US special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow to push for Ukraine peace talks, according to RT. Trump expects a ceasefire by August 8 and has warned of harsh penalties if no deal is reached. The US plans to sell weapons to NATO allies to aid Ukraine negotiations.
Afghanistan has signed a $10 billion deal with a local company to generate 10,000 MW of electricity using coal, gas, hydro, wind, and solar sources. The project, running from 2026 to 2032, aims to boost energy access and employ 98% Afghan workers, Tolo News reported.
Post-mortem of the dead body of the 15-year-old girl who succumbed to her injuries after she was set on fire by miscreants in Odisha will be conducted in AIIMS Trauma Centre in Delhi on Sunday.
Two people have died and five remain trapped after a collapse at Chile's El Teniente copper mine. Human remains were found during rescue efforts. The mine, halted after the incident, is the world's largest underground copper mine. Search operations continue, with over 100 personnel involved.
BJD MP Subhashish Khuntia has slammed the BJP government in Odisha for failing to arrest the miscreants who set on fire a 15-year-old girl in Puri, who died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS New Delhi.
The tenets agreed on Friday summarise a regional economic integration framework, which includes elements of cooperation on energy, infrastructure, mineral supply chains, national parks and public health, according to the State Department of the US, which brokered the deal.
Kent Cricket on Saturday announced the signing of pacer Matt Milnes from Yorkshire on a three-year deal, with the 31-year-old set to return to the club at the end of the ongoing season.
The revised directive, issued today by the Personnel Department, pushes the deadline from the earlier date of August 1 to August 20, 2025, providing additional time for administrative departments to finalise pending transfers.
The increase would be done from 455 per cent to 466 per cent for the fifth pay scale and from 246 per cent to 252 per cent per month for the sixth pay scale.