“My Phone Is Definitely Tapped, I’m Not ‘Potential Target'”: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi:  Hitting out at the government on the Pegasus snooping scandal, Rahul Gandhi today alleged that all his phones were tapped and that his security men had been asked to report on everything he said. “I am not a potential target. My phone is tapped, it is clearly tapped. Not only this phone, all my…

Delhi Man Arrested For Luring Women Into Sending Nude Pics, Videos: Police

New Delhi:  A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly befriending women from South Asian countries online and luring them into sending their nude photos and videos in exchange for money and later threatening to leak them if they failed to send more such content, the Delhi Police said Thursday. The accused…

Minister Meenakshi Lekhi Apologises For ‘Hooligans, Not Farmers’ Remark

New Delhi:  Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi Thursday apologised for her “hooligans not farmers” remarks, saying that her statement on the alleged attack on a media person during the “Farmers’ Parliament” at Jantar Mantar was “‘misinterpreted”. A senior video…

Xi Jinping Makes Rare Visit To Tibet, First Time As President

Beijing:  President Xi Jinping is on a rare trip to China’s politically sensitive region of Tibet, state media reported Friday, the first such visit by the country’s top leader in more than three decades. Tibet has alternated over the centuries between independence and control by China, which says it…

Indian-American Entrepreneur Enters Congressional Race From California

Washington:  An Indian-American engineer and entrepreneur has announced that she will be running for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional District in California. Shrina Kurani, born to Indian immigrant parents in Riverside, will be challenging 15-term Republican incumbent Ken Calvert for the…

US Launched Recent Air Strikes In Afghanistan To Repel Taliban Offensive: Pentagon

Washington:  The United States recently carried out air strikes as it backed the Afghan army’s bid to repel a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon said Thursday, with the withdrawal of international forces from the country all but complete. “In the last several days, we have acted through air strikes to…

Today’s Special: Zomato Starts Trading At ₹ 116, A Premium Of 53%

Zomato IPO is the second largest IPO after the â‚¹ 15,199.44 crore Coal India in October 20102 Zomato shares have made a stellar debut on the bourses after the share listing was advanced from the scheduled date of July 27. The shares of the food startup opened at â‚¹ 116, a premium…

3 killed as building collapses in Mumbai amid heavy rainfall, several critical

Abuilding has collapsed in Mumbai, killing three people on the spot. Ten others have been injured in the building collapse in Govandi area of Mumbai. The two-storey building collapse has caused at least three deaths while 10 others have been injured. Some of the injured people are in critical condition. The incident…

Jammu and Kashmir Police shoots down drone in Akhnoor, recovers 5 kg IED

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday shot down a hexacopter drone in Akhnoor area of Jammu district. The drone was shot down around 8 km inside the International Border (IB). Police also recovered 5 kg of improvised explosive device (IED) which was to be assembled and to be used by terrorists, police said. Agencies…