OPEC+ cartel agrees to hike oil production by 188,000 barrels per day
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The OPEC+ on Sunday approved another increase in its crude production quota by around 188,000 barrels per day from September, which restores the earlier production cuts that were rolled out by the oil cartel in 2023. The decision…
Heroin worth Rs 50 crore, 11 foreign-made pistols seized near India-Pak border in Bikaner
Jaipur, Aug 2 (IANS) In a major breakthrough ahead of Independence Day, Rajasthan Police foiled an alleged cross-border smuggling attempt involving narcotics and sophisticated firearms. Acting under Operation Shock Wave, police seized around 10 kg of…
Death toll rises to 15 in suicide attack at police station in Pakistan (Lead)
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The death toll in the suicide bombing outside Kabal police station in Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has reached 15, including six police personnel, local media reported. “Fifteen people were martyred,…
Spain fully deploys sea barrier as death toll of Ceuta migrant crisis rises
Madrid, Aug 2 (IANS) Spain fully deployed a floating sea barrier on Sunday along the maritime border of its North African enclave of Ceuta as the authorities continue to tighten border controls following the recent mass migrant influx from Morocco. The…
PM Modi’s commitment to sports reflected in India’s 2026 CWG success: Harsh Sanghavi
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sustained push for sports development, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said India’s medal-winning success at the Commonwealth Games reflected the government’s…
NSUI holds protest, seeks Odisha Education Minister’s resignation
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) A scuffle broke out between Congress workers and the Commissionerate Police at Lower PMG here on Sunday during a massive rally by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) demanding the resignation of Odisha School and…
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje seeks CBI probe into Karnataka veterinary officers’ recruitment ‘scam’
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an urgent Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into…
Bodies of three Afghans killed by Pakistani nationals in Italy return to Afghanistan after two months
Kabul, Aug 2 (IANS) The bodies of three Afghan nationals killed by Pakistani men in Italy have been returned to Afghanistan, local media reported. According to the Taliban Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, the remains arrived in Kabul on July 27 and…
‘Critical lifeline’: BRO rebuilds 200-foot Bailey bridge in Arunachal’s remote border village
Itanagar, Aug 2 (IANS) The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has restored vital connectivity to Huri by constructing a 200-foot Bailey bridge in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district after the existing bridge was washed away in flash floods, officials…
Drone attacks in Pakistan destroyed regime’s myth of military domination guaranteeing security: Report
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The increasing number of drone attacks in several provinces of Pakistan is destroying the favourite myth of its regime, about military domination guaranteeing security, a report said, detailing the evolving situation in Khyber…