Tidal flooding reaches homes, as a strong nor’easter coastal storm batters the US northeast coast, in Hampton, New Hampshire, US Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods…
Health Ministry warns against misuse of painkillers, antibiotics over kidney disease risk. NEW DELHI: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued a fresh advisory on rational consumption of painkillers and antibiotics, in view of their repeated use, without proper medical advice, putting people at the risk of kidney complications and other adverse effects.The drug…
India’s Ancy Sojan Edappilly during the women’s long jump final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ancy Sojan came agonisingly close to giving India its first athletics gold at the Asian Games 2026, but had to settle for silver after China’s Yingying Huang produced a decisive final jump in the women’s long jump in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia moments before formally submitting his resignation. Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday, ending his second term early and clearing the way for him to contest the October 25 snap parliamentary election as the Serbian Progressive Party’s candidate for prime minister.“I am resigning…
BJP steps up attack on Rahul Gandhi over SIR BJP stepped up its counterattack against opposition members, especially Rahul Gandhi, over their offensive against EC, as the party’s CMs cited the poll body’s clarification to accuse them of orchestrating a fabricated campaign.“Rahul Gandhi and INDI Alliance lied about SIR and they should apologise to people,”…
Sarvesh Kushare (ANI Photo) Sarvesh Kushare added another international medal to his collection on Sunday, winning silver in the men’s high jump at the Asian Games in Japan.Kushare cleared 2.25m to finish second. Chinese Taipei’s Chao-hsuan Fu also cleared 2.25m but won gold, while South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo took bronze with a best effort of…
Introducing MDR on UPI merchant payments could help expand its use for cross-border transactions, says JP Morgan executive. MUMBAI: The introduction of merchant fees on UPI transactions could help expand its use in cross-border payments by giving merchants an alternative that remains cheaper than cards and cash, said Max Neukirchen, co-head of JP Morgan Global…
Students protesting outside Lovely Professional University clashed with police and set vehicles on fire, in Phagwara on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Punjab Police deployed more than 2,000 personnel at Lovely Professional University (LPU) after student protests over an alleged rape case turned violent on Sunday, with senior officers saying the situation had been brought under control.ADGP…
India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh after winning silver medals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India added seven more medals to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Sunday, but the haul was not enough to keep the country inside the top 10 of the medal standings.India ended Day 8 with 37 medals — four gold, 16…
CBI arrests two in a digital arrest scam that allegedly duped a Gujarat victim of Rs 11.4 crore over three months. NEW DELHI: Following Supreme Court’s directions to investigate major ‘digital arrest scam‘ cases, CBI has arrested two individuals connected to a massive cyber fraud network that siphoned off Rs 11.4 crore from a Gujarat…