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Committed to futuristic decisions: PM Modi on National Space Day

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday marked the first National Space Day, celebrating India's historic achievement in landing its first spacecraft on...

SC fixes Sep 5 for hearing Kejriwal’s pleas

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday fixed September 5 for hearing pleas filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail and challenging...

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI starts preliminary process for narco-analysis test

NEW DELHI: Possibilities have surfaced that narco-analysis or polygraph test might be one of the key routes adopted by the Central Bureau of Investigation...

Wazukhana’s ASI survey not permissible due to SC order: Gyanvapi management

PRAYAGRAJ: An ASI survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque Wazukhana is not permissible as there is a Supreme Court order that the area should be...

ICMR-led study estimates 10-year risk of developing heart disease in adults in India

NEW DELHI: An ICMR-led study, which estimated risk of adults in India developing heart disease over a 10-year period, found that those unemployed were...

PM Modi to give certificates to 11 lakh ‘Lakhpati Didis’ on Aug 25

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give certificates to 11 lakh ‘Lakhpati Didis’ and interact with them at Jalgaon in Maharashtra on 25...

Attempt to cover up RG Kar rape and killing, crime scene altered: CBI to SC

NEW DELHI: The CBI alleged in the Supreme Court on Thursday that there was an attempt to cover up the rape and killing of...

Mpox danger signs: 6 severe symptoms to watch out for amid outbreak

NEW DELHI: The new and deadlier mpox strain Clade 1B has been leading the current surge of infections across several countries, even outside the...

Doctors protest at Jantar Mantar, demand safer workplaces

NEW DELHI: On the tenth day of their protest over the rape of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, resident doctors in Delhi on Wednesday...

Badlapur sexual abuse case: Police crackdown on protesters, 66 arrested; internet suspended N

EW DELHI: Maharashtra police have registered four FIRs and arrested 66 people following protests against the alleged sexual abuse of two minor girls at...

PM congratulates RBI Guv for top global rating 2nd time in a row

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on being rated “A+” for the second time in a row...

Govt backtracks on lateral entry into bureaucracy, calls for cancellation of UPSC adv amid row

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Government has decided to halt lateral entry into the bureaucracy, a move that had sparked widespread controversy...

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: SC constitutes National Task Force for medical professionals

NEW DELHI: Amid nationwide protests by medical professionals over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal’s Kolkata, the Supreme...

Rahul in Rae Bareli, alleges police officers protecting accused in Dalit youth’s murder

RAE BARELI: After meeting the family members of a Scheduled Caste youth, Arjun Pasi of Pichwaria village, who was shot dead, Rahul Gandhi alleged...

India committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon Emission: President

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said India is committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon Emission. ”Our efforts to adopt clean energy on a...

IFS officers should shape global agenda: President Murmu

NEW DELHI: Foreign policy is not an abstract exercise or elitist pursuit but an extension of domestic policies aimed at securing the country’s political,...

Kharge, Rahul slam govt over lateral entry into top govt positions

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the BJP-led government at the...

Doctor’s rape-murder: Trinamool Congress urges CBI to expedite probe

KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded that the CBI expedite its probe into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at...

Near 12% of India’s tested spice samples fail quality, safety standards

HYEDERABAD: Nearly 12% of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data obtained by Reuters of tests by Indian...

VP Dhankhar urges citizens to make conscious efforts towards organ donation

NEW DELHI: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday made an appeal to citizens to make a conscious efforts towards organ donation as he highlighted the...

Kolkata police issue summons to TMC MP for ‘sniffer dog’ claim in doctor rape-murder probe

KOLKATA: Kolkata Police on Sunday summoned TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, hours after he demanded that the CBI interrogate Kolkata Police commissioner and former...

ISRO’s SSLV, pvt players Skyroot, Agnikul eye share in small satellite business

NEW DELHI: ISRO's latest satellite launch vehicle '“SSLV'“ is the first rocket in its category to be ready for commercialisation with two others, 'Vikram'...

Let’s work unitedly to confront pressing challenges: PM Modi to Global South

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on the countries of the Global South to work unitedly in dealing with food and...

SEBI chairperson must resign, JPC probe into Adani ‘scam’ essential: Congress

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday cited a media report which flagged alleged conflicts of interest against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch and said her...

I’ve done no wrong to resign: Karnataka CM on Governor’s sanction to prosecute him

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday ruled out his resignation, following the Governor granting sanction to prosecute him, in connection with the Mysuru...

BJP appointed governors creating trouble in non-BJP ruled states: Kharge

BENGALURU: In the wake of Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA compensatory site allotment scam, Congress...

Rajnath to inaugurate new facilities for maritime security

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate on Sunday the newly constructed Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) building in...

BJP has been neither secular nor civil: Sibal on PM’s remarks on UCC

NEW DELHI: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong pitch for a “secular civil code”, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday alleged...

Doctors, medical students across India continue to protest against Kolkata doctor rape-murder

NEW DELHI: Doctors and medical students across India continued to protest on Friday to demand justice for a woman doctor, who was allegedly raped...

Calcutta HC raises serious questions on police’s role

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Friday raised questions on the role of Kolkata Police in relation to the ransacking of the emergency department...

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