File photo: Alexandros Paporakis, 19, has been charged over an alleged mass shooting plot that may have targeted a Hindu place of worship near Chicago The 19-year-old transgender teen accused of plotting a racist mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago will reportedly continue receiving hormone injections for gender transition while in jail awaiting…
New Yalu River Bridge connects Dandong in northeastern China with Sinuiju in North Korea China and North Korea on Thursday officially opened a long-delayed bridge linking their border cities, reviving a major trade route after more than a decade of stalled construction and signalling renewed efforts to strengthen economic ties.The four-lane, 3-km New Yalu River…
Rupee gains 20 paise against US dollar NEW DELHI: Rupee began Friday on a strong note, gaining 20 paise from its previous close to 94.79 against the US dollar. The rise came as American currency weakened and the impact of the Reserve Bank of India’s structural forex interventions supported the unit.The gains, however, remained limited…
Preliminary info: M7.0 || 123 km SW of #Vilyuchinsk (Russian Federation) A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula region of Russia on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, citing seismic data.According to preliminary information shared by EMSC, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 km (87 miles), with its epicentre located…
SRINAGAR: A senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, administrative secretary, Department of Labour & Employment, Govt. of J&K has come under a storm allegedly for calling a woman officer, who was her subordinate as “bloody shit” in a video conference meeting. The purported video of the meeting has gone viral with political parties from ruling…
NEW DELHI: Chirag Baretha is a two-time Asian Games medallist, having won silver in 2023 and bronze in 2018. Instead of focusing on the upcoming Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which begin on October 18, he is running from pillar to post, trying to keep his fading dream of representing India alive. The 29-year-old…
R Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav Former India spinner R Ashwin has criticised the team management for dropping Kuldeep Yadav during the ongoing T20I series against the West Indies, questioning the decision to leave out a wrist-spinner who had troubled the visiting batters.Kuldeep featured in the first two matches in Lucknow and Ranchi before being left…
The announcement followed a telephone conversation between PM Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada on December 11-12, the High Commission of India in Ottawa announced on Friday, as both countries seek to strengthen bilateral ties and advance cooperation across key sectors.The announcement followed a telephone conversation between…
Last week, Trump said the US would not attack Iran before the midterm elections The White House and Pentagon have prepared plans to deploy the US military’s largest non-nuclear bomb against Iran, including potential strikes on energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, if President Donald Trump orders a resumption of combat operations, according to reports by…
We hope to be able to finalise the deal soon and operationalise it once we get an advantage over our peer nations, said Goyal NEW DELHI: Seeking to end uncertainty over the trade deal with the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said the agreement has been finalised and is undergoing legal drafting.“US…
