Representative image (AP) NEW DELHI: There doesn’t appear to be any respite from El Nino’s impact over the monsoon, with the latest update of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Friday indicating a “rapid development” of this climatic phenomenon during July-Sept, increasing the likelihood of heatwaves, droughts and other extreme weather events in many parts of the…
Dattatreya Hosabale (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: RSS on Friday stepped into the Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft row, saying the incident had “deeply hurt” Ram devotees and asking the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to fix gaps in temple management, while also appealing to Hindu society to show “patience and restraint” and not…
NEW DELHI: Government has ordered Google and Apple to remove seven Chinese battery management apps, including BAT-BMS, Lossigy and Epoch-i-ion, from their app stores after reports surfaced online that these were being misused to remotely disable battery-operated vehicles, including e-rickshaws.The order – against the backdrop of bans and takedowns since the Galwan confrontation in 2020…
Representative image (ANI file photo) JAMMU: A Junior Commissioned Officer of the Indian Army was injured in a landmine explosion during a routine patrol exercise along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Rajouri district on Friday.“The blast occurred while an Army patrol was carrying out area domination and surveillance in the forward belt of…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh groups held Friday an “informal” meeting with Union home ministry (MHA) officials in Leh, described it as positive and declared the two sides had finalised draft minutes of previous talks in Delhi on May 22.According to the finalised minutes, “while statehood will remain the long-term aspiration of Ladakh”, a Union Territory (UT)-level elected…
JAMMU: The second batch of pilgrims departed the Yatri Niwas base camp for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji early Friday. As a precautionary measure, J&K administration issued an advisory late Thursday, warning that non-registered yatris would not be allowed to undertake the yatra.Of 3,865 pilgrims in the second batch, 1,735 left via…
NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to several beverage companies for alleged misbranding and making misleading claims by marketing their products as “energy drinks”.In a post on X, the food regulator said it had “issued notices to several beverage brands claiming to be ‘energy drinks’ for misbranding…
Allahabad high court (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: A writ petition was filed before the Allahabad High Court on Friday seeking a declaration that the Agreshwar Mahadev Nagnatheswar Virajman Tejo Mahalaya temple exists within the Taj Mahal complex. The petition is scheduled to be heard on July 6.The plea challenges orders passed by courts in Agra,…
Sonowal unveils first Made in India EXIM shipping container, Maersk orders 1,000 of them NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at reducing India’s dependence on other countries for export-import (EXIM) containers due to any global disruption, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday launched India’s first EXIM grade container. Global shipping major AP Moller–Maersk placed an…
TMC draws battle lines after rival faction seizes party office (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday accused the rival faction led by expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee of illegally taking control of the party’s organisational headquarters in Kolkata, calling its members ‘criminal trespassers’ and warning of legal action.The party also said it had…