IMD on Sunday predicted “subdued rainfall activity” over the plains of north-west and west-central India NEW DELHI: India’s monsoon has weakened again after a week of good showers slashed the nationwide rainfall deficit from 40% at the end of June to 14% by July 9. The current dry phase has widened the overall nationwide shortfall…
NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old newlywed woman died after allegedly falling from the third floor of an NDMC residential complex in Delhi’s Lodhi Colony area. Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment and murder.Police in a statement said, “The deceased, identified as Akriti, a resident of Pushp Vihar, was found critically injured…
Croatia kept their FIFA World Cup hopes alive with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Panama on Tuesday, thanks to a second-half goal from Ante Budimir.Budimir scored in the 54th minute, just four minutes after coming on as a substitute. Josip Stanišic delivered a curling cross into the box and Budimir was perfectly placed to guide…
Supporters of Narottam Mishra (L) protested the BJP’s decision to deny him a ticket after the party announced Ashutosh Tiwari (R) as their candidate for the Datia by-election. BHOPAL: Hours after the BJP sprang a surprise by denying a ticket to former state home minister Narottam Mishra for the Datia Assembly bypoll, his supporters staged…
32 weapons missing from Haryana police armoury. File photo: ANI As many as 32 licensed weapons, including several expensive foreign-made firearms, have gone missing from the police armoury at a police station in Haryana’s Faridabad, triggering a criminal investigation and the suspension of the malkhana in-charge, PTI reported, citing officials.According to PTI, the missing weapons…
Everyone knows someone who walks into a restaurant, glances at the menu for a few seconds and orders the exact same dish they always do. To some, that habit may seem predictable, but psychologists say it reveals much more than a lack of culinary adventure. Decades of research on food preferences, sensation seeking and eating…
Scientists are checking if an underwater curtain is what will keep an Antarctic glacier from slowly melting due to warm water. The proposal is to install an underwater curtain about 80 kilometres long and up to 150 metres high in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. Between January and March 2026, an expedition…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday targeted the Centre over the CBSE evaluation process row and the treatment of students who raised concerns, claiming they were being labelled as “Pakistanis.” The issue has drawn widespread attention after a student alleged that an answer sheet uploaded by the Central Board of Secondary…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC on Thursday sought the Centre and Delhi govt’s stand on a plea by Indian National Congress seeking execution of a sale deed in the party’s favour for its former headquarters at 7, Jantar Mantar Road.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued notice to authorities but refused to pass any interim order. Even as…
US plans to send those who are waiting for their Green Card back to their home countries. In a huge move, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is going to ask individuals who are waiting for their Green Cards to leave the country and wait in their own country. The USCIS announced new guidance directing…