'Going to do well in that negotiation': Trump positive over trade deal with China, to meet Xi Jinping in two weeks

Speaking at a lunch with Senate Republicans at the newly renovated Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday (local time), Trump signalled a posi

White topping DPR being prepared for 500-km Bengaluru roads: D.K. Shivakumar

Speaking after inaugurating the white topping and comprehensive road development work in the Gandhinagar Assembly Constituency, he said the city

Morning Digest: Trump says he discussed trade with PM Modi; Red alert across several TN districts as Northeast monsoon intensifies, and more

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Ex Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa's SHOCKING reaction on dead son video: 'My rivals...'

Ex-DGP Mohammad Mustafa has given his reaction to his dead son Aqil Akhtar's video. This comes after Mustafa's son Aqil was found unconscious and

Trump says trade topped talks with PM Modi

Trump claimed Modi assured him that India would limit its crude oil purchases from Russia

Trump Says He Discussed Trade With Modi

We talked about a lot of things, but mostly the world of trade, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office

Mangling Chennais street names and distorting history

RajacharStreetin T. Nagar is spelt in three different waysonthe signboards of the Chennai Corporation. The street is named after S.N.V.Rajachar w

Jamaat warns Yunus regime against political bias

Dhaka, Oct 21: Bangladeshs radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has warned that people would return to the streets if any member within the Yun

Rights bodies raise concerns over security of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct 21: Several leading international human rights organisations have written to the Bangladesh interim governments Chief Advisor Muhammad

US VP JD Vance visits Israel to support Gaza ceasefire

TEL AVIV, Oct 21: US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to support the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, which has been un

China didnt buy US soybeans in September at all- heres where its record imports came from

Soybeans: China's soybean imports from the US hit zero in September, a first since 2018, due to trade tensions and tariffs. Buyers are now heavil

TANKER Foundation releases handouts on self-care for caregivers

Recognising the crucial role of caregivers, the foundation has launched an initiative to provide mental health support and promote self-care awar

Three arrested over blast at illegal country-made cracker storehouse

China reviews Pakistan projects amid payment delays, security risks: Report

BEIJING, Oct 21: China is reassessing its participation in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) due to delayed loan repayments and mountin

Ukraine, EU accuse Putin of delays, rule out territorial deal

KYIV, Oct 21: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of deliberately st

Btown remembers Asrani

Several celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Shabana Azmi and Kangana Ranaut, mourned the demise of veteran actor and comedian Asrani

Deepika, Ranveer reveal daughters face amid Diwali celebrations

Star couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have finally revealed the face of their daughter Dua to the world. Post Diwali, Deepika-Ranveer to

Goldman Sachs maintains neutral stance on Netflix stock with $1,300 price target after Q3 earnings

Goldman Sachs reiterates Neutral rating on Netflix stock with $1,300 price target following Q3 2025 earnings report. The investment firm expects

Donald Trump celebrates Diwali at White House - heres what he said about Narendra Modi & US-India relations

Diwali celebration Donald Trump: President Trump celebrated Diwali at the White House, extending warm wishes to India and the Indian-American com

Govinda Pattabhishekam

Harappan sites trade infrastructure predates Silk Route by 2,000 years

Malaysia: PM Modi likely to attend Asean-East Asia

Envoy rejects claim on Indian diplomats link to homicide

Fifty years ago | Jobless in Bombay living off jobless

EU council okays new agenda to deepen defence, tech ties with India

In world going through crises, India a symbol of stability: PM Modi

'Marriage no childs play': Karnataka HC rejects hubbys divorce plea

HC OKs action against soldier for hate speech

Rajabala-o niam gri songdongenggiparangko arikgalanio niamko jarikja ine MLA badi kaa

Iani bidingo inquiry-ko dakchina CM-ko didia SHILLONG: West Garo Hills ajani Rajabala jolrango niam gri songdong achaenggiparangko arikgalna gita

A hundred years ago | Storm havoc in Rangoon

Viktor Gyokeres brace powers Arsenal to dominant Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid

Arsenal crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Emirates Stadium in Champions League matchday 3. Gabriel, Gabriel Martinelli and Viktor Gyokeres with two

Double delight as 2 comets captured over Indian skies

Lapangap-o mi rataniko champenganio Assam-ni CM jak donga ine MPMC matnanga

SHILLONG: West Jaintia Hills ajani sima jolo donggipa Lapangap songo game gee chagiparangni mi rataniko champenganio Assam adokni Chief Minister

Tura-ni CTE-o Graduation Ceremony-ko ongata

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Himachal Pradesh: Canadian paraglider dies; 2 foreign pilots rescued

