New Delhi: Passport has never been a citizenship proof and no new decision was taken on the document by the Modi government in the last 12 years, government sources said Thursday. On media reports on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarifying that a passport...
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...
US President Donald Trump has pressed the war button again. Tehran too has responded with the same tactic it used...
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s announcement during an interview with news agency Reuters that she intends to return to...
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By Aakar Patel One common trait in lawless nations is a high level of anxiety regarding arbitrariness. Medieval texts tell...
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For a country that prides itself on producing world-class financial talent, India displays surprisingly little faith in its own bankers....
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