Security agencies from the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance have issued a warning about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms, including LinkedIn, to recruit people with access to sensitive information. “China’s military intelligence services are using an increasingly wide array of professional networking sites and online job platforms to target Five Eyes government and military personnel…

Andhra Pradesh techie drowns in US on birthday outing (Image: X) VISAKHAPATNAM: A software professional from Andhra Pradesh drowned in the Meramec river in Missouri, US, while celebrating his birthday with friends at Meramec State Park near Sullivan on Saturday.Singireddy Sai Sree Hari Krishna (26), from Piridi in Bobbili mandal of Vizianagaram district, and his…

An armoured vehicle and CAPF personnel on patrol in Kolkata Tuesday Kolkata: West Bengal’s final phase of assembly polls unfolds under a security grid rarely seen in Indian elections, stretching across 142 constituencies in seven districts. Numbers define the scale – over 2.3 lakh Central Armed Police Forces personnel, 38,297 state police, 142 general observers,…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has closed a coal block allocation case registered by CBI more than a decade ago against Hindalco Industries and discharged the company and its former president and CEO S K Tamotia and former general manager (Corporate Affairs) PRS Mani, reports Koushiki Saha.Special judge (PC Act) Dheeraj Mor held that prima…

The South Asian American Justice Collaborative (SAAJCO) joined hundreds of community members and advocates outside the US Supreme Court as justices heard oral arguments in a closely watched case on birthright citizenship.Calling the moment “fundamental,” SAAJCO representatives said the case could have far-reaching consequences for immigrant communities, particularly South Asians, one of the fastest-growing immigrant…

KOLKATA: Bengal’s BJP govt moved Monday to stamp out religion-based aid such as honorariums for mosque functionaries and priests, with CM Suvendu Adhikari asserting that “it was not the govt’s job to distribute doles to imams, muezzins and purohits”.“Financial assistance to imams, muezzins and purohits is being discontinued. A fresh notification will be issued listing…

Uttar Pradesh is grappling with a severe power crisis this summer, prompting a wave of complaints from across the political spectrum (Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav (R), BJP MLA from Gonda Sadar, Prateek Bhushan Singh (C) BSP chief Mayawati (L) LUCKNOW: Mounting power cuts across Uttar Pradesh have triggered sharp political reactions, with legislators from…

NEW DELHI: At least 33 people were killed across five districts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday after a powerful storm accompanied by heavy rain caused widespread destruction, officials told news agency PTI.Taking stock of the damage, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered immediate relief measures and compensation for affected families. He directed district authorities…