Report concludes UK waited too long for virus lockdown

The British government waited too long to impose a lockdown in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, missing a chance to contain the disease and leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, a parliamentary report concluded Tuesday. The deadly delay resulted from ministers’ failure to question the recommendations…

Three militants killed in J&K’s Shopian district

Three militants of The Resistance Front (TRF), including the one involved in the recent killing of a non-local street hawker here, were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. The security forces had launched a cordon and search operation…

Humanitarian crisis in focus as Italy hosts G20 Afghan summit

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will host a special summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan, as worries grow about a looming humanitarian disaster following the Taliban’s return to power. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan on Aug. 15, the country – already struggling…

Bengaluru cop climbs down well to save robbery suspect from drowning

A Bengaluru police constable who went to arrest a robbery suspect from Tamil Nadu became his unexpected saviour after the latter fell into a well trying to evade arrest. Shivakumar Rathod, a 2016-batch constable from Yelhanka police station, climbed down a 25-feet deep well in rain, at night, to save the accused from…

OnePlus 9RT launch tomorrow: How to watch live stream and what to expect

OnePlus 9RT is all set to launch in China on October 13, which is tomorrow. The latest OnePlus launch event will take place at 7:30 PM local time (5:30 PM IST). The OnePlus 9RT launch event will be live-streamed via OnePlus’s China website and Weibo account. The same device is also expected to launch in India in…

Karnataka primary schools to reopen after Dussehra

The Karnataka government will resume offline classes for students in primary schools (Class I to V) after the ongoing Dussehra vacation. The schools were shut nearly 20 months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic. Karnataka Education Minister B.C. Nagesh said the government will also resume providing cooked…