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The high-altitude town of Dras is currently experiencing harsher conditions than parts of Siberia. Current weather data indicates that Dras is experiencing cold weather with snowfall throughout the day, with daytime highs of about 1°C and nighttime lows of -5°C. The amount of snowfall is expected to be between 5 and 10 cm throughout the…
Illustration: Shinod Akkaraparambil CHENNAI: A gang of at least 10 men harassed a Class X girl when she was returning home after her public examination, threatened her brother when he stood up to them, followed the girl till her home and ransacked the house and damaged vehicles in Tiruttani on Monday.The gang, armed with hammers…
A bill aiming to ban marriage between first cousins failed to pass in the Florida Senate as the lawmakers ran out of time in the legislative session. State Representative Dean Black, who championed the bill, hoped that it would be taken up in near future by the lawmakers. “There are plenty of people here, and…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has temporarily waived the century-old Jones Act for 60 days in a bid to ease rising energy costs in the United States, after the US-Israeli war with Iran sent oil markets sharply higher and pushed up petrol prices.As per news agency AFP,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded West Bengal government for objecting to the validity of Enforcement Directorate‘s plea over alleged obstruction by chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid on I-PAC.The top court observed that no entity can be left without a remedy under the Constitution.A bench of justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and…
X, formerly Twitter, has suffered a major global outage. The massive downtime on Wednesday (March 18) has been knocked the social media offline, rendering thousands of users in India and the US unable to access posts, photos and videos. According to performance monitoring service Downdetector.com, a large part of the user base claims issues with…
Aamir Khan and director RS Prasanna will engage with young audiences at IFFD 2026 on March 26 following a special screening of “Sitaare Zameen Par.” The session at Bharat Mandapam aims to highlight the film’s themes and the importance of nurturing every child’s potential. This interaction is a key public event for children and families…
NEW DELHI: India is deploying additional warships in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe passage for its fuel and LPG carrying vessels as tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported citing sources.The Indian Navy has positioned more than half a dozen warships, including logistics vessels, as a precautionary…
Senegal’s Sadio Mane (AP Photo/Youssef Loulidi, File) NEW DELHI: Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph has been thrown into controversy after the Confederation of African Football overturned the final result and awarded the title to Morocco months after the match.The decision has sparked outrage in Senegal, with the government rejecting the ruling and demanding accountability.The…
The Andhra Pradesh government has released a fresh notification for Staff Nurse Recruitment 2026, inviting applications from eligible candidates for contract-based positions in the state’s public healthcare system. The recruitment drive aims to strengthen medical services at government hospitals.As per the notification, a total of 150 staff nurse vacancies will be filled under the District…
