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English House Academy honours Bilal Ahmad with National Youth Icon Award
The inspiring journey of 25-year-old Bilal Ahmad from a remote village in Kashmir to national recognition has captured the hearts of many across the country. Overcoming poverty, personal tragedy, and countless hardships,…
- India
Modi, Rubio discuss bilateral ties, West Asia crisis; Trump invites PM to US
New Delhi: India and the US will continue to work closely for the global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, May 23, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed…
- India
Centre offers Article 371-style safeguards, legislative body for Ladakh
New Delhi: The Centre has made an offer for constitutional safeguards under Article 371, instead of the Sixth Schedule, and a legislative body for Ladakh, activists from the region said on Saturday,…
- Hate Crime
Religious conversion is like throwing salt on Sanatan tree: IRS officer
Jharkhand: Tribal Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Nesha Oraon on Friday, May 15, made controversial remarks, comparing religious conversion to destroying the very roots of the “Tree of Sanatan,” and that “abandoning”…
- India
Cockroach Janta Party Instagram hacked; backup account, website taken down
The Instagram accounts of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, have been hacked, while the backup account has been taken down from the social media platform as of…
- Middle East
India’s Major Abhilasha Barak serving in Lebanon wins UN gender award
United Nations: Indian peacekeeper serving with the UN mission in Lebanon, Major Abhilasha Barak, has been named the recipient of a prestigious military gender advocate award by the world body. Barak has…
- Hate Crime
UP university under scrutiny for scheduling practical exams on Bakrid
Ghaziabad: The “best private university” in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, Sunder Deep Group of Institutions (SDGI) Global University, has come under scrutiny for scheduling a practical examination for first-year pharmacy students on the…
- Middle East
After Rs 34 cr crowdfunding, Kerala man set to return home from Saudi Arabia
Abdul Rahim, a native of Kodampuzha near Feroke in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, is expected to return home soon after completing a 20-year prison term in Saudi Arabia that ended on Wednesday, May…
- India
Govt committed to empowering youth: PM distributes 51,000 appointment letters
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, May 23, virtually distributed appointment letters for central government jobs to more than 51,000 youths at a ‘Rozgar Mela.’ Since the inception of ‘Rozgar…
- India
NEET-UG fee refund bank details submission open till May 27: NTA
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday, May 22, opened a dedicated portal for NEET-UG 2026 candidates to submit their bank account details for refund of examination fees after the…
- India
UP man gets 20 years of RI for raping minor stepdaughter
Meerut: A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor stepdaughter in 2021, the prosecution said on Saturday, May 23. In the order pronounced…
- India
Man dressed as cockroach protests Yamuna pollution at Mathura civic office
Mathura: Miffed by the pollution in the Yamuna river, a man in Mathura reached the municipal corporation office dressed as a cockroach, singing and dancing, much to the amusement of those present…
- India
Fire breaks out at furniture market in Delhi
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a furniture market in the Shastri Park area of North East Delhi late at night, triggering panic among shop owners and local residents. According…
- India
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Kolkata on India visit
Kolkata: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Kolkata on Saturday, May 23, for his four-day diplomatic tour to India, with the city marking the opening leg of a visit that…
- World
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to begin 4-day India visit on May 23
Kolkata: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to arrive in India on Saturday, May 23, on a four-day diplomatic tour, with Kolkata marking the first leg of his visit that…