Indian-origin businessman ‘poses’ as CIA agent, woos Indonesian president to secure fighter gets deal, says report NEW DELHI: Indian-origin businessman Gaurav Srivastava allegedly posed as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative and established ties with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in an attempt to secure a multibillion-dollar defence deal involving fighter jets and other military equipment,...
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Congress’s dig at VHP over Ram temple donation row: ‘Pot calling kettle black’
File photo of KC Venugopal NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday hit out at the Vishva Hindu Parishad after the organisation wrote to the Ayodhya police over remarks made by opposition leaders on the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple.The VHP has urged police to examine the claims made by several opposition leaders,...
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Potholes, now landslide: Rs 6,695-cr Mumbai-Pune expressway link could not survive one monsoon
Heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Missing Link tunnel, forcing the closure of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and old highway on Monday. PUNE/MUMBAI: The Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune Highway were shut in both directions from around 3.30 am on Monday after a landslide near the Missing Link tunnel combined with incessant rain to...
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Pahalgam terror attack: NIA names Hafiz Saeed as accused in supplementary chargesheet
Saeed has also been charged with waging war against India and hatching a conspiracy from across the border (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against Pakistan-based terrorist Hafiz Saeed in the Pahalgam terror attack case, formally naming him as an accused for allegedly orchestrating the cross-border...
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Environmental toxins: Heart surgeon ranks everyday exposures that may be real health risks
5 min readNew DelhiJul 6, 2026 02:04 PM IST While some exposures to environmental toxins are backed by decades of scientific evidence, others continue to spark debate, making it difficult for people to distinguish genuine health risks from exaggerated fears. To help simplify the conversation, Dr Jeremy London, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, recently ranked several...
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Oldest quasars ever found deepen ‘perplexing’ space mystery
The Euclid space telescope has spotted the oldest quasars — the brightest objects in the universe — ever discovered, deepening a cosmic mystery that has been puzzling scientists. A quasar is the intensely luminous core of a distant galaxy powered by a supermassive black hole. As gas spirals into the black hole, extreme amounts of...
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‘Remember me?’ Parvesh Verma fires back after Kejriwal’s ‘who are you’ jab at Nabin
“National President is a very big deal, but do you even remember me or not?” Verma asked, taunting Kejriwal in return. NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Parvesh Verma took a swipe at former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal after he taunted BJP national president Nitin Nabin over the Ram Mandir fund embezzlement row.As the political slugfest over...
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NDA leaders allege ‘mass irregularities’ in Karnataka SIR; CM DK Shivakumar hits back
NEW DELHI: A delegation of NDA leaders on Monday submitted a formal complaint to Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar, alleging that officials were showing “zero regard for the approved process” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.The delegation demanded a thorough inquiry, mandatory door-to-door re-verification of all enumeration...
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‘History points to downside’: Michael Burry warns on Micron after Trump-linked donations
America’s biggest investor Michael Burry has opened a short position against Micron Technology (MU) arguing that the memory chipmaker’s stock has reached ‘historically extreme’ levels. Recently, Micron donated $250 million into Trump Accounts, the government’s new savings scheme for American children. The $250 million breaks into two parts. Micron will match employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up...
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Nuclear power push: India eyes uranium supply pact with Australia during PM Modi’s visit
During the visit, Modi is also scheduled to attend the India-Australia CEOs Forum. (ANI photo) Nuclear power push: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia this week may see a key uranium supply agreement being signed. It’s one of the key expected outcomes of PM Modi’s visit to Australia this week, as India seeks to...
