• India to host two-day BRICS anti-drugs meet

    Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India will host the two-day BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies meeting in Guwahati from Monday (July 6, 2026). Organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the meeting will focus on issues such as combating synthetic drugs, strengthening intelligence sharing and operational coordination, and capacity…

  • Girl’s body found in pond in West Bengal; family alleges rape and murder

    Security personnel stand guard as people block a road and stage a protest following the recovery of the body of an 11-year-old girl in the South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, on July 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Locals lynch a man suspecting he is an associate of accused; police say one person has…

  • MoS External Affairs to lead Indian delegation at UN Dialogue on AI governance

    Union MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will lead the Indian delegation that will participate in the inaugural United Nations’ Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva from July 6-7, the MEA said on Sunday (July 5, 2026). Also read | UN report…

  • Tribal documentation camp at Nilambur on July 11

    A tribal documentation camp will be held at Nilambur on July 11 to provide essential documents and services to the tribespeople living in Nilambur forests and forest fringes. The camp is being planned at Government Manavedan School. A meeting held at Perinthalmanna on Saturday (July 4, 2026) chalked out the plans for the camp. Sub-Collector…

  • ‘Very dangerous’ super typhoon nears U.S. Pacific islands

    Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas late on Sunday (July 5, 2026), hours before the projected arrival of a “super typhoon” with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane over the U.S. Pacific territories. Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area early on Monday (July 6, 2026)…

  • Depression over Bay to bring heavy rain, gusty winds to north coastal Andhra

    Visakhapatnam : Andhra Pradesh : 04/07/2026 : An unsettling quiet pervaded Visakhapatnam’s fishing harbour on Sunday. Mechanised boats lay silent, a stark reminder of the fishermen lost at sea amidst the unusual weather patterns. These conditions were triggered by the low-pressure area system lingering over the Bay of Bengal from Saturday. Photo : V RAJU…