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Biaora(Madhya Pradesh): A 21-year-old college student from Madhya Pradesh has turned an unlikely social media identity into an environmental campaign after spending months cleaning a heavily polluted river largely on his own. Surendra Singh Choudhary, better known online as Bittu Tabahi, has been removing plastic,...

New Delhi: The government has sold about 4,000 tonnes of buffer onions across 17 cities in the first ten days of a subsidised sale aimed at curbing skyrocketing prices, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said Sunday. The Centre, through its agencies NCCF and Nafed, is...

New Delhi: India Sunday said a UN-initiated proposed world map must depict Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country's official map, and any "inaccurate" or "misleading" representation will be unacceptable. New Delhi's assertion came two days after it voted...

Sagar (MP): At least ten persons died and some others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district Sunday, an official said, days after a similar tragedy in neighbouring Gujarat. A local BJP MLA, however, said 11 persons had died after consuming...

United Nations: In a cartographic push to reflect the Global South more accurately, the General Assembly has backed a world map that shows the true size of continents and nations. In a resolution adopted with India's backing, the Assembly called on Friday for the adoption...

Patna: Two bogies of the Delhi-bound Sikkim Mahananda Express derailed at Bihar's Ara Junction railway station in the early hours of Sunday, a senior official said. No injuries were reported due to the derailment that occurred around 4 am, though rail traffic has been partially...

United Nations: India has co-sponsored a resolution in the UN General Assembly proclaiming November 27 every year as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The 193-member UN General Assembly Friday adopted by consensus the resolution titled 'International Day for...

New Delhi: Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency's Chairperson V Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. In a letter, dated September 4, the associations...

Patna: The flood situation in Bihar remained serious on Sunday as rising water levels in several rivers affected nearly 16.85 lakh people (1.685 million) across 11 districts of the state, even as relief and rescue operations are being carried out continuously by the administration in...

Mumbai: The number of those injured in the traditional 'Dahi Handi' celebration across Mumbai has risen to 376, officials said Sunday. Out of the 376 'govindas' who suffered injuries in separate incidents, 90 have been admitted to various hospitals for treatment, while 286 have been...