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Meerut murder: Victim’s minor daughter knew ‘Papa is in the drum’
Meerut: Meerut Police are considering engaging a counsellor to speak to the traumatised six-year-old daughter of slain ex-Merchant Navy man Saurabh Rajput to gather information as she is reported to have told…
- India
Karnataka Assembly passes 4 pc quota Bill for minorities amid opposition uproar
The Karnataka Assembly on Friday passed a bill that grants a four percent reservation to Muslim contractors in state government contracts. It aims to promote economic opportunities for minorities. However, the opposition…
- India
Donald Trump expects India to lower tariffs ‘substantially’
New York: US President Donald Trump has said that he expects India to lower tariffs substantially, but will go ahead with his plan to charge a reciprocal rate. “I believe they’re going…
- India
Anything that hurts religious sentiments should be avoided: CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday advised the members of the Assembly to avoid making comments on religious affairs that hurt people’s sentiments. Talking to reporters outside the…
- India
Senior doctor who became face of RG Kar movement transferred – to a lower-ranked post
Kolkata: Senior doctor Subarna Goswami, who became a face of the movement by the medical fraternity against the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy in August last year, has been transferred to…
- Middle East
Stranded in UAE: 87-year-old Indian man returns home to J&K
An 87-year-old Indian man, Rashid Anwar Dhar, has returned home safely to Jammu and Kashmir after being stranded in the Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an extended period. Dhar, who was…
- Telangana
TGSPDCL ranks 3rd in India for ensuring reliable power supply
Hyderabad: The Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TGSPDCL) has earned national recognition by securing the 3rd rank in its category in the Distribution Utilities Ranking (DUR) Report – Consumer Service Rating…
- Photos
Photos: Air New Zealand, Air India to explore direct flights
Mumbai: Air New Zealand and Air India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective of boosting air connectivity between India and New Zealand. The MoU was signed at an…
- Featured News
Aurangzeb: A ‘grave’ issue snowballing into a long-time divisive problem
Two years ago, a lane in New Delhi named after the Mughal ruler, Aurangzeb was changed to Abdul Kalam Lane. It commemorated the late president but did not erase Aurangzeb from the…
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Similarities in the political systems in India and Israel; here it is easier for BJP to revive
Without taking into account the prevailing eco-system which favours the growth and expansion of the rightist forces across the globe, several media commentators often end up holding Gandhis—Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka—responsible for…
- Technology
Average monthly data usage per Indian reaches 27.5 GB, 5G traffic surges 3-fold
New Delhi: The average monthly data consumption per user in India has risen to 27.5 gigabytes in 2024, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5 per cent over the past…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 2 Naxalites, jawan killed in encounter in Bijapur
Bijapur: Two Naxalites and a jawan of the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) unit were killed in an encounter in the state’s Bijapur district on Thursday, an official said. The gunfight…
- Business
Indian stock market opens higher, Sensex above 75,900
Mumbai: The domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the IT and media sectors in the early trade. At around 9.27 am, Sensex…
- India
India’s rank in list of world’s happiest countries
India, which ranks fifth in the list of countries by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), lags far behind on the list of the world’s happiest nations. According to the World Happiness Report, Finland…
- India
AMU Prof Vibha stresses need to understand essence of feminism
Aligarh: A special lecture on “Empowerment of Women in Society” was organized on Wednesday by the Centre for Promotion of Urdu Language and Translation (CPDUT), AMU Urdu Academy. The lecture was delivered…