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‘No bomb does what this is doing’: Why Trump called fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ – what it is

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), placing the synthetic opioid in the same category as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The move marks a dramatic escalation in Washington’s response to the fentanyl crisis, reframing the drug not just […]

‘Steadily recovering’: Low visibility disrupts flight ops in Delhi; airport issues advisory | India News

NEW DELHI: Delhi airport on Tuesday issued an advisory to flyers, warning that disruptions in flight operations may persist for some arrivals and departures due to dense fog.In a post on X, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) urged passengers to check with airlines for real-time updates on flight schedules.“Flight operations are steadily recovering, but disruptions […]

Rich’s reluctance to change lifestyle a major reason for pollution, says SC | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: With severe levels of pollution routinely choking Delhi-NCR during winters, Supreme Court on Monday said a major reason for the ineffectiveness of a slew of orders and protocols to fight noxious air is the reluctance of the rich and affluent to change their lifestyles. The remark was made by a bench of CJI […]

Nearly 50% of posts in panels on pollution control vacant | India News

NEW DELHI: Nearly half of the sanctioned positions on pollution control boards and committees across the country remain vacant even as most major cities are reeling under the impact of air pollution, reveals the answer to a recent question in Parliament.The answers to other questions this year show that this has been the case over […]

G RAM G to replace NREGA, guarantee 125 days of work | India News

NEW DELHI: Set to consign the Congress-stamped MGNREGA to history, Modi govt will unveil a new law on guaranteed unskilled rural jobs, with a structure that will shift the Centre’s financial burden to states, provide fixed budgets for states instead of the present practice of it being demand-driven, and annually pause the scheme for two […]

Los Angeles New Year’s Eve attack plot foiled: FBI flags ‘far-left pro-Palestinian’ group; five arrested

US federal authorities have arrested five people accused of plotting coordinated bomb attacks across Southern California on New Year’s Eve, disrupting what officials described as a major terror plot, according to the FBI and the Department of Justice.The suspects are alleged members of a “radical offshoot” of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF), an extremist […]

‘Whose art is my antidote to sadness’: ‘Fan’ Sunil Chhetri reflects on meeting Lionel Messi; shares emotional post | Football News

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, right, with Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Sunil Chhetri has played long enough, seen enough, and carried Indian football on his shoulders for years. Yet, when Lionel Messi stood in front of him at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, […]

Intelligence agencies monitor expansion of terrorist infrastructure in POK | India News

NEW DELHI: Intelligence agencies are alarmed and closely monitoring the expansion of terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Satellite imagery and photographs reveal the construction of a new “dual-use facility” in the Neelum Valley district.Since November, LeT accelerated the infrastructure build-up of the new centre, named “Jamia Masjid Ibn Taymiyah wa Markaz,” being erected in […]

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend and mother of his three children Grimes claims Musk blocked her on X; says am not gonna …

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend and mother of his three children Grimes said that the tech billionaire has blocked her on X (formerly Twitter). Responding to an X users post observing that he seemingly no longer follows Musk on the platform, the Canadian singer said: “For context I’m just living my life.” “He followed me then blocked […]

Goa club fire: Luthra brothers to be deported from Thailand tomorrow; police to take custody at Delhi airport | Delhi News

Luthra brothers likely to arrive in India on Tuesday NEW DELHI: The Luthra brothers are likely to arrive in India on Tuesday morning after being deported from Bangkok, sources said. They are scheduled to land at the Delhi Airport, from where they will immediately be taken into custody by a team from the Goa Police.A […]