Uttarakashi (UKD): A 100-metre stretch on the Yamunotri National Highway near Syanachatti here was damaged after a landslide triggered by incessant rains, officials said. An area spanning roughly 1 km was affected by the debris of the landslide on Thursday and traffic along the route was completely blocked, they said. Uttarkashi District Disaster Management Officer…
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has submitted its reply to the government’s notice on the “username” feature and the response is being examined, sources said on Thursday. The Centre issued a notice to Meta last Wednesday, questioning the proposed username feature on WhatsApp, flagging concerns that it could materially increase incidents of online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest…
New Delhi: More than 10 people were confirmed to have died in rain-related incidents across the country as torrential monsoon showers unleashed widespread destruction across several parts of the country on Thursday, inundating roads, uprooting trees, damaging property and disrupting normal life. Authorities scrambled to restore normalcy amid forecasts of more rain, with people wading…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday fielded Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik as its candidates for the July 24 Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal, hours after the three former TMC MPs joined the party. The three leaders had resigned from the Rajya Sabha and quit the TMC in June after…
London: With the historic Lord’s Test against England beginning on Friday, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur called it a “very big moment” for her side, saying a victory at the iconic venue would not only help erase the disappointment of their early T20 World Cup exit but also become a landmark achievement in the team’s history….
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Thursday said this year’s Amarnath Yatra has witnessed a greater number of devotees so far compared to last year, claiming that the surge is a positive sign for tourism in the Union territory. The LG also directed officials to take strict legal action against those found involved…
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Thursday urged MPs from the state to press the union government to increase Kerala’s borrowing limit. The CM has already submitted a memorandum in this regard to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The move marks a departure from the UDF’s stance when it was in opposition, when it…
Melbourne: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the world witnessed the capability and credibility of India’s defence platform during ‘Operation Sindoor’ when explosions were taking place at terrorists’ hideouts across the border. He made the remarks while speaking at an Indian diaspora event, ‘Melbourne meets Modi’, also attended by Australian Prime Minister Anthony…
Thiruvananthapuram: As heavy rains continued in parts of Kerala, the IMD on Thursday issued an orange alert in three districts of the state for the day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in the districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad. It also issued a yellow alert in six other districts — Ernakulam,…
Dehradun: Uttarakhand on Wednesday became the country’s sixth fully literate state under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the ‘ULLAS’ (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) programme, officials said. The state achieved the significant milestone after meeting the prescribed adult literacy benchmarks set by the Department of School Education and Literacy under the…
