Cloudburst in Dehradun leads to swollen rivers wash away bridges
A cloudburst hit the Raipur-Kumalda area here in the early hours of Saturday, causing rivers to breach their banks and wash away bridges, officials said. Water also entered the caves of Tapkeshwar, a famous Shiva temple on the banks of the Tons river, they said. The cloudburst occurred around 2.15 am. A bridge over the […]
US unveils $775m arms package for Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The US Defence Department announced on Friday a $775 million package of defence equipment and ammunition for Ukraine, including various types of missiles, artillery and mine-clearing systems. The package includes more precision-guided missiles for the Himars systems that have permitted Ukrainian forces to strike Russian command centres and munitions depots far behind the front […]
Corrupt get away due to misuse of probe agencies: Congress
The Congress on Friday said the relentless misuse of agencies against political rivals erodes their credibility and gives an opportunity even for the corrupt to get away. Soon after CBI raids were conducted at the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said the honest end up paying the price […]
Erdogan warns of ‘another Chernobyl’ after talks in Ukraine
LVIV: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Russia and Ukraine on Thursday to show a “spirit of compromise” to ensure the continued success of a UN brokered deal, even as Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of an impending nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky since the invasion began. […]
Jailed Sanjay Raut to appear before court via video conference in defamation case
A magistrate court here on Thursday directed Arthur Jail authorities to produce Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut before it through video conferencing, in connection with a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya. Raut was lodged at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in […]
Taliban test repaired planes, helicopters
KABUL: Taliban military aircraft roared over the Afghan capital on Wednesday as the group’s defence ministry tested out recently repaired hardware, much of it left behind by foreign militaries and acquired since the Taliban seized power a year ago. Aircraft, including helicopters and at least one plane, flew low over Kabul skies near the airport, […]
Kejriwal launches ‘Make India No. 1’ mission, calls for focus on education, healthcare
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a national mission to make India the number one country in the world and called on all citizens and political parties to join it. “Providing free education and healthcare to citizens, employment to youths, equal rights and dignity to women and fair price to […]
Taliban add more compulsory religion classes to Afghan universities’ schedule
KABUL: Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials said on Tuesday while giving little sign that secondary schools for girls would reopen. Many conservative Afghan clerics in the hardline Islamist Taliban, which swept back into power a year ago, are sceptical of modern education. “We are adding five […]
India sees decline in Covid cases; 8813 infections in last 24 hours
Showing a considerable decline in the number of Covid cases, India reported 8813 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,11,252 with active cases now constituting 0.25% of the country’s total positive cases. As per […]
Russia unveils model of new space station
MOSCOW: Russia’s space agency on Monday unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like, suggesting Moscow is serious about abandoning the International Space Station (ISS) and going it alone. Russia, in the throes of what some Kremlin hardliners believe is an historic rupture with […]