Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse in south Kolkata rose to 11 Thursday as rescue teams, aided by the Army's advanced ground-penetrating radar (GPR) system, continued intensive search operations through the rubble for over 24 hours after the incident, officials said. Five more...
New Delhi: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath and secrecy to ten newly elected members of the Upper House Thursday. The newly elected MPs, who took the oath as Rajya Sabha members, included four from Andhra Pradesh -- three of whom...
New Delhi: Nearly five decades after the Emergency was declared in India, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has incorporated the subject into a Class IX Social Science textbook for the first time. The newly introduced textbook, 'Understanding Society: India and Beyond',...
Caracas: US Secretary of State Rubio said in a post on X that the United States is "immediately deploying search and rescue teams, medical resources, and humanitarian assistance to Venezuela." Powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured...
Kochi: Veena T, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, appeared before the ED in Kochi Thursday for the second time in a money laundering case linked to her now-defunct IT firm Exalogic Solutions Pvt Ltd and CMRL. Veena arrived at the ED office...
Washington: President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans Wednesday, abruptly cancelling plans to sign a bipartisan measure that could help spur more home construction. The president declared on social media that he now wants Congress to first pass a bill that would mandate...
Itanagar: Incessant rain triggered flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh's Keyi Panyor district Wednesday, leaving one dead and four others missing, injuring 17 others and damaging at least 18 residential units, while landslides disrupted road connectivity and stranded travellers, officials said. The body of Nirmala Gupta...
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) joint secretary Derek O'Brien Wednesday targeted the BJP over reports that eggs might be excluded from midday meals in West Bengal, alleging that the new government was depriving children of nutrition and trying to "impose vegetarianism" in the state. Presenting...
London: Andy Burnham took a step closer to becoming Britain's next prime minister without a contest Wednesday when Cabinet minister Darren Jones, touted as a possible rival, said he would not run. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer, seeking to secure a legacy before he leaves office, faced...
Seoul: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday held talks with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun, focusing on bilateral cooperation and the rapidly changing global situation, the leaders said. Jaishankar is currently in South Korea on a two-day visit -- the second leg of an...
After numerous hiccups, threats and counter-threats exchanged between US President Donald Trump and Iran’s top leadership, the US and Iran...
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The fate of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose popularity rating had been alarmingly dipping, was sealed the moment Andy...
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In a disconcerting new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost every child in India is...
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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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