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Nepal digs for survivors; missing, dead tally soars
Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. A glacier collapse on Wednesday...
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Rescuers scour Nepal as toll, missing count surge
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI/LUCKNOW/ DEHRADUN: Rescuers hacked through mountains of mud and debris to pull out stranded survivors and bodies along the NepalChina border on Thursday, a day after a deadly torrent of water several stories high swept through six...
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Hundreds missing as flood barrels through Nepal hills
Settlements flattened, 160 bodies found, at least 133 Indian tourists missing A wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river at the Nepal-China border near Tibet on Wednesday morning, triggering catastrophic floods that swallowed roads,...
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Let July 20 probe kick off: SC on plea to widen remit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the five-member high-powered enquiry committee (HPEC), headed by its former judge Justice R Subhash Reddy, should be allowed to conduct its independent inquiry into allegations of excessive use of force during the July...
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US puts Iran trade partners on notice
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran on Monday and warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from Washington. The new warnings to...
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PM pitches India as global hub for space start-ups and talent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India can emerge as a global leader in the space sector, calling on private players to build an ecosystem capable of attracting global talent and investment while reaffirming government’s commitment to...
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Biggest El Nino in ‘over a century’ to dial up global heat
NEW DELHI/LONDON: This year’s El Niño is on track to become the most powerful in over a century, with Pacific waters expected to heat up more than 3°C above normal — a level that would dwarf every El Niño event in the modern climate record and could...
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Wide mandate for July 20 probe panel
The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a fivemember committee headed by its former judge R Subhash Reddy to conduct an independent inquiry into allegations of violence during the July 20 student protests while looking into far-reaching issues such...
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SC asks NTA where things stand on ’24 exam reforms plan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to present details of its implementation of the recommendations of the K Radhakrishnan committee, constituted in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, along with a definite timeline,...
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SC to set up probe panel on violence during student stir
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that “getting heard” and having a “promise of future” were the biggest assurances for the youth, as it indicated that it would on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee to inquire into allegations of excessive...
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BJP reshuffle may set course for cabinet rejig
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its much-anticipated new organisational team, bringing a few key leaders back into the party, promoting a bouquet of women leaders and inducting a number of young people with an eye on upcoming...
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Census: Population count begins today
The landmark population enumeration phase of the 2027 Census will kick off on Monday with self-enumeration in the Union Territory of Ladakh and the snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, covering remote villages,...
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India’s freedom, A legacy of pride
Independence Day is a reminder of the courage, sacrifices and dreams that built modern India. Every year on August 15, the nation comes together to celebrate freedom and honor the countless individuals who fought for it. The day fills the country with...
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Little debate: 12 bills clear stormy session
A stormy monsoon session –– that saw the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha work for just 19% and 39% of their allotted time respectively and some bills being discussed for just two or three minutes before passage –– ended on Thursday under the shadow of...
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FCRA Bill sent to JPC, Oppn rebuffs Shah
A bill proposing controversial amendments to India’s foreign contribution law was referred to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament on Wednesday amid a standoff between the government and the Opposition and repeated disruptions in the House. The...
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VB CLEAN CHIT TO EX-CHIEF SECY KAUSHAL, 2 OTHER RETD IAS OFFICERS
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has given a clean chit to three retired IAS officers, including former chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal, in the multi-crore irrigation scam after a detailed inquiry failed to find concrete evidence...
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Shah to reply on student protests in House: Rijiju
The government on Monday offered to debate students’ issues and police action in Parliament with a reply by Union home minister Amit Shah, in a last-ditch effort to end the two-week-long logjam, but the Opposition insisted on specific responses and a...
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No headway on Iran as US dials down on talks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said in an interview...
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Experts breached ‘obligation of secrecy’: CBI chargesheet
The three National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts breached an “obligation of secrecy” and circulated the question papers of the NEET UG exam, said the chargesheet filed by the CBI before a Delhi court. According to the provisions invoked against...
