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70-foot ‘unstable’ Messi statue removed from Kolkata Lake Town over safety concerns

KOLKATA: A 70-foot-tall statue of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, which had become structurally unstable following recent storms, was removed from Lake Town here...

Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 42; domestic cylinder rates unchanged

NEW DELHI: Restaurants, hotels and other commercial establishments will have to pay more for cooking gas from June as oil companies have raised the...

‘Beware of pickpockets in CBSE’: Rahul Gandhi targets Centre over re-evaluation charges

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday intensified his attack on the Centre over the CBSE's re-evaluation process, alleging that students are being...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani skips annual parade celebrating Israel

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani prays during Eid Al-Adha prayers in the Bronx Borough of New York City last week. (Reuters) NEW YORK: New York...

‘Iran stopping messages to US, may block Hormuz’

DUBAI: Iran’s ‌Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran’s negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due...

IPL 2026 review: RCB sustains winning culture, MI & LSG face uncertain future

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru looked the part in another supremely successful campaign, Gujarat Titans maintained their remarkable play-off consistency while the underwhelming performance...

PM had time to speak about mangoes, but not about 18.5 lakh children: Rahul on CBSE OSM row

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the CBSE OSM row, saying he had the...

Trinamool Congress calls off legislators’ meet as 60 out of 80 MLAs fail to turn up

KOLKATA: A scheduled meeting of newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators, which was supposed to be chaired by party supremo Mamata Banerjee, was called off on...

Congress slams BJP’s nod to coal mining in Chhattisgarh, claims 7 lakh trees will be felled

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Modi government over the approval to a coal mining venture in Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo-Arand forest, alleging that...

Anti-sacrilege law unacceptable to Sikhs, remove objectionable clauses: Akal Takht to Punjab govt

BABA BAKALA SAHIB (AMRITSAR): Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj on Sunday said that the Sikh community cannot accept the anti-sacrilege law, as...

Foreign investors pull out Rs 32,963 cr in May amid weak earnings, rupee depreciation

NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have offloaded ₹32,963 crore from Indian equities in May amid weak corporate earnings growth, rupee depreciation, and other adverse market...

Iran’s top negotiator Qalibaf: No US peace deal without tangible results

TEHRAN: Iran will not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there is certainty that the Iranian people's rights are secured,...

Israeli PM orders troops to move further into Lebanon despite Hezbollah ceasefire

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iran-backed...

Nepal PM triggers row over ‘encroaching’ Indian land remark

NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Sunday, May 31, sparked a major political controversy in the Himalayan nation after statng that he...

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi talks to Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sundayheaped praise on athletes for their record-breaking performances during the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition in Jharkhand’s...

CM Omar Abdullah calls MLAs meet on June 3

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has convened a meeting of ruling National Conference MLAs and the independents supporting the government to...

PM Modi urges people to take precautions amid scorching heat

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to stay hydrated in view of soaring temperatures across the country. In his monthly radio...

Delay in statehood restoration, local body polls hurting public interest in J&K: Congress

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday expressed concern over the delay in restoration of full statehood and elections to grassroots democratic institutions,...

Armed forces ready for Operation Sindoor 2.0 if need arises: Army chief

Pune: The armed forces are fully prepared for 'Operation Sindoor 2.0' if the need arises, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi said on...

Demographic changes in border districts most serious challenge: HM

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has termed the demographic changes in border districts as "the most serious challenge" before the country, and called...

US War Secretary backs Donald Trump’s India-Pak ceasefire claim

Outlines Indo-Pacific strategy SINGAPORE: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Saturday credited President Donald Trump with helping broker peace between India and Pakistan, while...

India is ‘powerful’, ‘modernising’ its military, says Hegseth

SINGAPORE: India is "powerful" and "modernising" its military with heavy industrial and logistics capacity to sustain "high-end military operations", US Secretary of War Pete...

‘US ready to resume strikes on Iran if nuclear deal fails’

WASHINGTON: The United States is prepared to restart military strikes on Iran if ongoing diplomatic efforts fail to produce a nuclear agreement, defence secretary...

US seized $1 billion in Iranian crypto, Tehran now ‘at end of tether financially’: Treasury Secy Bessent

WASHINGTON: The United States has seized nearly USD 1 billion worth of Iranian cryptocurrency assets and intensified efforts to freeze overseas properties and financial...

Who is Tim Payne? The ‘least-known’ World Cup player who gained almost 1 million followers overnight

NEW DELHI: New Zealand defender Tim Payne has unexpectedly become one of the most talked-about footballers on social media ahead of the 2026 FIFA...

Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first ‘SkyCast’ System at IGI Airport

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh on Friday inaugurated India’s first “SkyCast System”...

Govt mulling expansion of BSF’s operational mandate: Home Minister

Bhuj: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the government was considering expansion of the BSF's operational mandate by assigning it new...

Northern Army Commander reviews anti-infiltration grid along LoC

Srinaga: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma on Friday reviewed the operational preparedness of the force and assessed the robustness of the anti-infiltration...

NEET-UG to shift to CBT mode from 2027: NTA to SC

New Delhi, May 29: The National Testing Agency on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is all set to conduct the NEET-UG exam...

NEET fee refund: 13 lakh candidates update bank details

NTA extends deadline till June 22 New Delhi, May 29: The National Testing Agency has extended till June 22 the deadline for submitting bank account...

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