New Delhi: On the eve of the third phase of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar urged voters to participate in greater numbers. Kumar congratulated the people of J&K for turning out in record numbers. During the first phase, the voter turnout was 61.38%, and in the second […]
Amid rising tensions, Hezbollah’s deputy leader declares preparedness for ground conflict with Israel, following assassination of key leaders, mounting airstrikes across Lebanon BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem, in his first public address since Israel assassinated the group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah last week, said the movement is ready to confront any Israeli ground invasion of […]
KATHMANDU: The death toll from rain-triggered floods and landslides across Nepal climbed to 170, with 42 missing on Sunday, officials said. Large swathes of eastern and central Nepal have been inundated since Friday, with flash floods reported in parts of the country. According to police, 170 people have been killed due to floods and landslides […]
WASHINGTON: After months of uncertainty, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, travelling in the SpaceX Dragon capsule, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday to bring back Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stuck there since June 2024. As they stepped aboard, they were greeted by the […]
NEW DELHI: In an unexpected twist of cosmic proportions, scientists have discovered that the global COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 had a measurable effect not just on Earth but also on our nearest cosmic neighbour, the Moon. It affected the lunar surface temperature. A groundbreaking study by Indian researchers, published in the Monthly Notices of the […]
MOSCOW: Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, is facing a critical situation as severe drought conditions threaten to significantly impact its 2025 grain harvest. Agricultural analysts and farming executives have raised alarms about the difficult winter crop sowing season, which could lead to a dramatic reduction in next year’s yield. The Sovecon consultancy reported that […]
NEW DELHI: A recent survey conducted by Indeed, the global job matching and hiring platform, reveals that 79 per cent of Indian employers believe that implementing a “right to disconnect” policy at work would be a positive step forward. A while after Australia implemented the ‘right to disconnect’ rule, an EY employee allegedly lost her […]
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman and other BJP leaders on Monday slammed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for “unnecessarily dragging PM Narendra Modi into his personal health matters”, with his remarks that he “would die only after removing PM Modi”. The remarks show the hate and fear Congress and its […]
NEW DELHI: Shortly after Amit Shah slammed his remarks in Kashmir rally on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Monday advised the Home Minister to focus on serious issues like Manipur and the caste census. “Home Minister Amit Shah should pay attention to serious issues like Manipur, Census and caste census,” Kharge said. […]
NEW DELHI: India and the United States are likely to sign an initial pact for cooperation on critical minerals this week, two government sources said, as the two countries try to bolster trade ties despite diplomatic hiccups. They are expected to sign an agreement to partner and cooperate in the area of critical minerals during […]