As Florida braces for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is being further complicated by a torrent of conspiracy theories and misinformation. These baseless claims have worsened the challenges for recovery teams trying to provide aid to devastated communities, making an already dire situation even more complex.FEMA faces false claims of…
Two Chinese nationals were killed in a blast near Karachi‘s international airport on Sunday night, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed. The explosion, described as a “terrorist attack,” was claimed by the separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). The group said it used a vehicle-borne explosive device to target Chinese nationals, including engineers.Local broadcaster…
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) organised an exhibition displaying items seized from the group on the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas. The exhibit featured vehicles and equipment used by the thousands of Hamas-led militants who invaded southern Israel, according to an IDF statement. The display includes pickup trucks, motorcycles, tractors, uniforms,…
Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo) The behind-the-scenes stories from India’s T20 World Cup title win earlier this year continue to roll out and entertain the fans, and the one shared by all-rounder Axar Patel on a TV show left the fans in splits.India defeated South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final in June to…
India got the much-needed win over Pakistan in the women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday, but remained below their archrivals in Group A at the fifth position, separated by net run rate (NRR), which left former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar “a little disappointed”.Chasing Pakistan’s below-par 105 for 8, India took 18.5 overs to complete the…
PESHAWAR: Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan‘s PTI has distanced itself from a party member’s invitation to India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar to join its protest, asserting that no foreign country has a role in its political struggle.Party chairman Gohar Ali Khan said Saturday that remarks by Muhammad Ali Saif, an adviser on information to the…
DHAKA: Amid concerns over security during Durga Puja, 40 eminent citizens of Bangladesh have urged the govt to take steps to ensure the Hindu community can celebrate its biggest festival peacefully. This year, Durga Puja is likely to be celebrated at 32,460 mandaps across Bangladesh.“We want to believe that the govt will take measures as…
Chinese hackers accessed the networks of US broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal govt uses for court-authorised wiretapping, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose networks were breached by the recently discovered intrusion, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with…
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have turned net sellers in Oct, offloading shares worth Rs 27,142 crore in just the first three days of the month due to intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran, a sharp rise in crude oil prices, and improved performance of Chinese stock markets.The outflow came after FPI investment reached a nine-month…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief economist Albert Park was in the Capital for the Kautilya Economic Conclave. In an interview, he told TOI that the agency is keeping close tabs on global crude prices to assess the impact of the escalating conflict in West Asia on the region and advocated that trade and investment channels…
