TOP US SCIENTIST FUNDED WUHAN LAB THAT SPARKED COVID
NEW DELHI: Former US president Joe Biden’s ex-chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci funded a research lab in China’s Wuhan, which is widely said to be the laboratory that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said on Thursday. Releasing “never-before-seen” documents on her last day in the office, […]
INDIA REJECTS INDUS WATER TREATY AS “OUTDATED”
NEW DELHI: India strongly criticised Pakistan at the 62nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), calling the Indus Waters Treaty “outdated” and unsuited to present-day realities. Delivering India’s right of reply, First Secretary Anupama Singh said a country that continues to sponsor terrorism cannot expect the benefits of cooperation founded on goodwill […]
NEET UG RE-EXAM ON 21ST: CHECK DRESS CODE, ALLOWED ITEMS
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory for candidates appearing in the NEET UG 2026 re-examination on June 21, outlining the dress code, permissible items and security protocols to be followed at examination centres. The agency has urged candidates to comply with the instructions to ensure smooth and secure conduct of […]
DARKEST HOUR OF ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER
NEW DELHI: The Iran conflict had a quiet end as Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an interim peace deal. Trump framed it as a major win for the US. But Iran is still standing, surviving a month-long offensive by two of the world’s largest military powers. In hindsight, the war yielded no […]
MONSOON HITS A WALL
NEW DELHI: India’s monsoon advance has stalled for nearly two weeks after an early onset. Forecasts suggest weakening dry air and stronger winds could restart its spread in the coming days. India’s southwest monsoon has effectively hit a wall. After making an early advance into parts of the country, its march across India has completely […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM MODI-TRUMP TALKS IN FRANCE
NEW DELHI: The first bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in more than a year highlighted the growing depth of the India-US partnership, with both leaders discussing trade, defence cooperation, regional security and energy ties during talks on the sidelines of the G7 outreach meetings in Evian, France. The […]
SC DEFERS HEARING ON NEET RETEST TO JULY
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to July the hearing of a writ petition challenging the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) decision to cancel and re-conduct NEET-UG 2026 for nearly 22 lakh candidates. The petition sought an interim relief of stay on the decision to re-conduct NEET-UG 2026, and a direction restraining authorities from […]
NO HUGS WITH TRUMP AT G7 SUMMIT IN FRANCE
NEW DELHI: The US-Iran war dominated the G-7 Summit in France, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended. Without naming the US, the PM referred to the safety of seafarers, but not the deaths of three Indian sailors. The Indian leader also came face-to-face with Donald Trump, but the trademark hug absent. Only a handshake in […]
SP TO SPLIT, CLAIMS UP MINISTER
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday claimed a big split in the Samajwadi Party after similar divide in Bengal and Maharashtra. He told reporters in Lucknow that senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav has given a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the mining scam and Gomti river front […]
2027 POLLS IN 5 STATES WON’T BE ADVANCED DUE TO CENSUS
NEW DELHI: Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held as per schedule next year in February, sources said. Clarifying the news reports that the state elections could be advanced due Census and Kumbh, sources said that no such proposal is under consideration. Some political parties had said the second […]
