Just 2mg of fentanyl — an amount that can fit on a pencil tip — is enough to kill an adult. In Dec 2025, the latest month for which full data is available, over 70,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in US, with authorities saying that “approximately 69% of all overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids, overwhelmingly … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court will on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee led by a retired SC judge and comprising a former HC chief justice and a senior police officer to inquire into allegations and counter-allegations on police action on student protesters at the CJP-led Parliament march July 20, and recommend guidelines for graded use of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Union govt to solve the tragic mystery of Capt Ashish Kumar, who went missing after a missile attack on his ship, MT Skylight, in the Strait of Hormuz on March 1.He was presumed dead after bones were found in the burnt-out captain’s cabin. But DNA tests later showed … Read more
NEW DELHI: Following incidents of newly built highway stretches developing cracks, potholes, premature failures, rutting and other deficien-cies, govt is looking at the option of carrying out trial runs on highways for a longer per-iod before they are officially inaugurated. That is, normal traffic may be allowed on the stretches for two-three mon-ths to identify … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday appointed Vinod Tawde, who was involved in its winning campaign in Bihar last year, as its state in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, the politically critical state which goes to the polls early next year, as it begins putting in place its team ahead of the next round of crucial contests.BJP made a … Read more
NEW DELHI: Electricity consumption at public charging stations (PCS) jumped by over 72% in 2025-26, indicating a steady rise in the use of electric vehicles – private and commercial – as India’s automotive sector shifts towards cleaner energy.Data compiled by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed that 848 million units (MU) of electricity were consumed … Read more
The controversy was triggered by Sonia Gandhi’s gestures at Congress’ I-Day event. BJP has said that singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram was an integral feature of the freedom struggle until Congress gave in to pressure from those aligned with Muslim League and curtailed it to just two stanzas NEW DELHI: Congress and … Read more
SRINAGAR: US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, is scheduled to arrive in Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday for his first visit to the union territory.Gor, the 27th US ambassador to India who also serves as his country’s special envoy for South and Central Asia, is likely to meet lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and CM Omar … Read more
JAMMU: Security forces launched search operations following reports of the movement of terror suspects in Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua districts of Jammu & Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.A man from Udhampur’s Talot village reported to the local police that some suspected individuals knocked on his door late Monday and asked for food.When locals did not … Read more
BRICS nations need stronger frameworks to mobilise private capital at scale: Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: BRICS nations, including India, China, Russia, South Africa, Brazil and others, on Tuesday opposed the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and any other such trade barriers, calling them “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist measures”.CBAM, which entered its operational … Read more