A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8 hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, following which, a tsunami alert was issued in the Pacific.The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake at a depth of 19.3 km, but there was no immediate update on its impact in Russia’s Kamchatka region. University of Tokyo seismologist Shinichi Sakai told NHK…
Damages are seen in a building after an explosion in a residence compound after Israel attacked Iran’s capital Tehran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) On Thursday night, Israeli jets unleashed a coordinated “preemptive” air campaign against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure-bombing enrichment facilities at Natanz, key Revolutionary Guards installations in Tehran and ballistic-missile sites around the country-just…
NEW DELHI: Observing that trial in cash-for-job scam, in which former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji is being prosecuted, could be the most mammoth trial in the country with over 2,000 accused, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the state to place before it a prosecutorial plan on how to go about the case and…
SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti met Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Monday for the first time since abrogation of Article 370, handing him a memorandum for return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.She demanded 0.12 acres of land for every displaced Kashmiri pandit family willing to come back to their…
Centre suggests ‘country of origin’ filter on e-commerce sites New Delhi/Mumbai: Consumer affairs department on Friday suggested e-commerce companies explore including a new filter feature of “country of origin” on their websites and mobile apps for products, which will help consumers make quick choices. E-commerce platforms would have to create a new filter having a…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans squandered a prime opportunity to secure a top-two finish on the points table as Lucknow Super Giants clinched a 33-run consolation win, thanks to Mitchell Marsh’s maiden IPL century on Thursday. Marsh powered LSG to an imposing total of 235 for 2 with a scintillating 117 off just 64 balls.The total…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Thursday refused to grant bail to Kashmiri separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah in a terror funding case, citing the possibility of him carrying out similar unlawful activities and influencing witnesses. The court also rejected Shah’s alternative prayer seeking “house arrest.” Shah, arrested by NIA in 2019, had moved HC against trial court’s…
This is a representative image In the latest wave of leadership changes at US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), several senior officials are stepping down or shifting roles, the agency announced on Thursday. This marks the third major leadership shake-up at the agency in recent months, amid mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump’s administration…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday sought to calm fears over China’s move to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra river, saying there is no immediate reason to worry.He specified that the Brahmaputra is not dependent on single water source and draws most of…
In a major goof-up, a Pakistani airline flew a passenger to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia instead of Karachi, his actual destination.Shahzain, the affected passenger, alleged that he was not informed that he had boarded the wrong flight despite showing his ticket to the air hostess, ARY News reported.The passenger had to travel from Lahore, Pakistan’s…
