Terrorist activities have increased in Rajouri-Poonch: Army chief
Lucknow, Jan 15 - The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is under control but some terrorist activities have increased in the Rajouri-Poonch area and the southern region of Pir Panjal in Jammu zone, Indian Army chief, Gen Manoj Pande said on Monday.
DGCA allows airlines to cancel flights delayed over 3 hrs; issues new SOPs
New Delhi, Jan 15 - Amid chaos over flight delays and cancellations due to adverse weather conditions, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday allowed airlines to cancel flights that are likely to be delayed beyond three hours, an official said,
BJNY Day 2: Rahul interact with hundreds of people as Nyay Yatra enters Nagaland
Imphal, Jan 15 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY) -- which embarked on Sunday from violence ravaged Manipur’s Thoubal district -- entered Nagaland on the second day after covering tribal dominated Kangpokpi and Senapati districts.
24.82cr people lifted out of poverty in India in last 9 years: NITI Aayog
New Delhi, Jan 15 - As many as 24.82 crore people in India have come out of multidimensional poverty in the last nine years, according to a study released by NITI Aayog on Monday.
PM Modi, President Putin hold talks on stronger defence, trade ties
New Delhi, Jan 15 - Prime ister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two reviewed the progress on a number of issues of bilateral cooperation in follow-up to recent high-level exchanges between the two
Hamas’s battalion framework in northern Gaza dismantled: Israeli Defence Min
Tel Aviv, Jan 16 - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claimed that the military has dismantled the Hamas militant group's entire military battalion framework in northern Gaza.
Trump set to win Iowa caucuses
Washington, Jan 15 - Donald Trump, America’s twice-impeached former President who is also facing more than 90 criminal charges, is set to kick off his bid to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination with a thumping victory in the first of the primaries
Houthis vow to continue attacks on Israel-linked ships
Sanaa, Jan 16 - Yemen's Houthi group has vowed to further deter Israel-linked ships from taking the Red Sea route, amid reports of a fresh attack on ships in the Gulf of Aden.
Iowa caucus: Trump leads the field as GOP voters head for polling booths amid icy winds
Washington, Jan 16 - Former President Donald Trump starts with the early bird advantage against his rivals Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as the Iowa caucus kicks in on Monday with voters heading for the polling booths with
Houthis claim responsibility for attacking US ship in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa, Jan 16 - Yemen's Houthi group has said that they attacked a US ship in the Gulf of Aden with several missiles.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin discharged from hospital
Washington, Jan 16 - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday after undergoing follow-up treatment for prostate cancer surgery, the Pentagon announced on Monday, two weeks after he was admitted for complications following prostate
Guterres pleads for Gaza ceasefire, warns of ‘flames of wider war’
United Nations, Jan 15 - Pleading for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday about the risk of "flames of wider war".
Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses may strain hospital capacity
Washington, Jan 15 - Cases of and hospitalizations for respiratory viruses, including Covid, the flu and RSV, continue rising across the US, and some health systems have started returning to mask and limited-visitation policies as health officials warn that hospital capacity may become
UK Conservatives heading for electoral wipeout on scale of their 1997 defeat by Labour
London, Jan 15 - The UK's Conservative Party is heading for an electoral wipeout on the scale of their 1997 defeat by Labour, the most authoritative opinion poll in five years has predicted, media reports said.
Global economic prospects remain subdued, says Chief Economists Outlook
Davos Klosters, Jan 15 - Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty, the latest Chief Economists Outlook released on Monday said.
Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney are ‘clashing’ over how to honour Matthew Perry
Los Angeles, Jan 15 - Actress Jennifer Aniston and George Clooney have disagreed over the best way to honour their mutual friend Matthew Perry.
Govt scraps licence requirement for big electricity consumers to set up power lines
New Delhi, Jan 15 - The Power Ministry on Monday issued new rules to allow bulk consumers of electricity who have Energy Storage Systems (ESS) to establish, operate and maintain dedicated transmission lines themselves without the requirement of a licence.
JN.1 variant to soon become dominant strain in China: Health officials
Beijing, Jan 15 - China is likely to see a rebound in Covid-19 infections in January, and the highly transmissible JN.1 variant will become the dominant strain, health authorities have said.
Cutting off foreign students, temporary workers will hit Canadian economy: Report
Toronto, Jan 15 - Closing doors to temporary workers and foreign students allowed into Canada would blunt the country's economic recovery and deepen recession, a capital market company has warned.
The ‘Other’ Axis: Disparate Global South coalition seeks to hold Israel to account
New Delhi, Jan 15 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, borrowing from the former US President George W. Bush, calls his 'Triple H' adversaries the "Axis of Evil", while the Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis prefer the term "Axis of Resistance". There is