US, Ukraine ink economic deal following Trump’s call for cost-sharing on war efforts

The US and Ukraine announced on Wednesday an economic agreement after a weekslong press by President Donald Trump on Ukraine to compensate Washington for billions in military and economic assistance to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a video posted to X that “this partnership allows the United States…

Modi to lay stone and dedicate development projects in Amaravati worth over ₹58,000 crore on May 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation and dedicating to the nation multiple development projects in Amaravati worth over ₹58,000 crore on May 2. The projects mainly include the Legislative Assembly, High Court, Secretariat, other administrative buildings and houses for the poor costing about ₹11,240 crore. The other works / projects are trunk…

US and Ukraine sign critical minerals deal

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington DC Sean Seddon BBC News, London US Department of the Treasury US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant (l) and Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko (r) sign the natural resources deal The US has signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal with Ukraine, which the treasury department said would help…

New study on Chandrayaan-3’s landing site reveals potential presence of primitive lunar mantle materials

The portion of Chandrayaan-3’s landing site taken by Vikram Lander after the successful landing. Photo: ISRO In a new finding, scientists of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) have revealed that the landing site (Shiv Shakti point) of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is a promising site to access primitive mantle samples, which was otherwise lacking in the…

Everything I saw at RSS school started to unfold at BHU: JNUSU president Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar (centre) with the other Left Unity candidates Munteha Fatima (right), and Manisha (left) who emerged victorious in the recent JNUSU polls. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Nitish Kumar’s political journey from studying in a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated school in his village in Bihar to becoming the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru…

CPI(M) opposes approval of Sainik School named after M.P.’s Minister’s late nephew; alleges criminal record against him

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has opposed the Union Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s decision to approve a new Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur, named after State Cabinet Minister Prahlad Singh Patel’s late nephew.  Speaking to The Hindu on Wednesday, CPI (M) state secretary Jaswinder Singh raised objections to naming the new school Maninagendra…

Study highlights lack of access to right antibiotics in eight countries

Research carried out by Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, a non-profit health organisation, has revealed that a significant number of multidrug-resistant infections in low- and middle-income countries, including India, are not being treated appropriately, because of large gaps in access. | Photo Credit: Reuters Only 7.8% of patients with drug-resistant infections in India received…

India closes airspace to Pakistan Airlines amid rising tensions

The reciprocal airspace restrictions highlight the deepening diplomatic rift between the two countries. | Photo Credit: FAISAL MAHMOOD/Reuters India on Wednesday banned Pakistan Airlines from using its airspace amid escalating tensions with the neighbouring country following the Pahalgam terror attack. Sources said that a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has been issued, barring Pakistan Airlines from…

NCW forms panel to probe Bhopal rape and blackmail cases; five survivors come out

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday formed a probe committee to investigate the multiple cases of alleged rape, filming and blackmailing of college girls after befriending them with ‘fake identities’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal.   According to the police, at least five survivors have come forward…