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Karur (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay Friday slammed the DMK for attempting to gain "political mileage" from the tragic stampede here last year and restraining him from visiting the district. In his first visit here since the 2025 stampede that killed...

New Delhi: Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 3-5 per cent in some vehicles, the Oil Ministry said Friday, but argued the impact is outweighed by benefits, including a higher octane rating, superior anti-knock characteristics, faster combustion, better...

New Delhi: Supreme Court would hear a batch of pleas seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya July 13. On July 7, an Ayodhya court granted one-day police remand for three of the eight...

New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Friday said his hunger had "stabilised" as he entered the 13th day of his indefinite fast and asserted that his constitutional right should not be violated by attempting to remove him from the protest site. He has...

Bhubaneswar: The proposed off-schedule Rath Yatra in Rajasthan's Sikar has been cancelled following intervention by the district administration. Sikar District Magistrate directed that the procession should not be held. A day earlier, Puri Collector had written to the Sikar administration, urging it to ensure that...

New Delhi: The government has received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on 'username' feature and is examining it, according to sources. The notice was issued to the Meta-owned messaging platform last Wednesday, questioning WhatsApp's proposed username feature, as the government flagged concerns that it could...

New Delhi: A Patna civil court is set to pronounce its decision on the anticipatory bail plea of noted coaching educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, Friday, in connection with a dispute involving fellow coaching operator Roshan Anand. The court had reserved its...

Washington: Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian descent, is set to embark on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station July 14 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Born in Minneapolis to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants, Menon is an emergency medicine physician and...

New Delhi: The BJP Thursday fielded Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Prakash Chik Baraik as its candidates for the July 24 Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal, hours after the three former TMC MPs joined the party. The three leaders had recently resigned from...

New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI Thursday said it has issued a notice to alcoholic beverage manufacturers over unauthorised use of added flavours and non-compliance with age-related claims. The notice has been issued for violating the provisions stipulated under the Food Safety and Standards (alcoholic...