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This drug in US is turning people into ‘zombies’. Symptoms include skin rotting

A new drug, called Xylazine or “tranq” has wreaked major havoc in cities across the US by causing deadly symptoms including skin rotting. This ‘zombie drug’ has been approved by the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for veterinary purpose...

Day after Pakistan minister’s Kabul visit, Taliban reopen key trade route

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers reopened a key border crossing with Pakistan Thursday, allowing thousands of trucks carrying desperately needed food and other items to creep forward for the first time in days, officials said. The jam at the Torkham crossing between the two...

Finland says it’s ready to join NATO even without SwedenFinland is set to join NATO if it gets the last outstanding ratifications for its...

Finland is set to join NATO if it gets the last outstanding ratifications for its membership bid, regardless of what progress Sweden has made toward joining the alliance, President Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday. Finland’s parliament has moved ahead with...

For people grappling with anxiety, the most important distinction to make is ‘signal’ versus ‘noise’. Is becoming anxious an automatic, un-useful behaviour as a response to some triggers that needn’t actually warrant anxiety or is it just a lack of state-choice that can easily...

Turkey earthquake: CCTV records tremors, vibrations as Turkish town gets hit again

In Samandag, where one was reportedly dead, residents said more buildings collapsed but most of the town had already fled after the initial earthquakes, reported Reuters. Following the quakes, mounds of debris and discarded furniture lined the dark, abandoned...

US slams Russia’s nuclear arms treaty pullout as ‘irresponsible’

Russia's decision to suspend participation in a nuclear arms control treaty was irresponsible and the United States will watch carefully to see what Moscow actually does, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. "The announcement by Russia that...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he felt it was the right party at right time for India's rise and progress. Speaking in an exclusive interview with ANI, Jaishankar said, "I am a...

Nagaland: Pre-poll violence reported in Mon; vehicle set on fire

In a suspected poll-related violence in Nagaland’s Mon district on Monday night, unidentified miscreants burnt down a vehicle of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) candidate from the Tizit constituency, officials informed.A few miscreants barged into the house of NPF...

North Korea fires a ballistic missile into sea, South Korea says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Japan's Coast Guard also said North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile. The firing comes after North...

China’s top diplomat calls US reaction on balloon incident ‘hysterical’, ‘absurd’

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi slammed the US on the balloon incident at a multilateral forum on Saturday, terming Washington’s handling of the situation “hysterical” and “absurd” in his speech and also during bilateral meetings with foreign leaders. Addressing a...

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SC orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal’s SIR

Dismayed over the ongoing tussle between the West Bengal Government and the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme...