Daily Archives: June 12, 2023
BSF apprehends farmer who hid drugs near border in Amritsar sector
AMRITSAR: In two separate incidents, the Border Security Force seized two packets of narcotics buried in a field near the International Border...
Democratisation of technology important tool to help bridge data divide: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pitched for democratisation of technology to bridge the data divide, and told G20 delegates...
Gujarat braces for Biparjoy cyclone; people being shifted to temporary shelters
KUTCH: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch coasts as cyclone Biparjoy has intensified...
Ukraine’s dam collapse is a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
KHERSON: The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking...
New York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue 15-year-old daughter
A New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New...
Chinese spy base active in Cuba since 2019, claims US official
WASHINGTON: China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to...
10 die as wedding bus crashes in Australia
CANBERRA: At least 10 people were killed and 25 others injured when a wedding bus crashed in Australia's New South Wales (NSW)...
10 Chinese jets cross strait’s median line
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan...
United Nations: Terror surge in Afghanistan; Taliban slams report
UNITED NATIONS: The link between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains “strong and symbiotic”, as per a UN report...
Scotland ex-first minister held in funding probe
LONDON: Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland, was arrested on Sunday in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and...