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Kerala nurse death row: Nimisha Priya’s execution postponed

NEW DELHI: The execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, scheduled for July 16 in Yemen, has been postponed. She was convicted of murdering her...

Anti-sacrilege bill likely to be tabled in Punjab Assembly

CHANDIGARH: A draft bill seeking stricter punishment for acts of sacrilege is likely to be introduced in the Punjab Assembly on Monday (July 14,...

As Bihar heads to polls, crime wave fuels law & order concerns

PATNA: Back-to-back killings targeting businessmen, politicians, lawyers, teachers and ordinary citizens have raised serious concerns about Bihar’s law and order, with police blaming the...

‘Big company involved’: AI-171 crash fuels row, govt vows action; BBC coverage draws flak

NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)’s preliminary report into the Air India AI-171 crash has not only left grieving families with more...

Working closely with stakeholders: Air India responds to AAIB’s report

NEW DELHI: Air India on Saturday said it is working closely with regulators and other stakeholders and will continue to cooperate with authorities in...

Terrorism cannot be answered by anyone other than PM Modi, BJP: Amit Shah

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government at the centre has stopped the politics of...

Code, cloud & cyber to define power; indigenous algorithms will defend sovereignty: VP

KOTA: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the country is entering a new era where its prowess and power will be defined by code,...

Congress Urges PM Modi to intervene in Nimisha Priya’s death sentence case

NEW DELHI: Congress leader K C Venugopal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking urgent intervention to save Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse...

Sam Altman’s AI warning: Millions of jobs are at risk—here’s why

NEW DELHI: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global labour market at a speed and scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. From customer...

Isro moves closer to Gaganyaan launch, completes key engine development

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced Friday it has successfully completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for...

BJP, ECI have conspired to ‘steal’ Bihar election, alleges Rahul Gandhi

BHUBANESWAR: Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Friday lashed out at the BJP and the Election Commission of India,...

Achieved 74.39% enumeration form collection rate in Bihar: EC

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has made significant progress in the Special Intensive Revision drive of electoral rolls, with over 74 percent of the...

NCC cadets are strong pillars of India, says Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Terming former NCC cadets as strong pillars of India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that they contribute to the nation’s...

Shah to inaugurate Kerala BJP hqrs in Thiruvananthapuram today

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate Kerala BJP headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. Shah is on...

India rolls out first-ever e-Truck Incentive Scheme

NEW DELHI: Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday launched a groundbreaking scheme to provide financial incentives for electric trucks (e-trucks)...

‘Why just before polls?’: SC grills ECI over Bihar electoral roll exercise

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday questioned the timing of the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral...

Shashi Tharoor next Kerala CM? Pre-poll survey says yes, Congress stays tight-lipped

NEW DELHI: Is Shashi Tharoor quietly setting the stage for a larger role in Kerala politics? A new pre-poll survey has positioned the four-time...

Colonisation produced clerks & yeomen, not thinkers: VP Dhankhar

NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said colonisation produced clerks and yeomen instead of thinkers, while grades replaced critical thinking. Addressing the inaugural...

PM Modi returns to Delhi after successful five-nation tour

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday returned to New Delhi after concluding a highly productive and successful five-nation tour to Ghana, Trinidad &...

Nitish Kumar expands 35% quota for women in govt jobs across all roles

PATNA: After granting 35 per cent reservation to women candidates, who are native residents of Bihar, in all direct recruitment processes across the state,...

Goyal highlights resilience of Indian agriculture amid global challenges

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, highlighted the government’s continued focus on empowering India’s agricultural sector while addressing the 16th...

‘No SIR’: Bihar erupts in protest against Election Commission’s voter-list revision

NEW DELHI: Protests erupted across Bihar on Wednesday against the Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls even as the Supreme Court agreed...

57% enumeration forms collected, people participating enthusiastically in voter-list revision: CEC

NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday said the electors of Bihar have enthusiastically participated in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

Choose Gandhi, Ambedkar, Periyar, not the oath of Godse: TN CM urges students

CHENNAI: With the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar, and Periyar EV Ramasamy available, students should not go astray by following the...

Marathi vs Hindi row escalates in Maharashtra

BJP juggles backlash, allies, and civic stakes MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s minister for information technology and cultural affairs, Ashish Shelar on Monday evening called out party MP...

Army joins hands with LAHDC Leh for Indus River clean-up drive

NEW DELHI: In a significant move towards environmental sustainability, Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, Tashi Gyalson, held a...

PM Modi urges BRICS to prevent weaponisation of minerals

RIO DE JANEIRO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for stronger safeguards against the weaponisation of critical minerals, technologies, and supply chains, urging...

VP seeks FIR in Justice Varma cash case, flags need to confront uncomfortable truths

NEW DELHI: Emphasising that India being a mature democracy which is governed by a rule of law, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday raised...

BJP trying to intimidate people, Congress leaders; has not fulfilled pre-poll promises: Kharge

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the ruling BJP of reneging on its pre-poll promises and asked people to remain united...

Meet Dibrugarh, the new fish species discovered in Brahmaputra river

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable discovery from India’s northeast, researchers have identified a new species of freshwater fish in the Brahmaputra River near Dibrugarh,...

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