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Indian national Rajiv Acharya dies in Israel NEW DELHI: The death of Indian national in Israel has triggered a police investigation, with the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv confirming that a suspect has been arrested. The deceased was identified as Rajiv Acharya.The embassy said Israeli authorities are investigating to establish the “full facts and circumstances”…

Police cannot ordinarily investigate offences related to foetal sex determination under PCPNDT Act, says SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that police cannot ordinarily investigate offences related to foetal sex determination under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PCPNDT Act), holding that authorities designated under the…

An Il-78 mid-air refueler fuels a pair of Rafales. (Image credit: IAF) A recently released web series Operation Safed Sagar has reignited public interest in the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) role during the Kargil War. It captures the improvisation and courage of pilots who, in 1999, fought at altitudes above 15,000 feet with limited precision…

Mohan Bhagwat will be on a three-nation tour from August 25 NEW DELHI: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to impose sanctions on members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), rather than honouring them with “high-level meetings.”The statement from the USCIRF comes ahead of RSS chief Mohan…

NBCC’s plea regarding RERA compliance for Supertech projects NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a plea filed by state-owned NBCC Ltd challenging an NCLAT order that refused to exempt the company from certain statutory requirements under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) while completing 16 stalled housing projects…

AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand state consumer commission on August 17 upheld an order holding AIIMS Rishikesh guilty of medical negligence after its medical records repeatedly recorded a patient as HIV positive, while subsequent tests found him HIV negative. The commission said the hospital failed to explain the HIV-positive…

Earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores region on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Reuters reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. The tremor comes days after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Flores, killing dozens and causing widespread…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo credit: AP South Korea’s defence minister claimed on Thursday that North Korea possesses around 80 to 120 nuclear weapons, disputing US president Donald Trump’s claim that Pyongyang has 57.The remarks were made by defence minister Ahn Gyu-back during a parliamentary session. According to news agency Reuters, the minister…

Traffic bollards and barricades that had previously been placed around the premises were dismantled as part of the security changes. NEW DELHI: Authorities have removed structures and queue-management barriers erected outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, official sources said on Thursday.According to news agency PTI, the structures, including queue liners installed near the…

US debt hits record $40.047 trillion. Photo credit: AP The US national debt has crossed the $40 trillion mark for the first time, according to Treasury data showed on Wednesday. The milestone comes as rising spending on defence, Social Security and Medicare, alongside mounting interest payments, pushes federal borrowing to a record level.The latest milestone…