Top US counter-terror official to visit India to evaluate regional security : Report

December 9, 2022

In a forthcoming meeting between the US acting counterterrorism coordinator Timothy Betts and his Indian counterparts, the security situation in the region—including counterterrorism initiatives in the context of Afghanistan and Pakistan—is anticipated to come up. The US State Department said on Friday that Betts will serve as the American delegation's...

Schools shut in Sri Lanka as Mandous cyclonic storm raises pollution

December 9, 2022

High air pollution levels forced the closure of schools across Sri Lanka on Friday as a Mandous cyclonic storm swept by its coast, bringing heavy rain and gusts. It is expected to make landfall on India's southeast coast at around midnight. As cyclone "Mandous" neared, authorities despatched around 400 disaster...

Pak journalist’s killing in Kenya a pre-meditated murder, says report

December 9, 2022

A committee assembled by the Pakistani government to look into the shooting of a prominent Pakistani journalist in Nairobi claims it uncovered various inconsistencies in the account provided by Kenyan officials and believes it to be a case of premeditated murder. In October, a gunman shot and killed TV journalist...

AAP, Congress attacks Anurag Thakur : ‘Can’t save his booth’

December 9, 2022

The AAP and the Congress attacked the performance of the member of Parliament after the BJP lost each of the five assembly seats that are located in the Hamirpur district of Union minister Anurag Thakur. According to AAP MLA Naresh Balyan, the BJP wave is so strong that not even...

SC rejects plea seeking information of collegiums’ meet on Judges’ appointment

December 9, 2022

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition on Friday asking for information about the Supreme Court collegium's meeting on December 12, 2018, in accordance with the Right to Information Act (RTI). The petitioner demanded information about a meeting where alleged decisions regarding the elevation of some judges to the top court...

3 minors attack 17-year-old boy with knife, arrested

December 9, 2022

A 17-year-old boy was allegedly brutally attacked by three school students on December 5 in Delhi’s Bhagirathi area. All the minors accused in the case were arrested, police official said. The victim and the three minors accused live in the same neighbourhood in the capital's Bhaghirati district. Three school students...

Himachal Election Results 2022 Live updates: Congress set to defeat BJP in HP

December 8, 2022

Early trends from Himachal Pradesh, where the counting of votes cast in the assembly elections is underway, show that the Congress has jumped ahead of the BJP, leading on 39 out of the 68 seats, while the ruling party has won one seat and is ahead on 26. As the...

Himachal Election Results 2022 Live updates; counting underway

December 8, 2022

As of Thursday, December 8 at 8:00 am, the Election Commission (EC) started the process of counting the votes for 68 assembly seats in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are engaged in a bitter election contest in the state, which went...

Man stabs woman to death for failing to return money in Bihar, 2 arrested

December 6, 2022

A woman was fatally stabbed on Saturday in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar. Shakeel Miyan, the accused, allegedly attacked her after the victim allegedly failed to pay back the money she had borrowed from Miyan for her daughter's wedding. The police claim that the accused chopped off the victim's limbs....

Indian economy to grow 6.9% in FY2023, says World Bank

December 6, 2022

According to a report released by the World Bank on Tuesday, India's economy is ecpected to grow 6.9% in the current fiscal year as a result of tighter monetary policy and rising commodity prices. Asia fourth-largest economy expanded 6.3% in the July-September quarter, and gross domestic product growth for the...