Osama bin Laden (File photo) Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes…
NEW DELHI: Over 60 nutrition and public health scholars from 17 countries, including researchers from Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Oxford, have backed India’s mandatory warning labels on packaged foods and beverages high in nutrients of health concern, while urging FSSAI to strengthen system.In a written comment to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the…
It will be spin versus spin in the title clash of the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup. On slow Dubai pitches where spinners have dominated, seven-time champions India will rely on senior allrounder Deepti Sharma and explosive openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma when they take on a resilient Sri Lanka in Sunday’s T20 Asia Cup…
The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin (Representative image) A passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea near Indonesia on Sunday, prompting rescuers to launch a search operation, officials said.The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan…
The two sides look to reinforce the thaw in relationship with another meeting between the leaders. NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi the current momentum in bilateral ties anchored in resumption of institutional exchanges, expanding cooperation agenda and increasing trade is hard-won and deserves to be cherished.The two sides look…
Magnus Carlsen and Javokhir Sindarov (GCL Photos) BENGALURU: Saturday was the final day of the preliminary stages of the 2026 Global Chess League (GCL). Two teams, Viswanathan Anand‘s PBG Alaskan Knights and Alireza Firouzja’s Triveni Continental Kings, had already been eliminated. Javokhir Sindarov’s American Gambits had an outside chance of qualifying for the finals on…
Protesters blocked several routes to the conference venue while being watched by police in riot gear. The demonstrations were organised by a broad coalition of groups opposed to the AfD and its policies. Thousands of people took to the streets of the German city of Erfurt on Saturday to protest against the far-right Alternative for…
New Delhi: Amid disruptions to global energy supplies, Brics leaders have called for uninterrupted flows of energy from diverse sources and stronger protection of critical energy infrastructure, including cross-border infrastructure, while stressing the continuing role of fossil fuels in the global energy mix.They also called for greater cooperation on smart grids, energy storage and critical…
NEW DELHI: A day after publicly questioning her exclusion from India’s Asian Games wushu squad, Divyanshi Choudhary has changed her tone, saying she now understands why the federation decided to pull her out of the team and that her priority is to recover from her knee injury.In a video message, the wushu athlete said officials…
Elena Rybakina holds the trophy after she won the women’s singles final of the US Open against Aryna Sabalenka. (AP Photo) Elena Rybakina arrived in New York with the world No. 1 ranking already within reach. She left with something even bigger — the US Open trophy and a place at the summit of women’s…