August 2024

WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, is poised to secure the Democratic…

LEBANON: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops. The violence came amid fears of an all-out regional war following the…

TAMPA: The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part…

मोहाली: इंडस्ट्री एरिया फेस 9 में सावन के तीसरे सोमवार को भगवान शिव का किया गया श्रृंगार / इस बारे जानकारी देते हुए ब्राह्मण सभा मोहाली के अध्यक्ष  वी के वैद ने बताया कि इस अवसर पर मंदिर की महिला कीर्तन मंडली की ओर से श्रीमती हेमा गोरेला की…

MUMBAI: Rupee opened on a muted note and fell to an all-time low of 83. 80 against the US dollar on Monday, as the risk off situation in world markets kept the dollar well bid. Forex traders said the sharp downfall in the domestic…

COLOMBO: Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay led the way with excellent figures of 6/33 as Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs in the second ODI here on Sunday. For India, skipper Rohit Sharma made 64 in 44 balls while Axar Patel struck 44 in as…

NEW DELHI: The Delhi unit of BJP on Sunday accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of being “dictatorial” as he had been allegedly making decisions without consulting with the cabinet. “Mr Kejriwal does not believe in holding cabinet…

CHANDIGARH: Hitting out at the opposition parties for raising questions about the strength of the NDA government at the Centre, Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the alliance would not only complete its term, but also form the…

NEW DELHI: A recent report submitted to the National Green Tribunal has called for comprehensive monitoring mechanisms to safeguard the fragile ecosystems of the higher Himalayas. The report was prepared by a joint committee formed by…

PATNA: As many as eight ‘Kanwariyas’ (devotees) were electrocuted, and several others received burn injuries when a vehicle carrying them came in contact with an electric wire on Hajipur-Jandaha road in Bihar’s Vaishali district, officials…

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to equip Village Defence Guards (VDGs) with basic automatic weapons like self-loading rifles, replacing the vintage .303 weapons, sources said. The aim is to strengthen…

SRINAGAR: A cloudburst hit the Cherwan village of Kangan in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir during the midnight causing landslides and flash floods which damaged houses and paddy fields. The Srinagar-Leh national highway got…

NEW DELHI: Key parliamentary panels, including the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), have started taking shape, mostly by consensus, as against elections witnessed during the previous Lok Sabha. Besides the PAC, which examines government…

NEW DELHI: The government is all set to bring a bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards to ensure more accountability and transparency in their functioning and the mandatory inclusion of women in these bodies, sources…

WAYANAD: As rescue operations in landslide-hit areas of Wayanad district continued for the sixth day on Sunday, authorities intensified efforts to recover bodies and also prepared a mass grave for unidentified remains, amid discussions in…

NEW DELHI: Heavy rains lashed western and central parts of India on Sunday while a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir led to the closure of the arterial Srinagar-Leh national highway, cutting off the Kashmir Valley from Ladakh and rendering…

DEHRADUN: The monsoon rains and landslides in Uttarakhand have claimed 19 lives, with two more bodies recovered from Rudraprayag on Sunday. Rescue efforts have led to the successful evacuation of over 9,200 pilgrims stranded on the…

LUCKNOW: BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Sunday said her party doesn't agree with the recent Supreme Court's verdict allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes. "The sub-classification of people…