Guwahati: As Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur marked their Statehood Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to the chief ministers of Meghalaya and Tripura and to the Governor of Manipur, highlighting development gains and the Centre’s support for the Northeast. In his letter to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Modi recalled his 2025 visit
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has claimed that ‘brokering a ceasefire’ between India and Pakistan was one of his key successes in the first 365 days of his second term in the Oval Office. This is however not the first time Trump has made such an assertion. He has been repeating the claim of
At first glance, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia seems to be more like a spelling challenge than a real word. Ironically, that reaction is exactly the intention. This popular long and intimidating term refers to the fear of long words, making it one of the most humorous contradictions in the English language. Its very existence feels like a linguistic
Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 19:15 IST Avinash Sequeira suffered multiple fractures in a Dubai bike accident and faces a Dh400,000 hospital bill at Fakeeh University Hospital, with a long recovery ahead. India motorcyclist Avinash Sequeira faces a long recovery, including around three months of rehabilitation before he can begin walking again, followed by several
Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 18:48 IST Machado framed the current phase as unprecedented, crediting both domestic resistance and international backing. Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Prize to US President Donald Trump. (Reuters) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado declared that Venezuela was on the cusp of freedom and vowed to extend
Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 17:51 IST The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief’s primary ire was directed at the inclusion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the US-sponsored board US President Donald Trump with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House. File image In a scathing indictment of
Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 17:32 IST In an interview, Muhammad Akmal revealed that he proposed to Selma early in their conversations. The couple’s marriage was conducted with the full approval and warm support of both families. A 26-year-old German doctor traveled to a small village in Pakistan’s Mandi Bahauddin district to marry a local
Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 17:17 IST Denmark asserts only it and Greenland can decide on Greenland’s sovereignty, rejecting NATO chief Mark Rutte’s negotiation role after Trump’s deal announcement at Davos. NATO chief Mark Rutte with Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (Mark Rutter/X) The NATO chief cannot negotiate on behalf of Denmark on Greenland
AFP 22 Jan 2026 7:27 PM IST 22 Jan 2026 7:27 PM IST Trump described his meeting with Zelensky in Davos as ‘good’ and emphasized the need to end the war in Ukraine, addressing Putin directly with, ‘This war has to end,’ amid ongoing diplomatic talks before a crucial meeting in Moscow. President Donald Trump
Mumbai: Assets under management (AUM) of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) specialising in gold loans is set to log a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40 per cent between this fiscal and next, surpassing Rs 4 lakh crore by March 2027, according to a Crisil Ratings report. The surge in the AUM of NBFCs will