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AMBALA: A four-year-old child died despite a 19-hour rescue operation after falling into a 220-foot-deep open borewell in Haryana’s Dhanaura village. The toddler was declared “brought dead” soon after being rescued from the shaft.The incident unfolded early Tuesday morning, prompting a massive multi-agency rescue operation involving the Indian Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),…

Taiwan on Wednesday reported 13 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, 10 naval vessels and three official ships operating around its territorial waters.Taiwan’s ministry of defence said that its armed forces had monitored the situation and responded.“13 sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and 3 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6am (UTC+8)…

Vance said the US had observed both encouraging and concerning signals from Tehran but stressed that any agreement would require “real concessions” from the Iranian side US Vice President JD Vance has described Iran’s public denials of ongoing negotiations with Washington as a “Persian negotiating tactic”, while insisting the United States remains in a position…

Bengaluru’s development minister, Krishna Byre Gowda, expressed dismay over the ineffectiveness of the Animal Birth Control program, questioning how Rs 100 crore spent has yielded only marginal reduction in stray dogs BENGALURU: Why has the stray dog population not reduced in Bengaluru despite spending more than Rs 100 crore on Animal Birth Control (ABC) programmes?More…

UNNAO: At least five people, including two children, were killed and eight others injured after a private sleeper bus crashed into a car and plunged off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao on Wednesday, police said.The collision took place around 4.30am near Devkhari village in the Bangarmau police station area at kilometre marker 230…

American author Robert Scoble shared a prediction on a crash coming in the stock market and why it is necessary. Titled ‘Let It Crash: How to Steer What Comes After’, the prediction is from the popular Silicon Valley venture capitalist (VC) Vijay Pande. It warns, “I’m a venture capitalist, and I’m telling you to root…

NEW DELHI: As the new rural employment framework Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar & Ajeevika Mission ( Gramin) comes into force today, the govt has announced an increase in wages with notified wages across states from now on to be not less than Rs 300. The national average notified wage has increased from Rs 298.8…

Former Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei (AP image) Iran on Wednesday has rejected viral social media claims that the body of the country’s martyred Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been buried at the shrine of Hazrat Masumeh in Qom, calling the reports “entirely false and without foundation.“The clarification was issued by Iman Attarzade, spokesperson…

LPG gets cheaper by Rs 183.50 from July 1; relief for restaurants, hotels (File Photo). NEW DELHI: Commercial LPG cylinder prices were cut by Rs 183.50 from today, July 1, 2026, bringing relief to restaurants, hotels, dhabas and other businesses.In Delhi, a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 2,930, down from Rs 3,113…

Donald Trump gains $1.4 billion from crypto (AP) US President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure has revealed a dramatic shift in the source of his wealth, with cryptocurrency emerging as the biggest contributor to his income.The annual disclosure filed with the US office of government ethics showed Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income…