India expresses concern after Iranian strikes target UAE nuclear facility

NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Sunday expressed deep concern after Iranian strikes targeted the Barakah nuclear facility in the United Arab Emirates, calling the attack a “dangerous escalation”…

CBSE slashes paper re-evaluation fees

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns among students over possible loss of marks due to the use of On-Screen Marking (OSM) for evaluating Class XII examinations, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)…

PM Modi’s visit to Netherlands secures 17 strategic pacts

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands ended Sunday with 17 outcomes in all, including agreements on migration and mobility, green hydrogen and defence cooperation.Along with the war…

No fresh Ebola case in India since 2014: Govt

World Health Organization Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) NEW DELHI: As World Health Organization Sunday declared the Ebola…

Dutch PM Rob Jetten raises 2016 abduction case

Dutch PM Rob Jetten pressed India for the return of a young girl who was allegedly abducted by her father in 2016, when she was two years old, from Amsterdam…

Kharif output dips by over 10% across states in El Niño years: Study

El Niño is a climate pattern of warming of the ocean surface in central and eastern tropical Pacific. NEW DELHI: With the shadow of El Niño looming large over India…

High-level probe ordered, railway traffic disrupted — top developments

A major disruption on the Mumbai–Delhi rail corridor occurred on Sunday after a fire broke out in the Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, leading to delays…

TTV Dhinakaran warns expelled MLA S Kamaraj of disqualification

NEW DELHI: TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday said that Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) MLA S Kamaraj would face disqualification after extending support to the ruling Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)…

Riyan Parag’s late gamble backfires as Delhi Capitals stay alive with win over RR

Delhi Capitals’ captain Axar Patel, right, and Ashutosh Sharma celebrates (AP Photo) New Delhi: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was batting on 43 runs from 17 balls. A voice nearby said jokingly, “We’ve…

Your grandfather’s disease? Not anymore

There is a killer amongst us. It is quiet, careful, and almost undetectable until it’s too late. Globally nearly 1.4 billion people have met this killer. It is not a…