocious speed of a bullet at the moment it exits the front end of a gun. The term came from an interview that Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, gave in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) veteran Jeyaraj Raja Rao in Kuala Lumpur and conveyed the gratitude of all Indians for INA’s extraordinary courage, legacy, and sacrifice. Advertisement “We remain forever indebted to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the brave women and men of the INA, whose valour helped […]
China’s long-term growth trajectory will depend on the introduction of market reforms, and the country’s potential growth rate could fall to about 2.5 per cent in the coming years unless action is taken, a prominent Chinese economist has warned. “Without a strong turnaround in total factor productivity and a meaningful expansion in household consumption, it […]
Wales fell to a heavy defeat against England on the opening weekend of the Six Nations 07:37, 08 Feb 2026Updated 08:37, 08 Feb 2026 View Image Steve Tandy, the Wales head coach, looks on during the debacle against England As Pierre Brousset’s half-time whistle blew to signal the end of quite possibly the most calamitous […]
SINGAPORE – Ms Hilda Tunliu has worked as a domestic helper in Singapore for 20 years, but it was only at her last job, caring for an elderly couple, when she felt a pressing need to learn Hokkien. While caring for the 88-year-old woman and her 97-year-old husband, she could at first communicate with them […]
This is not a story about Mark Zuckerberg. That this is not a story about Mark Zuckerberg is telling in itself. The world of Silicon Valley is changing. A new technology — artificial intelligence — is taking the centre stage. And it is giving rise to a new set of superstars, some of whom are […]
Nancy Pelosi, the former House Speaker, is set to endorse the grandson of John F. Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg, in his bid for a hotly contested House seat in New York City. Pelosi, a prominent figure in the Democratic Party, is expected to announce her endorsement of Schlossberg, an online political commentator, on Sunday, reported The New York Times. Schlossberg, an outsider in the […]
Image: X@/LouFrance75 Two French adventurers have completed an epic journey on foot from France to Shanghai, arriving on Saturday after nearly a year and a half and crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot.Loic Voisot and Benjamin Humblot celebrated their arrival on the Bund promenade, with Shanghai’s skyline in the background.The pair began their journey […]
Image: X@/LouFrance75 Two French adventurers have completed an epic journey on foot from France to Shanghai, arriving on Saturday after nearly a year and a half and crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot.Loic Voisot and Benjamin Humblot celebrated their arrival on the Bund promenade, with Shanghai’s skyline in the background.The pair began their journey […]
Dispur (Assam), Feb 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday slammed Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s over his wife, Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi’s, alleged links to Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, stating that the Congress leader attempted to legitimise the neighbouring country.Addressing a press conference here today, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commemorated the legacy of the Indian National Army on Sunday by meeting INA veteran Jeyaraj Raja Rao in Kuala Lumpur. Modi acknowledged the exemplary courage and sacrifice of the INA, with special mention of their pivotal role in India’s journey to independence. In a heartfelt tribute, Modi expressed India’s gratitude through […]
A since-deleted social media post by the ruling BJP’s Assam state unit, with a video edited to show CM Himanta Biswa Sarma pointing a gun at Muslim men, has led to shock and outrage. This comes in continuation of a series of comments and claims by CM Sarma targeting the Muslim community in the election-bound […]
The Trump administration on Friday released an official map of India that depicts the entire Jammu and Kashmir region, which includes Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) as well as Aksai Chin, as integral parts of Indian territory. The map was shared by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on X alongside the announcement of a framework for […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma | Screengrab via Supriya Shrinate, @SupriyaShrinate/X The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has deleted a video that it had posted on its X handle on Saturday that depicted Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma symbolically firing at images of two Muslim men at point-blank range. The clip was […]
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Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India. New Delhi has consistently maintained its position in the face of repeated unfounded claims by Pakistan. Recently, India’s stance has been acknowledged by one of its most trusted allies and the world’s leading superpower, the United States. The US has affirmed India’s territorial integrity […]
Clubs editor Emma Johnson speaks to Sasha ahead of his Liverpool gig 08:31, 07 Feb 2026 View Image DJ Sasha (Image: Publicity pictures) He is a titan of the progressive scene, a DJ and producer that needs no introduction. Ahead of his gig for 909 tomorrow, Sasha chats to clubs editor Emma Johnson about his […]
The opening ceremony’s over and the action is picking up! The first medals will be awarded today and we’ll (hopefully) see Team USA again in women’s hockey. Here’s the guide to what’s on today, all times Eastern. Potential medal events have an asterisk. 4:05 a.m.: curling, mixed doubles round-robin (Great Britain vs. Canada, Switzerland vs. Sweden) […]
Opened in 2023, Bar Leone is said to have a great menu and a greater sense of humour (Picture: Google Maps) Hong Kong is home to a special kind of star: the bar that holds the number one spot on the prestigious list of the World’s 50 Best Bars. While I was there in October, […]
Friday morning brought the beginning of the figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics. There was no room for Kamila Valieva, though, after the Russian lost her appeal against a doping ban. Valieva made her Olympic debut in Beijing in 2022, when she was just 15 years old despite having tested positive for a […]
SINGAPORE: A six-year-old girl died following a road accident near the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown on Friday (Feb 6). The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that it was alerted to the accident involving a car and two pedestrians along South Bridge Road at around 11.50am on Friday. The two pedestrians, a six-year-old girl […]
A report has uncovered a sprawling underground network in China that secretly films hotel guests through hidden cameras and sells the footage as pornography, exposing thousands of unsuspecting people to severe violations of privacy. Advertisement The issue came into focus after “Eric” (name changed), a man from Hong Kong, discovered that a pornographic video he […]
