Mumbai traffic back on track after heavy rains; schools closed after IMD alert

    MUMBAI: Vehicular and rail traffic in Mumbai resumed Thursday after heavy rains battered the city, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights.   The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai and its adjoining districts Thane, Palghar, and […]

Kamala Harris to visit US-Mexico border as part of her campaign

    WASHINGTON: Faced with searing political attacks by the opposition Trump Campaign on mass-scale infiltration of illegal immigrants through an unsecured border to the south, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will travel to the US-Mexico border for an assessment of the current situation.   The Harris-Walz Campaign on Wednesday announced that […]

Over 350 leaders of former Pak PM Imran Khan’s party booke

LAHORE: More than 350 leaders and workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, have been booked under terrorism and other charges by Pakistan’s Punjab Police. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have been booked under anti-terrorism and attempted murder charges for their alleged involvement in an […]

US intelligence warns Trump on ‘real’ assassination threat from Iran: Campaign

    WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies have briefed former president Donald Trump on the “real and specific” threat to his life allegedly from Iran to allegedly “sow chaos” in the country, according to his campaign.   Two apparent assassination attempts have been made in the same number of months on the life of the 78-year-old […]

Karnataka HC dismisses CM Siddaramaiah”s petition challenging Guv”s order

BENGALURU: In a setback to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition challenging Governor’s approval for investigation against him in a site allotment case. The Chief Minister had challenged the approval given by the Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for an investigation against him in the alleged irregularities in the allotment of […]