NEW DELHI: Large parts of central, northwest and peninsular India are likely to experience a colder-than-normal winter from December to February, with 4–5 additional cold wave days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. Regions expected to be most...

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a pan-India CBI investigation into “digital arrest” scams, underscoring the growing threat posed by organised cyber-fraud. The directive is significant because several opposition-ruled states have withdrawn general...

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NEW DELHI: Reaffirming India’s commitment to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and its long-standing non-proliferation record, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday cautioned that the misuse of biological agents by non-state actors is “no longer a...

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NEW DELHI: India is implementing new protective measures to counter GPS spoofing incidents reported at multiple airports, Union aviation minister Rammohan Naidu informed Parliament on Monday. He said a few flights recently reported GPS spoofing near Delhi’s IGI...

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure at attempts to attribute Delhi-NCR’s pollution crisis solely to stubble burning, directing the Centre and NCR governments to present concrete details of actions taken against other major pollution...

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, offering condolences over the loss of lives and extensive destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Modi reaffirmed India’s solidarity with Sri Lanka and pledged...

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