Assam: Over 1500 youths joined miltancy, nearly 8000 surrendered since 2016
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said more than 1500 youths of Assam have joined different militant organizations since 2016. CM Himanta informed the Assam Assembly that, a total of 1561 youths of the state have joined five militant outfits since 2016. In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Debabrata Saikia, […]
Ukraine claims retaking more ground as Russia strikes back
KRAMATORSK: Ukrainian forces said on Monday their lightning counter-offensive took back yet more ground in the past 24 hours, as Russia responded with strikes on some of the recaptured areas. The territorial shifts marked one of Russia’s biggest reversals since its troops were turned back from Kyiv in the earliest days of the nearly seven […]
Madhya Pradesh: 8 cheetahs to be brought by air to Kuno National Park on September 17
Eight cheetahs will be brought to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno-Palpur National Park by helicopter on September 17 morning, a senior official said on Monday. Prime Minister Modi will release them into quarantine enclosures the same day as part of the cheetah reintroduction programme, he said. The cheetahs will be brought in a cargo flight from southern […]
All eyes on Xi-Putin meeting at SCO summit
LONDON: In his first foreign trip in more than two years since the start of Covid-19, Chinese President Xi Jinping will reach Kazakhstan on Wednesday and meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, according to Kazakhstan and the Kremlin. While […]
PM Modi inaugurates Centre-State Science Conclave
With the aim to facilitate an ecosystem of technology and innovation, PM Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Centre-State Science Conclave on Saturday via video conferencing. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the first-of-its-kind Conclave will strengthen Centre-State coordination and collaboration mechanisms – in the spirit of cooperative federalism – to build a robust science, technology, […]
Mudslides feared as storm moves into California
HEMET: Firefighters battling a growing blaze outside Los Angeles were bracing Friday for mudslides and flooding as a storm barrels into burn areas. The remnants of a hurricane that hit Mexico could also bring strong winds that could further fan the Fairview fire, prompting wider evacuation orders. The 24,000-acre fire, which erupted on Monday at […]
SC issues notice to MEITY on plea challenging internet shutdown during competitive exams
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on a plea challenging the internet shutdown during competitive exams to prevent cheating. The petitioner, which is a legal services organisation, Software Freedom Law Center has challenged the Internet shutdown during the state level and central examinations seeking direction to […]
Covid lockdown extended in Chinese city
BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the majority of its 21 million residents to their homes. China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy, tamping down virus flare-ups through a combination of snap […]
India reports 6395 Covid cases in last 24 hours
India reported 6395 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 50,342 with active cases now constituting 0.11% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands […]
Albania cuts ties with Iran over ‘cyberattack’
TIRANA: Albania broke diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday over an alleged cyberattack against the government this summer, as Washington vowed to hold Tehran accountable for targeting its Nato ally. Albania and Iran have been bitter foes for years, stemming from Tirana’s hosting of the Iranian opposition group the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK) on […]