Texas Instruments stock drops after Q3 earnings miss and cautious outlook - what investors need to know

TXN stock: Texas Instruments stock saw a sharp fall of over 8 percent. This happened after the company announced its third-quarter financial resu

Trump Not To Meet Putin In 'Immediate future': US Official

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by telephone on Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, after Trump said that the two top dip

Trump says he discussed trade with PM Modi

Trump added that energy was also part of the discussion, saying Mr. Modi assured him that India would be limiting its oil purchases from Russia

Correction of factual inconsistencies

Editor, I would like to submit a rejoinder to my article titled Is Meghalaya football ready to take the next step? (ST Oct 21, 2025), I realized

Any Violation Of Pakistan's Territorial Integrity Will Be Met With Decisive Response: Munir

While Pakistan seeks regional peace and stability, any violation of its territorial integrity, direct or indirect, will be met with a firm and de

Vehicles, urban chaos

Indias hi-tech city, Bengaluru, is also a metaphor for urban chaos. The city was once a peaceful abode for retired bureaucrats, with flower-beari

Our Ecological/ Environmental Destiny

By Ubahunlang Dkhar Tmar Social-Cultural Ecologies: The environment, ecology and future(s) of our children(s) is not the recurring and active par

Bobs Banter

By Robert Clements A Real Diwali..! In the evenings I love sitting under my peepul tree and watching the darkness weave itself through the leaves

Priyank harks back to old video clip on fund raising to hit out at BJP

Kharge alleged that both the BJP leaders had then discussed about payment of 1,800 crore to the party high command

Diwali at White House: Donald Trump lights lamps, says 'spoke with PM Modi, discussed trade, Pakistan' - watch

Activists urge to reschedule, reroute Goddess Kali immersion procession for communal harmony in Cuttack

The timing of this proposed procession coincides with the Friday Namaaz at mosques in the city, they said

BJP Steps Up Induction Drive Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls

The developments have triggered concern within the NCP camp. Sensing growing unrest in the party fold, Mr. Bharne convened an urgent meeting with

Kurt Suzuki named Los Angeles Angels manager despite no coaching experience

Los Angeles Angels hire former catcher Kurt Suzuki as manager to end franchise's longest playoff drought. The 42-year-old World Series champion r

Ayush & MBBS doctors parity: SC refers case to larger bench

Two-time champ Hashimoto tops all-around qualifying

World Gymnastics Championships Jakarta, Oct 21: Daiki Hashimoto of Japan topped mens all-around qualifying at the world gymnastics championships.

Syndrela-Divyanshi rise to World No. 1

6 Indian girls in top 100 for first time New Delhi, Oct 21: Syndrela Das and Divyanshi Bhowmick have achieved a historic milestone by climbing to

12-hour water supply shutdown in city on Oct 23

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 21: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has announced a 12-hour shutdown of water supply to Shillong and

J&K Deputy CM eats his words on MP Ruhullah in the face of protests

There is growing isolation of Mr. Ruhullah within the NCs top leadership, after the formers public stand on issues like reservation policy, arres

Another top-10 finish for Atiqa in IAME karting

Dubai, Oct 21: Indian racing sensation Atiqa Mir staged a remarkable recovery drive after a sudden technical issue pushed her to back of the grid

CM Launches MEPMA Mana Mitra App, Plans Araku Coffee Outlets On Starbucks Model

Naidu launched the MEPMA Mana Mitra mobile app designed to provide eight key services to its target groups. He also unveiled the missions annual

DGP vows to stifle HNLC

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 21: Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang on Tuesday reaffirmed that the Meghalaya Police will not al

West Ham fall to another home loss with 0-2 defeat to Brentford

PREMIER LEAGUE London, Oct 21: West Ham lost for the fourth home match in a row in the Premier League on Monday, with late goals in both halves g

Multiple factors behind Mlayas shift from drug transit to user state: Study

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 21: Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang on Tuesday said a study, commissioned by Meghalaya Police a

Police raze 10 tonnes of cannabis plantation spread across 5 hectares

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 21: In a major operation, the East Khasi Hills district police destroyed around 10 tonnes of cannabis (ganja) plant

Wrong To Directly Move HC If FIRs Not Filed: Telangana High Court

Citing the Supreme Court judgment in Sakiri Vasu v. State of UP and M. Subramaniam v. S. Janaki and others, the High Court noted that the proper

Netflix stocks crash after streamer misses Wall Street's third-quarter earnings targets

Netflix posted net income of $2.5 billion and diluted earnings-per-share of $5.87 for July through September, a period when the animated K-Pop De

UK-based researcher deported from Indira Gandhi International Airport

London-based academic Francesca Orsini was denied entry into India and deported after being blacklisted for violating her tourist visa conditions