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Echo Oppn sentiments to Amit Shah, V-P tells Rijiju
Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday asked Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to “echo the sentiments of the Opposition” to Union home minister Amit Shah, a rare observation that came amid mounting disruptions demanding...
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Hasina vows she will return to Bangladesh despite risk of arrest
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday signalled her determination to return home in December after two years in self-exile in India, despite the risk of arrest or a death sentence, saying she wanted to help put the country back...
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SC tightens rules to curb digital arrests, RBI to draw up SOP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped up its oversight of the country’s battle against the growing menace of “digital arrest” scams, issuing a fresh set of nationwide directions aimed at plugging systemic gaps in cyber fraud investigations, speeding up...
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SC clears way to drop FIRs against student protesters
The Supreme Court on Monday said it was willing to facilitate the withdrawal of criminal cases against student protesters, clarifying that its previous order did not stand in the way of governments closing or withdrawing FIRs against eligible students...
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Trump pauses strikes, claims deal emerging
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. will hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal can be reached quickly to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said late on Saturday on his Truth Social platform that...
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₹84k-cr push for offshore oil wells gets cabinet nod
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved Samudra Manthan, a ₹84,084 crore national offshore exploration scheme that aims to boost depleting domestic oil and gas resources at a time when India’s crude oil import...
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Delhi promises no legal action against protesters
The Delhi government on Thursday announced that no adverse legal action will be taken against those involved in sprawling student protests in the Capital last week that forced the resignation of then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. With...
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Rahul, Centre clash as LS clears anti-paper leak bill METALLIC OBJECTS FOUND IN SURGERY ON PROTESTER: MLC
NEW DELHI: The Centre and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi clashed on Wednesday over allegations of police excesses during a student protest in Delhi on July 20, with the latter demanding the resignation of Union home minister...
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SC clears way for probe of attacks on students, cops
The Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for an independent inquiry into allegations of police excesses as well as attacks on police personnel during the recent student protests, holding that allegations disclosed a prima facie case warranting a...
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After protests, Parliament to debate tougher paper leak bill
A stringent bill that hikes fines and punishment for those convicted of examination paper leaks is set to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid protests by the Opposition that sought to corner the...
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PM unveils Nilekani-led panel for exam reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a six-member highpowered task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend technological interventions and structural reforms to overhaul the National Testing Agency’s (NTA)...
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Govt steps up bid to end impasse, protesters firm on Pradhan’s exit
The government intensified efforts on Friday to break a stalemate with student protesters, pushing through cabinet a stringent bill cracking down on paper leaks, sacking top officers at the National Testing Agency and moving to hire specialists, but...
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PM promises new law to tackle paper leaks; cabinet meet today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised a new law to tackle examination question paper leaks and fast-track courts to deal with those accused of the crime as the government pushed to break an impasse with student protesters demanding the...
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Parliament stays in deadlock; brief clashes in central Delhi
An impasse over student protests demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan deepened on Wednesday as crowds swelled and tensions briefly flared at Jantar Mantar, while the Opposition jammed Parliament during the day and...
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Oppn joins in as protesters regroup
Opposition politics took centre stage in the Capital on Tuesday as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led an unprecedented protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence and a string of leaders visited Jantar Mantar to back agitating students, ratcheting up...
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Chaos on streets echoes in House
NEW DELHI: Massive protests inside and outside Parliament rocked the first day of the monsoon session on Monday as a phalanx of agitators marched in central Delhi demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the...
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11 dead after landslides, flash floods in Poonch & Rajouri
At least 11 people lost their lives and several others were feared missing after torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, causing widespread destruction to...
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PM turns heat on rivals ahead of Punjab polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, accusing it of ruining the state and saying only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could save the region, in a speech that virtually marked the...
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Ceasefire unravels as US, Iran hurtle towards all-out war
The United States intensified its strikes on Iran on Thursday, hitting targets farther north and firing into a ship the US accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at US...
