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KULLU/JAMMU: Relentless monsoon rain continued to pound Himachal Pradesh and J&K, unleashing flash floods and landslides that left key highways blocked Sunday, disrupted trade and halted pilgrimages. Both Himalayan states are battling extensive damage to lifeline routes as restoration crews raced against worsening weather.More than 660 roads, including four NHs, remained blocked in Himachal. Manali-Atal…

WWE Clash in Paris 2025 began with an explosive in-ring showdown between the powerhouses, Roman Reigns and Bronson Reed. The fans were thrilled to see a huge banger kickoff the show in Paris, France. As the dust settled on this bout, it was Roman Reigns who emerged victorious and even got some measure of revenge…

NEW DELHI: Dirty toilets. Delays in baggage retrieval. Long queues at check-in, security and immigration. Airports may soon pay for these lapses with reduced user development fees under a proposal from Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA).The regulator has issued a consultation paper to create uniform performance standards for all major airports – those handling more…

BHUBANESWAR: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Saturday seized a fleet of luxury vehicles and superbikes worth around Rs 7 crore from a city-based mining businessman as part of an investigation into his alleged link with a Shimla-based entrepreneur, who is facing a Rs 1,396 loan fraud charge in Himachal Pradesh.“Himachal’s ITCOL and its related shell…

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday.The US geological survey (USGS) reported reported that the quake hit at 11:47 pm local time (1917 GMT) at a shallow depth of 8 km, with its epicenter located 27 km east-northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province.Two children were killed and at least 15 others injured…

NEW DELHI: The over 2-lakh objections seeking the exclusion of ‘ineligible’ electors from Bihar’s draft electoral roll, received till 3 pm Sunday, are essentially on behalf of those who had filled and submitted their enumeration forms as part of ‘SIR’ while already registered as a voter in a different polling booth, constituency or state, EC…

LONDON: A fire broke out at a Hindu community centre in east London’s Ilford on Saturday night, completely gutting the building. No one was injured.The devotees were in a Ganesh Chaturthi procession, and nobody was inside Shree Sorathia Prajapati Community Centre on Cleveland Road when the blaze erupted, thus avoiding a major tragedy.Flames reduced the…

NEW DELHI: The admissions by the automobile industry and the govt that ethanol-blended petrol (E20) can cause a drop in a vehicle’s mileage in the range of 2%-6% is a double whammy for consumers as they keep paying higher price for fuel but their vehicles run less.Take the example of Surender Pal Singh, a Delhi-based…

NEW DELHI: Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said tribals in the northeast and other parts of the country will be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), so that they can “freely” live their lives as per their social systems.Speaking at the inauguration of Bhagwan Birsa Munda…

As he reiterated the significance China attaches to a dragon-elephant tango, at a time the world is seeing “once-in-a-century” transformations, President Xi Jinping made 4 suggestions from a strategic and long-term perspective to build a steady and healthy relationship in his meeting with PM Narendra Modi. These included deepening strategic communication and mutual trust, expanding…