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Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir formally met Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s delegation, on Tuesday. Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. (Reuters file) The meeting comes a day after a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), at which India’s PM Narendra Modi was among the attendees, concluded with a joint declaration condemning the Pahalgam attack in particular, and terrorism in general. Pakistan was not expressly mentioned but PM Modi spoke of “some nations” using terror as policy. And the declaration was a big step forward from India’s perspective for Pahalgam…

Published on: Sept 02, 2025 04:27 pm IST Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said the exponential growth of 244% in International-to-International transfers is a strong testament to its emergence as a global transit hub The Delhi airport has recorded one of the sharpest increases in transfer traffic in the region, with international-to-international (I-to-I) passenger transfers rising 244% in two years. The DIAL said strategic connectivity is propelling its stature as the preferred international layover airport in the region. (X) Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), said the exponential growth of 244% in I-to-I transfers is a…

Kraft Foods and Heinz merged into one company in 2015. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption toggle caption Gene J. Puskar/AP Hot dogs go to the left; ketchup to the right. That’s Kraft Heinz, one of the world’s largest food conglomerates, splitting into two companies. The breakup comes a decade after its messy mega-merger, orchestrated by billionaire investor Warren Buffett and considered one of his notable missteps. In recent weeks, both Kraft Heinz and Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took multibillion-dollar impairment charges reflecting the declining value of the food giant. Kraft Heinz spent years slicing its costs while rivals invested in new…

More than 400 glacial lakes within India are showing worrying expansion trends and demand vigorous monitoring for disaster purposes, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has revealed in its latest monitoring report. The total glacial lake area in India has grown by over 30 per cent since 2011 — rising from 1,917 hectares to 2,508 hectares.(Image for representation/Shutterstock) In the monthly monitoring report of Glacial Lakes and Water Bodies for June 2025 which was recently made public, the CWC said 432 glacial lakes spread across Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh have been flagged for vigorous…

Forest Department staff installing a camera trap at Thattankadu in Chennimalai in Erode district in Tamil Nadu on September 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The movement of a leopard in human habitations and its continued attacks on cattle have triggered panic among residents of Chennimalai. In response, the Forest Department has installed camera traps at 10 locations and deployed special teams for round-the-clock monitoring.Leopard sightings have been frequent outside the Chennimalai forest area in recent months. The animal has been preying on livestock in nearby plantations, killing goats, dogs, and calves, leaving farmers and villagers fearful. Though the…

Amid the intensifying rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a widespread rainfall alert on Tuesday for several parts of the country as a low-pressure area forms over the northwest Bay of Bengal. Intense rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours across Northwest, East, Central, and Western India.(PTI) According to the forecast, intense rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours across Northwest, East, Central, and Western India. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected across Northwest and East India over the next two days, with isolated extremely heavy showers forecasted today in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.…

NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Tuesday started online counselling for undergraduate agriculture courses, nearly two months after the National Testing Agency (NTA) declared CUET-UG 2025 results on July 4. An ICAR announcement said the ICAR-ranked candidates only will be allowed to submit their program, university preferences and payment of fee for the counseling and admission in agriculture and allied subjects (Facebook/InAgrisearch) ICAR said its counselling portal would remain open till September 8 for registration and consent-based merit ranking, which will be prepared based on CUET-UG scores. Aspirants who have appeared in CUET-UG 2025 in the…

Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan accused US President Donald Trump of “throwing away” America’s ties with India to favour his family’s business ventures in Pakistan. In an interview with MeidasTouch YouTube channel, Sullivan described Trump’s move as a “huge strategic harm” to the US’ interests and a blow to decades of bipartisan efforts to strengthen ties with India. He emphasised that India is a crucial ally for the US in countering the strategic threat posed by China, highlighting that the partnership between both countries is vital for regional as well as global stability. Story continues below this…

A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty reversed early gains to close lower on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) dragged by last-hour profit-taking in banking and auto shares amid caution ahead of the GST Council meeting. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 206.61 points or 0.26%t to settle at 80,157.88. The barometer opened higher and traded with gains till late afternoon session. However, profit-taking at the fag-end dragged the index down by 752.64 points from the day’s high of 80,761.14. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 45.45 points or 0.18% to 24,579.60.…

Sushmita Sen has been buying her own diamonds ever since she started making money in the early 1990s so when in the early 2010s, she was rumoured to be getting married to Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram, Sushmita quickly reacted to the “rubbish” rumours. Akram too responded to these claims and called Sushmita one of the “most graceful and decent ladies” he had ever met. Wasim and Sushmita were seen together in the dance reality show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena where they were both judging the male cricketers paired with female actors for their dance skills. At the time, there were…