New Delhi:  The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed its countrywide units in states and union territories not to use or release to the press any data or population figures collected during the Census 2027. In a communique to chief secretaries of all states and its directorate, RGI and Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan also underlined...

London: Former England off-spinner Gareth Batty will step down as Surrey head coach to join five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as an assistant coach for the tournament’s 2027 season, the county club said Monday. CSK had previously got former India left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan as their new head coach, with former fast...

New Delhi: Austria's Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger will be on an official visit to India from October 27 to November 2, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Monday. During her visit, Reisinger will hold talks with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House in New Delhi Wednesday. After concluding...

Kashipur: A pregnant woman was carried on a makeshift stretcher for about 5 km to reach an ambulance in Odisha’s Rayagada district after poor road connectivity prevented the vehicle from reaching her village. She later delivered a stillborn baby at the Rayagada district headquarters hospital. The incident took place Sunday in Malipadar village under Sungeri panchayat in...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted draft legislation to parliament Monday to extend martial law and general mobilisation for another 90 days, the parliament's press service said. The measures, which are set to expire October 31, would remain in effect through January 29, 2027, if approved by lawmakers, Xinhua News Agency reported. Martial law and general mobilisation...

Chennai: DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi was arrested Monday in connection with a Rs 100 crore private schools "scam," police said. Sources said Mahesh was picked up from Aminjikarai in the city and escorted to the office of Commissioner of Police shortly after the Madras High Court dismissed his anticipatory...

New Delhi: Demanding an apology, Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra Monday led a massive protest near the residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at Rajaji Marg, opposing his alleged insulting remarks about the late father of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in Patna a day earlier. Malhotra said, “We have gathered at Kharge’s residence today...

Hague: India and the US have concluded most of the discussions for a proposed bilateral trade pact, and they are now fine-tuning the agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. "We have concluded most of the discussions and are fine-tuning the agreement," he said here while talking about the India-US trade agreement. The minister is...

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the outcome of Israel's parliamentary election October 27 would make no difference to Iran. Speaking at a weekly press conference in Tehran Monday, Baghaei criticised Israel's record in West Asia, saying it had brought nothing to the region but "violence and massacre." He also accused Israel of continuing what...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Centre, the Chief Electoral Officer and the Maharashtra government on a plea challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra, alleging large-scale deletion of voters, while declining to grant immediate relief on extending the deadline for filing claims...