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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday extended interim protection from coercive action, including arrest, for Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a case in which she has been accused of hurting the religious sentiments of a particular community. While extending interim protection until January 29...

Nagoya: Vithya Ramraj produced a landmark performance at the Asian Games 2026 Monday, breaking the 42-year-old national record held by legendary Indian athlete PT Usha to win bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles. Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to finish third in...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Monday said he would fight against the MMDR Act "till his last breath" to "safeguard the future of Gen Z". Addressing a BJD rally outside the Odisha Assembly demanding repeal of the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act,...

Karachi: Sixteen militants were killed in multiple operations in Pakistan's Balochistan province Wednesday, state-owned media reported. The operations were conducted in the Mastung, Turbat and Quetta districts, Radio Pakistan said. Nine militants were killed after they attempted to attack a security post in Mastung's Kanak...

New York: External Affairs Minister has arrived here for the high-level United Nations General Assembly session this week with an agenda tightly packed with scores of meetings, bilateral and multilateral, with leaders of countries who are streaming here. He was received on arrival by a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday criticised the Centre over the introduction of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions, alleging that the move would increase the financial burden on small traders, vegetable vendors and ordinary consumers. Addressing a...

Ayodhya: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has given a clean chit to former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai and former Trust member Anil Mishra. Both Rai and Mishra...

Mumbai: As American actress Hayden Panettiere, known for her role in popular television shows such as Nashville and Heroes, suddenly passed away at the young age of 36, the Cine & TV Artistes’ Association shared a social media post, offering a heartfelt tribute to the...

New Delhi: Actor Priyanka Chopra has unveiled the cover of Empress: The Definitive Biography of Sridevi, an upcoming account of the late actor's five-decade career and enduring legacy. Written by Dhiraj Kumar and published by Westland Books, the biography traces Sridevi's journey from child prodigy...

In the lexicon of development, few words sound as reassuring as “graduation,” which suggests progress past critical milestones and an escape from dependency. In global health, however, graduation increasingly creates a trap. When a country crosses the World Bank’s threshold from low- to middle-income status,...