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‘Turbaned Tornado’ Fauja Singh cremated with state honours, PM Modi sends words of praise

CHANDIGARH: Last rites of veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh are being performed with state honours at the cremation ground of his native Beas village...

Pilots’ body sends notice to WSJ, Reuters over Air India reports, seeks apology

NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has initiated legal action against The Wall Street Journal and Reuters over their recent reports suggesting...

CPI(M) calls for countrywide protests on Aug 8 against EC’s SIR drive

NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Saturday called for countrywide protests on August 8 against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls...

Student’s death: Normal life partially hit as Cong, other parties observe bandh across Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Normal life was partially affected in Odisha on Thursday (July 17, 2025) as the Opposition Congress and seven other political parties enforced a...

K’taka govt report blames RCB for Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Thursday blamed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL team for the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede in Bengaluru that killed 11...

India in touch with some friendly govts: MEA on Nimisha Priya case

NEW DELHI: Amid rising calls for intervention in Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya's case, who is facing the death penalty in Yemen, the Ministry of...

Tear gas, water cannons as Odisha protests over student’s death turn violent

BHUBANESWAR: Tensions gripped Odisha on Wednesday as Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers staged massive protests outside the Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar, seeking justice for...

India to get three Apache helicopters, to be deployed along Western border

NEW DELHI: Three Apache attack helicopters are expected to join the Indian Army's Aviation Corps next week, according to news reports quoting sources in...

Multiple bomb threats reported across India

St Stephen’s College & St Thomas School in Delhi, BSE receive calls NEW DELHI: Multiple bomb threats have surfaced and unsettled institutions across India this...

‘Objectionable’ cartoons on PM, RSS: SC grants protection to cartoonist

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection to cartoonist accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS...

Odisha college student death: Rahul says country wants answers not PM’s silence

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Odisha college student who set herself ablaze...

Marathon Legend Fauja Singh passes away

PM mourns demise, calls him ‘extraordinary’ NEW DELHI: Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old marathon runner, has tragically passed away in a road accident in Punjab’s Jalandhar...

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...

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