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Lakes across India are drying up. Why it’s bad news

NEW DELHI: Lakes, once the lifeline of cities and villages, are drying at an alarming pace. Along with maintaining biodiversity, lakes help in climate...

India should retaliate with 100% tariff: Kejriwal on US move

NEW DELHI: The AAP chief accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying cotton farmers by scrapping the duty on American cotton, which, he said,...

Modi, Xi Jinping likely to meet on sidelines of SCO Summit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation...

Centre extends import duty exemption on cotton till Dec 31

NEW DELHI: A day after the imposition of Trump tariffs on Indian goods, the central government announced the extension of the import duty exemption...

Indian History Congress slams NCERT modules

‘Distorted polarising history fed to school children’s minds’ NEW DELHI: Terming NCERT’s new modules on ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ as “falsehoods, with a clear communal...

MK Stalin joins ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar

Calls voter deletion ‘worse than terrorism’ MUZAFFARPUR (BIHAR): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Wednesday joined the Congress-led ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’...

BJP wins elections by stealing votes, alleges Rahul Gandhi at Bihar rally

MUZAFFARPUR (BIHAR): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the BJP of winning polls by "stealing votes with the help of the Election Commission...

One-third school students take private coaching: Centre’s survey

‘Trend more common in urban areas’ NEW DELHI: Nearly one-third of school students take private coaching and the trend is more common in urban areas,...

Our endeavour is to empower both neo-middle class, middle class: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said India is becoming empowered today by walking on the path shown by “Sudarshan-Chakradhari Mohan and Charkhadhari...

Birla urges lawmakers to uphold dignity of legislatures

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday expressed concern over the gradual decline in the dignity of legislative institutions, stressing that freedom...

Instagram reels, beauty salon dreams sparked brutal murder of Nikki Bhati: Police

NEW DELHI: In a shocking twist in the Nikki Bhati dowry murder case, police said her wish to pursue a career became the trigger...

Dalit hatred ingrained in BJP-RSS, says Congress after Insta post calls Oppn ‘Chuhras’

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday accused the Bihar BJP of using casteist slur to malign Opposition leaders after a video posted on the BJP’s...

Digvijay Singh tries to clear air on why Jyotiraditya Scindia shunned Congress to join BJP

NEW DELHI: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh has made an attempt to clear the air on the ouster of Jyotiraditya Scindia from...

Spiritual development can happen through educational institutions: Rajnath

Jodhpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that Indian forces gave a “befitting reply” to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and “our soldiers did...

INDIA bloc constituents in Bihar working unitedly, poll results will be fruitful: Rahul Gandhi

ARARIA (BIHAR): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that all the INDIA bloc constituents in Bihar were working unitedly for the upcoming assembly...

BJP accuses Rahul of misleading people with baseless allegations

PATNA: BJP leader and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad strongly countered Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of ‘vote theft’ and asked RJD leader...

Authorities moving at snail’s pace: SC directs boundary demarcation of wetlands within 2 months

NEW DELHI: Noting that state wetland authorities are moving at a snail’s pace, the Supreme Court has directed States to expedite the ground truthing...

ISRO conducts air drop test ahead of December Gaganyaan launch

NEW DELHI: In a major step towards India’s ambitious maiden human spaceflight mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has successfully conducted its first...

Constitution under challenge, democracy in deficit, says INDIA bloc’s VP pick Reddy

NEW DELHI: Opposition Vice Presidential candidate B. Sudershan Reddy on Saturday (August 23, 2025) said there was a “deficit in democracy” in the country...

Jaishankar hits out at US tariffs, says India will not compromise on farmers’ interests

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday hit out at the United States for what he called “unjustified and unreasonable” tariffs on...

85,000 new voters have come forward in Bihar SIR: ECI tells Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of Election Commission's (ECI) submission that 85,000 new voters have come forward in special intensive...

Protect Bihar from Congress-RJD’s ‘buri nazar’: PM alleges backing of infiltrators

GAYAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

Dog lovers, NGOs to deposit money for moving court: SC

‘Amount to be used for creating infra’ NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked "dog lovers" and NGOs, which moved against the order...

Rainbows are changing. They could soon disappear from India

NEW DELHI: Rainbows, long seen as a symbol of hope and beauty, may become more common in the future thanks to climate change, according...

VP election about reaffirming idea of India: Oppn nominee Reddy

NEW DELHI: Opposition nominee for the vice-presidential polls B Sudarshan Reddy on Thursday asserted that the election is not merely about one individual but...

Delhi CM gets Z category CRPF security day after alleged attack

NEW DELHI: Day after Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was allegedly attacked at public program at her residence, her security had been beefed up...

Toll payers have right to safe roads: Supreme Court

Dismisses NHAI plea against Kerala HC order NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that if citizens have a duty to pay toll for using...

Delhi CM attacked, assaulted at her residence during public event

NEW DELHI: One man has been apprehended for allegedly attacking Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a public grievance session at her Civil Lines...

Attacker is ‘dog lover’, says his mother

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested a man in connection with the attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a 'Jan Sunwai' programme at...

Multiple Delhi schools receive bomb threat emails

NEW DELHI: A fresh wave of bomb threats has hit the national capital as multiple schools in Delhi received threatening emails early Wednesday morning,...

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