YAMUNANAGAR: Tensions flared in the Durga Garden area of Jagadhri late last night as local residents staged a protest demanding the closure of a liquor vend they claim is fueling a rise in anti-social activities and threatening the safety of women and children in the neighborhood.Dozens of residents, including women, gathered outside the liquor vend…
From Meerut to Varanasi, UP districts declare school holidays based on Kanwar Yatra routes Several districts in Uttar Pradesh (UP) have announced temporary closure of educational institutions during the Kanwar Yatra, citing traffic management and public safety concerns. The closures affect both government and private institutions and vary in duration and schedule across the districts.The…
A fast-moving wildfire near Marseille, France’s second-largest city, has injured at least 110 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes. According to the BBC, the fire began on Tuesday near Pennes-Mirabeau, north of the city, and quickly grew due to strong winds, dry vegetation, and steep hillsides. France’s Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the…
The Strait of Hormuz, a strategic location connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, faces potential closure. This choke point for global trade is critical for oil-exporting nations in West Asia, with 20 percent of global oil and major LNG exports passing through. Iran’s possible Gulf disruption plan includes mining the strait and deploying…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued, left, and Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a fresh warning to Israel, calling its actions a “big mistake” and claiming that punishment is already underway. In India, Andhra Pradesh police have filed an FIR against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy and his…
NEW DELHI: India’s oil supply chain remains stable as a result of diversification in the last few years, oil minister Hardeep Puri said on Sunday as Iran’s Parliament passed a motion calling for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the critical choke point accounting for a fifth of global seaborne oil and a third of LNG…
Pakistan has decided to extend the closure of its airspace for Indian flights by another month, a media report said on Wednesday. Pakistan banned its airspace for India last month after steps taken by New Delhi in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22. The ban was imposed for a month until…
There was a question asked by millions of people across the world as India put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance. How would it matter to Pakistan because India doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to hold or divert the Indus River System water? The answer to that might have emerged within a fortnight…
Dry fruits like almonds, raisins, pistachios and others, are an intricate part of Indian culture, be it sweets, snacks or even oils. Most of these delicacies travel all the way from Kabul to New Delhi.However, these imports are at a major risk after the closing of Attari-Wagah border due to growing tensions between India and…
A rapidly spreading wildfire in New Jersey has prompted mass evacuations and the closure of a large stretch of the state’s busiest highway, the Garden State Parkway. Firefighters are still trying to combat the Jones Road Wildfire, which broke out on Tuesday and spread to 8,500 acres. The blaze began at 11 am on Tuesday…