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US unleashes wave of strikes, Iran says in ‘existential war’
The US struck Iran’s coastal defences and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports, saying it was engaged in an “existential war” with America. The daytime...
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Indian sailor killed, 10 injured in Iran strike
An Indian sailor was killed and 10 Indian nationals were injured, two of them seriously, when Iran fired missiles at two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, prompting the external affairs ministry to summon the seniormost Iranian diplomat...
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Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade, sets tolls on ships
US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage. Iran has insisted it controls the critical waterway, as another exchange of fire...
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Hormuz crisis returns as Iran, US escalate strikes
The United States attacked Iran on Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing. Iran responded with attacks on countries including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman —...
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CBI court frames corruption charges against Bhullar, aide
: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in on Friday framed charges against suspended Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar and his aide Krishanu Sharda in a corruption case registered in October last...
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India secures landmark uranium deal with Aus
NEW DELHI: India and Australia concluded a landmark deal on Thursday for the supply of uranium to boost New Delhi’s nuclear power programme and agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, maritime security, critical minerals and energy as Prime Minister...
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Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, but no return to war
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to unleash more military strikes against Iran after saying that Iranian attacks signalled the end of the ceasefire. But he later said the most recent exchange of fire with the Islamic Republic did not...
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Missiles, minerals mark new phase in India-Indonesia ties
India and Indonesia on Tuesday concluded a raft of agreements, including deals for the supply of Brahmos and Astra missiles and cooperation in critical minerals and maritime security, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto...
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Ram Temple Trust sets big overhaul in motion
The Ram Temple Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of Champat Rai as general secretary and Anil Mishra as trustee, removed administrator Gopal Rao, and announced a three-member panel to appoint a new chief executive officer as it sought to...
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Key Ram temple trust to meet today, focus on resignations
The executive committee of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will meet in Ayodhya on Monday at 3pm to decide on the resignations of two prominent members and swirling allegations of irregularities in temple donations even as uncertainty...
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El Nino to intensify rapidly by Sept, set off weather chaos
El Nino conditions in the tropical Pacific are forecast to strengthen rapidly into a strong event between July and September, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, raising the likelihood of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rainfall...
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India, Japan upgrade strategic partnership
India and Japan on Thursday unveiled measures to expand cooperation in defence, energy security, rare earths and artificial intelligence (AI), and finalised a joint roadmap on economic security, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese...
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ATF, commercial LPG rates cut as crude prices ease
India’s state-owned oil companies on Wednesday cut prices of jet fuel used by domestic airlines by ₹5 a litre and commercial cooking gas cylinders, by ₹183.50 each, and one private fuel retailer rolled back retail price hikes as oil prices fell sharply...
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July likely to be drier, hotter than normal: IMD’s grim forecast
July this year will be drier than usual, with rainfall across the country expected to be 94% of the long-period average (LPA), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, bucking hopes of any major relief after a bruising June that was...
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Attacks pause, but US, Iran differ over next steps on talks
President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, though one of Iran’s top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to...
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PM visit deepens India-Seychelles strategic relations
India and Seychelles on Sunday finalised an extradition treaty, a ₹1,250-crore line of credit and an agreement on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Patrick Herminie held talks on strengthening...
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Ram Temple funds: Arrests, resignations, cash haul follow FIR
Allegations of irregularities in the collection of donations to the Ram Temple snowballed into a major controversy on Friday after the arrest of eight men connected to the temple management, the recovery of nearly ₹80 lakh from their homes and the...
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Govt lifts Iran war-linked curbs on commercial LPG
The Centre on Thursday lifted restrictions on the commercial supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, and eased the curbs on sale of bulk LPG to industrial customers, signalling that the energy crunch triggered by the blockade of the Strait...
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Oil back at pre-war levels as prices drop below $75
Benchmark oil prices fell more than $3 on Wednesday to their lowest level since before the start of the Iran war as supply concerns eased with more stranded oil tankers exiting the Strait of Hormuz. US crude futures, meanwhile, slipped below $70 a...
