Gangtok: Eight Sikkim residents, who were on the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, were stranded in Tibet after a flash flood hit the region two days ago, the state disaster management authority said on Friday. They have been contacted and found safe, it said. The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) said, “The eight pilgrims crossed the Nepal-China…
New Delhi: Delhi witnessed heavy traffic congestion at several key stretches on Friday as the city saw increased movement on Raksha Bandhan, with long queues of vehicles reported on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, MB Road, Kalindi Kunj, Pragati Maidan and Akshardham, while the metro also saw a heavy rush of passengers. The congestion on the Delhi-Meerut…
MS Shanker Welcome to the golden age of Indian print journalism, where methodology is a myth, reality is optional, and glossing over basic political arithmetic is standard editorial policy. In its latest cover story, a self-proclaimed “national publication” released its flagship popularity survey. The findings? Prime Minister Narendra Modi predictably leads the chart with 49%,…
Panaji: Amid mounting opposition to the draft anti-religious conversion legislation, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that any discussion on the bill will take place in the state assembly during the monsoon session starting August 31. The cabinet-approved Goa Prohibition of Unlawful Conversions of Religion Bill, 2026, proposes strict punishment for religious conversion allegedly…
Kathmandu: The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 469 on Friday, with more bodies recovered as search and rescue operations continued for the third day following the disaster. In a statement, Nepal Police said the bodies were recovered from eight districts of the Himalayan nation. According to the police, 178 dead…
JAIPUR: (Aug 27) Rajasthan has reported 55 positive cases of H1N1 in August, the highest monthly count so far this year, health department officials said on Thursday. With the latest cases, the state has recorded a total of 146 cases of H1N1 or swine flu cases since January 2026, they said. Health and Family Welfare…
Kathmandu: The death toll from the massive Nepal-Tibet flash floods rose to 392 on Thursday, as rescuers raced against time to trace hundreds of people still missing, including 290 Indian nationals. Of the 392 victims, 389 died in the flash floods in Nepal, while three were killed in neighbouring Tibet. A Nepal Police statement said…
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces acting on intelligence raided multiple militant hideouts in the country’s northwest and southwest, killing 49 militants, the military said Friday, as authorities intensify operations against insurgents amid a surge in militant violence. Twelve militants were killed in separate operations this week in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, the military…
New York: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat interacted with leaders and executives from various industries at a roundtable here, with an Indian-American venture capitalist highlighting his “unshakable confidence” in Indian youth and describing him as a “true believer” in US-India friendship. Bhagwat is in New York for a three-day visit as part of…
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