A year since Balakot airstrikes: What happened on February 26, 2019?

New Delhi: February 26 marks the first anniversary of the Balakot airstrike which was launched by the Indian Air Force to target the terrorist camps operating in Balakot village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This was the first time since the 1971 war that India’s armed forces had crossed an international border to carry out…

Battle of the 5G smartphones: iQOO 3 5G vs Realme X50 Pro

India is nowhere close to getting 5G connectivity but that is not hindering smartphone companies from racing towards trying to become the first to launch 5G devices in the country. Realme launched their Realme X50 Pro just yesterday, followed by iQOO launching the iQOO 3 5G today. In all this, Xiaomi ‘showcased’ its 5G-ready Mi Mix Alpha in…

Delhi violence: Action must be taken, Gautam Gambhir hits out at Kapil Mishra

BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday criticised his party colleague Kapil Mishra for his provocative speech on Sunday and said strict action must be taken against those responsible regardless of their allegiance after large-scale violence in parts of Delhi. The comments by Gautam Gambhir, who represents East Delhi in the Lok Sabha, came after violence…

CBSE exams postponed, schools shut in violence-hit north-east Delhi

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday deferred the Class 10 and 12 papers to be held on Wednesday at 86 centres in north-east Delhi, where 13 people hav e died in violence related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Class 10 students were to appear for their English exam on Wednesday and Class 12 students…

13 dead in northeast Delhi violence over CAA, says GTB hospital

The number of people who died in the large-scale violence in northeast Delhi over the past two days has gone to 13, an official of the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital confirmed on Tuesday. Apart from the 13 deaths, including that of a Delhi Police head constable, more than 150 people have been injured in…

With 71 new coronavirus deaths, number of casualties touches 2,663 in China

The number of confirmed cases has reached 77,658, a jump of 508 cases. Seventy-one new coronavirus deaths were reported from China, taking the total number of casualties to 2,663, even as reports suggested that the number of new cases has seen a sharp decline. According to a daily report released by the National Health Commission…

WHO warns of pandemic risk as COVID-19 spreads across the world

Geneva: The new coronavirus has peaked in China but could still grow into a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned, as infections mushroom in other countries. Financial markets have gone into a tailspin after grim news of deaths and outbreaks in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, even as the Chinese epicentre appeared to be…

At Delhi school, Melania Trump gets teeka and crash course in joy

Sitting in front of of a crowded bulletin board, Melania Trump could help but beam as the children returned their teacher’s greeting with a singsong, “Good afternoooon Ma’aaam!” If the students were at all nervous or self-conscious — it’s not everyday that the First Lady of the United States drops in to say hi —…