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US, Iran at odds over N-checks; Hormuz evacuation to start
DUBAI/LONDON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into “infinity”, despite Tehran’s denials, as the UN began efforts to evacuate hundreds of ships from the Gulf in a tentative return to calm after a fragile...
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Blaze kills 15 trapped in Lucknow building
A fire on Monday tore through a building being run as a commercial complex in an upscale residential area of Lucknow, killing at least 15 people, once again underlining the fatal consequences of rampant fire-safety violations exposed in recent blazes...
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Trump’s fresh threats cast shadow over Iran-US talks
: US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. But even as Vance called on...
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Strikes in Lebanon stall US-Iran talks
The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreement that opens a two-month window for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and returning oil traffic through the Strait of...
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Six MPs skip UBT meet, may merge with Sena
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) appeared certain to lose two-thirds of its Lok Sabha strength after six of its nine members in the Lower House defied the party whip and skipped a meeting of the parliamentary unit on Thursday. The...
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Trump: Will help India led by Modi if attacked
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US will help India if the country is attacked under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the two leaders met for the first time in 16 months on the margins of the G7 Summit in France in an...
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CENTRE REINS IN LICENCE-FREE COUGH SYRUP SALES IN VILLAGES
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has removed cough syrups from the so-called Schedule K, which exempts medicines from manufacturing, distribution, and retail licensing regulations that are otherwise mandatory for drugs –– a move widely seen as an...
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Framework forged for a fragile peace
The US and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in...
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20 TMC MPs merge with little-known Tripura party
At least 20 rebel lawmakers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday told speaker Om Birla that they have merged with a littleknown Tripura-based party, strengthening the Nationalist Democratic Alliance and setting the stage for one of the biggest...
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AI-171 update offers no answers, no timeline
DELHI/AHMEDABAD: India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), on the first anniversary of the Air India flight 171 crash, said on Friday that its inquiry was progressing across aircraft systems, flight recorder data and engine-related...
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3 Indian sailors dead in US attack; 3rd vessel hit
Three Indian seafarers reported missing after a US attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman have been confirmed dead, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday, hours after US forces targeted another merchant vessel with 20 Indian crew...
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Mamata attends INDIA meet, MPs break ranks
The Trinamool Congress’s Lok Sabha unit tottered on the precipice of a split on Monday after at least 14 lawmakers met in Delhi and discussed breaking away in the presence of Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, the latest setback for the regional...
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HC judge threatened, daughter in London attacked over verdict
The family of retired Bombay high court judge GS Patel has for 10 months now, faced threats and actual acts of violence across two continents in connection with his landmark 2024 judgment settling the succession issue in the Dawoodi Bohra community,...
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RBI keeps rates steady, takes steps to attract foreign capital
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India maintained status quo on monetary policy rate and stance – they continue to be 5.25% and neutral – on Friday even as it reduced its growth forecast and increased its inflation forecast...
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After 21 died, owner filed to renew expired licence
The devastating blaze in an illegal bed-andbreakfast in south Delhi’s Hauz Rani that killed 21 people and injured 21 more began in the kitchen of the restaurant on the ground floor, preliminary probes of Delhi Fire Service and police have said. But an...
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TMC stares at a split as rumblings over LoP intensify
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal is headed for a vertical split, with nearly 60 dissident legislators set to support expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly — a move that...
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Ministry increases scrutiny, calls for CBSE report on OSM tender
The Union education ministry has sought a detailed report from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on the procurement process for the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, amid mounting scrutiny over the rollout of the platform used to...
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Capital building collapse snuffs out 6 lives, 9 hurt
Six people died and nine were injured in Saturday evening’s building collapse in Saidulajab, officials said on Sunday, even as rescuers continued to comb through the debris, after yet another accident in the Capital that triggered alarm about illegal...
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AAP storms Punjab civic polls, Cong distant second
: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered a resounding victory in the Punjab civic body elections, fundamentally altering the state’s urban political landscape. As vote counting progressed on Friday, AAP candidates comfortably secured over 958...
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