New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday granted three weeks' interim bail to Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, among other charges, sources said. The proceedings were held in camera. According to court sources, the additional sessions judge granted three weeks'...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj as rain and thunderstorms continue across parts of Odisha, Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department said Tuesday. The IMD has issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj districts. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds of up to...

Dubai: India spinner Shree Charani retained the top spot with a career-best rating points, while compatriot Deepti Sharma climbed four places to second in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings released here Tuesday. Charani's outstanding 4/20 in the Women's T20 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka lifted the left-arm spinner above the 800-point mark for the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh and China discussed cooperation on a proposed economic corridor linking the country with Myanmar and China, as Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen met Bangladesh's junior foreign minister Shama Obaed Islam, according to a local media report. The meeting took place Monday at the minister's office, where the two also discussed infrastructure, energy, human-resource development and economic...

New Delhi: Apple Tuesday announced that it launched latest software updates with a new Siri AI, enhanced Apple Intelligence features and expanded parental controls, while separately announcing that iCloud+ subscribers in India will get access to Apple TV and Apple Arcade at no additional cost. The new software releases include iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS...

New Delhi: India’s automobile wholesales across passenger vehicles (PVs), three-wheelers (3Ws) and two-wheelers (2Ws) reached their highest-ever levels for the month of August in 2026, aided by a favourable demand environment and a lower base in the year-ago period, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Tuesday. Passenger vehicle sales stood at...

New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the long-pending Kishau Project was signed Tuesday between the Centre and six states -- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, bringing an end to a prolonged dispute over the sharing of the project's financial burden and distribution of its benefits. The agreement was reached at a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday launched a month-long drive to inspect fire-safety arrangements in major public and commercial buildings, including shopping malls, hospitals and educational institutions, officials said. The special fire-safety inspection drive will continue till October 15 and has been launched in the wake of a major fire incident at a hotel in Delhi that claimed...

New Delhi: A panel comprising representatives of banks, service providers and various associations would soon take a call on charges to be levied on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to merchants. The UPI & Services Steering Committee has 22 members, including Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and Payments Council of India (PCI). According to sources, the committee would...

Tokyo: Japan's air force lost contact Tuesday with one of its long-distance surveillance drones after it went missing during a flight off the country's northwestern coast. There was no immediate information as to what the mission of the uncrewed RQ-4B aircraft, also known as Global Hawk, was. The Air Self-Defense Force said the drone disappeared from the...