US president Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed reports that the Pentagon is facing critical shortages of air defence interceptors. Insisting the United States has ample military stockpiles, Trump pushed back against growing concerns raised by defence officials and recent media reports over the ongoing conflict with Iran.In a statement to The Wall Street Journal, Trump…
Lok Sabha, Parliament (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: MK Stalin-led DMK has demanded an immediate ban on the nationwide medical entrance examination NEET.DMK MP TR Baalu on Monday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a ban on NEET in ongoing Monsoon Session. The demand comes in the wake of the NEET UG…
Elections to the so-called legislative assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) begin on Monday amid heightened security and continuing political unrest. The three-phase polls come after weeks of violent clashes that have left several people dead and hundreds injured.Polling for the 45 directly elected seats of the 53-member assembly will be conducted in three phases, ending…
NEW DELHI: Patients with difficult-to-control high cholesterol could soon have an oral alternative to cholesterol-lowering injections after US Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, a class of medicines that dramatically lowers “bad” cholesterol.The tablet, Lipfendra, has been approved for adults with high cholesterol, including those with an inherited condition called…
File photo: Former Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin (Picture credit: ANI) DHAKA: Days after Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned as Bangladesh’s president, complaints were filed against him with the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Sunday, seeking a probe into his role in “crimes against humanity” committed during the ‘2024 uprising’ against Sheikh Hasina government.The charges stem from the…
The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: Bitchat, the internet-free messaging app at the centre of a govt crackdown, has continued to gain traction in India despite authorities ordering GitHub to remove its source code repository and civil liberty groups challenging the move…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shot off a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, demanding accountability for police’s alleged high-handedness against protesters at Jantar Mantar, signalling a fiery start to the second week of the Monsoon session, as govt is set to table in Lok Sabha on Monday a bill that enhances punishment…
E20 Janta Party, which gained more than 25,000 followers on X within a few hours on Sunday NEW DELHI: Inspired by Cockroach Janta Party’s successful campaign that led to Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as education minister over NEET paper leak, a new outfit — E20 Janta Party — has stepped into the ring, demanding that consumers…
Most Indians in the Gulf are employed in sectors like construction, retail, warehouses and automobiles, where occupational risks are high. HYDERABAD: Over 800 Indian expats died in workplace accidents between 2023 and 2025, according to MEA data. Of these, 55% occurred in Gulf countries, which recorded nearly three deaths a week on an average. The…
Perpetrator in Berlin violence shot by police (Image: Berlin Police) The suspect in Saturday night’s deadly Pride attack in Berlin was shot and killed by police during a operation at a garden complex in Spandau on Sunday evening, authorities confirmed.Berlin police said the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, was located in an allotment garden…
