Kishtwar: Five people have died and around 40 are reported missing after a cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early this morning, officials said. At least eight homes have been damaged in the cloudburst and flash floods. Rescue teams have been rushed to Honzar village…
Washington: President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that if the United States ended up in a “real shooting war” with a “major power” it could be the result of a significant cyber attack on the country, highlighting what Washington sees as growing threats posed by Russia and China.…
New Delhi: Rakesh Asthana, a former officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), was appointed Delhi Police Commissioner on Tuesday, just three days before his retirement. A Union Home Ministry order on Tuesday evening said Mr Asthana, currently the Director General of the Border Security Force, would…
Four Mauritius-based funds that have attracted attention for parking almost all their money in companies controlled by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani have a history of investing in firms which ended up defaulting or were investigated for wrongdoing. Before they put about 90 per cent of their $6.9 billion under…
New Delhi: India recorded 43,654 new coronavirus cases, 47 per cent higher than yesterday when fresh cases dipped below 30,000 for the first time in nearly four months. The positivity rate stands at 2.51 per cent. 640 deaths take India’s tally to 4.22 lakh. Here are the top 10 developments on coronavirus…
New Delhi: A meeting of several major opposition parties is underway to talk strategy in taking on the central government over the Pegasus phone-hacking scandal, which has dominated headlines and forced repeated adjournments in the monsoon session of parliament. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is part of the meeting, as…
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in India on a two-day visit with an extensive agenda featuring the rapidly evolving security situation in Afghanistan, boosting Indo-Pacific engagement and ways to enhance COVID-19 response efforts. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening and also…