Harvard professor issues warning about 3I/ATLAS that may affect your vacation plans & claims NASA is keeping secrets

NASA secrets 3I/ATLAS: A Harvard astrophysicist is fueling speculation about a mysterious interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, urging vacations before

After Taliban minister's visit, Kabul embassy restored

India has upgraded its technical mission in Kabul to an embassy, signaling a significant step in bilateral engagement following the Taliban forei

US Covert Actions Violate Venezuela's Sovereignty: UN Experts

United Nations rights experts said Tuesday that the United States' covert actions and threats of using armed force against Caracas violate Venezu

Disney+, Hulu subscriptions cancellations jump. Is Jimmy Kimmel Live! controversy reason or something bigger hurting streaming giant?

New price increases go into effect on Tuesday and vary depending on the plan. The stand-alone Disney+ ad-supported plan, for instance, will cost

Fermn Lpez hat-trick inspires Barcelona to Champions League victory over Olympiacos

Barcelona crushed Olympiacos 6-1 in Champions League matchday 3 at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium. Fermn Lpez scored his first career hat-trick w

Fire incidents rise, highestin 14 years;no casualties

Verstappen chasing perfection as he hunts down McLaren for possible fifth F1 championship

Verstappen's dominant run of late has trimmed his gap with front-runner Piastri from 104 points to 40 in a span of just four races. He trails Nor

MCD workersto continue stir amid threatsto vacate site

Barcelona Routs Olympiakos 6-1 After Bizarre Red Card for Santiago Hezze in Champions League

Barca took full advantage when the Greek champion went down to 10 men after a contentious red card for Santiago Hezze in the second half scoring

Elon Musk Calls Acting NASA Chief Dummy Amid Spat Over Moon Mission

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at NASA's acting administrator on Tuesday after the space agency chief invited other companies to enter the race

Unhygienic Washrooms Violate Basic Right: Court

The top court was told that the failure of most courts to provide separate and gender-neutral/inclusive washrooms for the third gender disregarde

Lakshya bows out of French Open after first-round loss to Irelands Nhat Nguyen

Lakshya, who had reached the finals of Hong Kong Open, looked off-colour from the start to eventually go down 7-21 16-21 to the world number 29 N

Bihar Assembly polls: 11 seats where INDIA bloc partners are fighting among themselves

As Bihar's second phase of elections nears, the INDIA bloc faces internal conflicts with allies contesting against each other on at least 11 seat

CM briefs PM on Chhath Puja plans, Yamuna clean-up

US, Allies Promise Support to Bolivia Economy as Left Exits

Bolivia over the past two decades shifted sharply to the left with the country's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, in 2008 expelling the U

Niece of convict in R.G. Kar case found dead under mysterious circumstances

After the news of the death of the girl spread in the locality, the locals blamed the parents for the death and attacked them.

EC seizes Rs 71 crore items to influence voters from poll-bound states

What caused AWS outage on Monday that disrupted over 100 services and lasted 15 hours? The error decoded

Amazon AWS outages: A massive 15-hour Amazon Web Services outage on Monday crippled hundreds of global services, from tech giants like Apple to e

Rajahmundry, Kakinada Streets Pile Up With Diwali Rubbish

Over 20 tonnes of extra waste cleared; officials struggle to manage leftover crackers and plastics

Man killed in dispute over firecrackers, 3 held

Farmers in Marathwada protest over flood relief package disbursal delay

Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana stages stir outside Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Collectors house; Jarange-Patil threatens to do the same if Mahayuti

Bihar Assembly polls: Congress rushes Ashok Gehlot to Bihar to break seat deadlock with RJD

India Upgrades Kabul Office

Backing Afghanistan in its conflict with Pakistan, India had last week said Islamabad is infuriated that Afghanistan is exercising its sovereignt

Short expects Aussie pacers to target Kohli again with swing and nip

Kohli, who was dismissed for a duck in the series opener in Perth, will be eager to bounce back at the Adelaide Oval, his most successful oversea

Hungary under attack for working on peace summit? Fires hit refineries processing Russian oil

Explosions struck oil refineries in Hungary and Romania on October 20, both processing Russian crude. The incidents occurred days before Budapest

We need a law to protect domestic workers

The absence of a separate national-level legislation to look into protections and benefits hurts workers in multiple ways

Novo Nordisk's top investor seizes board control

In a bold push for greater influence, a key investor in Novo Nordisk is advocating for a complete overhaul of the board. This strategic maneuver

Riyaz Shot Dead, HRC Takes Cognizance

The body of Riyaz was handed over to his family members, who performed the last rites on Tuesday.