Beijing: China Monday announced new export controls on key machinery, including tunnel boring machines, in a move that could adversely impact India's infrastructure development. The restrictions were aimed at safeguarding national security and interests, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said. The export controls will take effect November 18. The restrictions on exports of tunnel boring machines (TBMs)...

Cairo: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen on Monday, killing at least 20 soldiers, Yemeni military officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the recent surge in fighting. The rebels fired ballistic missiles on the al-Alam military camp in the southern province of Shabwa in an attack that...

Imphal: Three people collecting firewood in a forest were killed allegedly by militants in Manipur Monday, triggering protests by locals who placed two bodies outside the chief minister's residence here. Three others were also injured as militants opened fire on a group of firewood collectors on the border of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts, officials said, adding...

Mumbai: Three persons have been held in Rajasthan in connection with the firing on actor Tiger Shroff, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Monday. The actor escaped unhurt after two gunmen shot at him in Mumbai's Juhu area Sunday evening, though his driver and another person sustained injuries. "The accused fled towards Surat after the firing and...

Paris: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu says he has instructed prefects to impose "very limited" and "localised" curfews in cities to prevent more rioting and looting. Speaking after an emergency meeting with top government officials, Lecornu said, "Saturday, despite scenes of severe violence and extensive property damage, no one was killed, and that is a miracle", as...

Bengaluru: Former India spinner Ramesh Powar was Monday drafted into the national men's senior selection committee, while Pragyan Ojha remained the chairman of the panel, succeeding Ajit Agarkar, whose term ended October 4. The BCCI said interim head Ojha will chair the committee based on seniority (most Tests). "The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising former India batters...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices ended sharply lower Monday after two days of a rally, with the Sensex tumbling 876.37 points and the Nifty dropping to 22,888.95, following a decline in private bank stocks, mainly HDFC Bank and Axis Bank, and weak global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 876.37 points, or 1.17 per cent, to settle at...

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it has taken suo motu cognisance of reports alleging that a news channel published defamatory content linking folk singer Neha Singh Rathore to a sex racket. According to reports, the news channel aired a report that used derogatory words for Rathore. The singer has alleged that the...

New Delhi: India Monday strongly trashed an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) resolution on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, and said the grouping has allowed itself to be "misused" by Pakistan for its "bigoted agenda". New Delhi, in a strong reaction, said the references to India by the OIC are "malicious, biased and false, and have...

New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI Monday said that it issued notices to quick commerce platform Zepto and food business operators HealthyHey Foods LLP, Bakelite Food Processing Pvt Ltd and BMS Lifescience over alleged violations related to food safety, labelling and advertising claims, while also sanctioning adjudication proceedings against Storia Foods & Beverages Pvt Ltd. The Food...