A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal’s Bajhang district in Sudur Paschim province on Sunday afternoon, the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre (NEMRC) said. The tremor, recorded at 12:09 pm local time, had its epicentre in the Saipal mountain region...

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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 The directive is significant because several opposition-ruled states have withdrawn general...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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