Congress' Jairam Ramesh calls Gyanesh Kumar a 'weapon of mass destruction' for electoral rollsCongress leader Jairam Ramesh called the Chief Election Commissioner a "weapon of mass destruction" for electoral rolls. Opposition parties...
17 Jul, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Donald Trump's meddling with top spy agency threatens America's survivalThe Office of the Director of National Intelligence faces scrutiny amid political appointments and turmoil. President Trump's selections ha...
12 Jul, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
Warren Buffett issued finance’s most famous warning in his best yearThe most expensive risks, Warren Buffett understood, are the ones that appear on no balance sheet and in no forecast. Until, that is, the d...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records showDEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger case...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
India to hold vice-presidency of global financial crime watchdog FATF for first timeIndia is set to assume the vice-presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the first time, with Vivek Aggarwal appointed to t...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Musk's xAI accused of illegally firing engineer who raised safety concernsDevin Kim, a former engineer at xAI, has launched a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after he voiced serious concerns about the safety...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
At FIFA World Cup stadiums, there will be zero tolerance for drones because of the threat they poseSecurity is heightened for the World Cup with a strict no-drone policy over stadiums. Law enforcement has new powers to disable or shoot do...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Indian Envoy Vinay Kwatra meets US corporate and tech leaders to boost AI and supply chain tiesIndia's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met top business and tech leaders to advance economic ties. In posts on X, he highlighted...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
U.S. spending on rebuilding nuclear arsenal more than all other nuclear states combined including China, RussiaU.S. spent $69.2 billion, more than all other nuclear states combined, and saw largest increase, at 22 per cent.
09 Jun, 2026, 04.55 AM IST
Indian envoy Vinay Mohan Kwatra meets senior United States counter-terror official Sebastian Gorka to discuss collaboration to tackle major terror groupsIndia's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held discussions with senior US counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka. They shared p...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Trump signs executive order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'President Donald Trump has declared fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. This executive order aims to target financial assets and sanctio...
16 Dec, 2025, 09.14 AM IST
Parliament passes bill to ban funding of weapons of mass destructionThe Bill seeks to insert a new Section 12A in the existing law which states that "no person shall finance any activity which is prohibited ...
01 Aug, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Rajya Sabha defers passage of bill for banning funding of weapons of mass destructionThe bill which seeks to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction and also empower the Centre to freeze, seize or attach financial assets ...
21 Jul, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Govt to table weapons of mass destruction Bill in Rajya Sabha todayThe Upper House will also make obituary reference to the passing away of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, legendary Santoor playe...
18 Jul, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
Govt introduces Bill on weapons of mass destruction financingThe bill seeks to fulfil India's global obligations. The UNSC's targeted financial sanctions and the recommendations of the Financial Actio...
06 Apr, 2022, 01.13 AM IST
What are the chances Russia will use a nuclear or chemical attack on Ukraine?The weapon of mass destruction most likely to be used is a chemical weapon. Russia once possessed the world's largest stockpile of chemical...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
- US hits Iran with new sanctions
The Obama administration on Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, targeting companies for funding Iran's ...
01 Dec, 2010, 04.26 AM IST