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Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to reference the newly trending name Zohran Mamdani in his speech. Mamdani, who serves as New York City mayor and stands at stark ideological and political odds with Trump, was nonetheless acknowledged by the US president.From the podium during his State…

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the Gaza issue during his Israel visit. She called on him to speak about the plight of civilians while addressing the Knesset (Israeli Parliament).Her remarks come as PM Modi departed for a two-day State visit to Israel from February…

Sanju Samson during an India net session at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: It was business as usual for the Indian cricket team which held an intense practice session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. The batters had long hits, bowlers remained in rhythm with extended spells…

NEW DELHI: Jolted by two crashes involving small charter aircraft within a month that killed 12 people, India may soon rank non scheduled operator permit (NSOP) or charter and private jet operators based on their safety record.While this ranking is proposed to be released on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) website, operators will…

NEW DELHI: Global communications company Viasat on Tuesday said societies cannot function without reliable access to space, describing satellite communications as the “dual use oxygen” that supports missions ranging from weather forecasting to early warning systems.“Without assured, resilient global SatCom, we would all be in the dark,” Ben Palmer, President of Viasat Commercial, said while…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday said some mechanism needs to be devised, not necessarily punitive, to make voting compulsory so that democracy gets stronger by attracting more eligible people to contest elections and render Nota option redundant. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the Nota option was devised to…

Bhojpuri superstar Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, has once again grabbed headlines — this time for his candid remarks about his personal life. The actor, who has been married to Mansha Devi since 2000 and is a father to two sons, opened up about his marriage and his views on love during a…

US President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday (US local time), delivering his State of the Union speech at a politically sensitive moment marked by a Supreme Court ruling striking down his global tariff regime and growing tensions with Iran.The prime-time televised address comes days after the Supreme Court invalidated…

NEW DELHI: Taking forward the “reform express” theme, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked his cabinet colleagues to suggest the list of reforms that ministries intend to initiate over the next few months and provide details of the changes they have already introduced. He has asked them to focus on two themes — ease of…

NEW DELHI: Unidentified men fired multiple shots at a car in which Lawrence Bishnoi’s legal team was travelling on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 10.15 pm, in which one of the occupants was shot at. Sources said that the shooters, from a rival gang, intercepted the car in which a lawyer and his staff were…