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NEW DELHI: Suspected militants attacked a hill village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday night and burnt down at least two houses, while security forces engaged them in an exchange of fireAccording to officials, large number of militants armed with sophisticated weapons attacked Chawangkining Naga village around 10.30pm, hours after two Kuki women were shot…

India’s huge burden of dog bites, uneven implementation of dog vaccination and population management programmes, and gaps in surveillance have been cited as key challenges in meeting its 2030 rabies elimination target. (Photo: IANS) NEW DELHI: While Chile and Bhutan have recently demonstrated that dog-mediated human rabies can be eliminated as a public health threat,…

Drug regulator alerts on unauthorised Pakistani whitening creams sale in India. (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has warned consumers against using two imported cosmetic creams after testing found them to be unauthorised for sale in India and containing excessive levels of heavy metals that may pose health risks.The cosmetics…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s public event outside London’s iconic Shard skyscraper after the Metropolitan Police raised concerns over crowd safety.Hundreds of fans had gathered at the venue, with several waiting for hours to see the actor-turned-politician. Vijay’s team announced the cancellation over a loudspeaker, citing the lack of police permission…

NEW DELHI: IPS officer Sanjukta Parashar, called the ‘Iron Lady of Assam’, has become the first woman officer to lead CRPF’s jungle warfare commando unit, CoBRA.Parashar, a 2006-batch officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, earned the moniker of Iron Lady after leading the crackdown against militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland in 2013-14 as the…

New Delhi: More than a decade after govt mandated installation of speed limiting devices or speed limiting functions in all public transport vehicles, enforcement remains lax, and Supreme Court Tuesday directed Centre, states and UTs to ensure compliance.Rule 118 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules provides for speed governors, and SC had passed various orders for…

Disha Salian was late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s manager NEW DELHI: Decorated CBI officer Seema Pahuja will supervise the investigation into the Disha Salian case, bringing her expertise in handling sensitive criminal inquiries to this high-profile probe, sources said. The team is set to record statements of all individuals who attended a gathering earlier that…

NEW DELHI: Indian govt described as “gimmicks and hoodwinking” Pakistan’s announcement on increasing the existing PKR 50 lakh (Pakistani rupee) bounty on UN-proscribed Jaish-e-Muhammed terrorist Masood Azhar to PKR 70 lakh.Ministry of external affairs called upon Pakistan to take tangible action against terrorism, instead of making phony announcements.“We have seen many times that Pakistan has…

NEW DELHI: Meta will report child-safety matters directly to India’s national cybercrime portal, the company said, amid mounting govt scrutiny over allegations that paid advertisements linked to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) appeared on Instagram.Until now, Meta primarily routed child-safety reports through the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The commitment will establish…

MUMBAI: In a major step towards strengthening India’s nuclear diplomacy, Atomic Energy Commission chairperson AK Mohanty announced that the country is ready to share its nuclear expertise and experience in indigenous technology development, capacity building, closed fuel cycles and peaceful applications as a frontline nuclear power with proven capabilities.Speaking at the 70th International Atomic Energy…