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Rajasthan govt aims to instill values, ethics in students: CM
Jaipur: Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Saturday, June 28, said the state government’s goal is not only to provide education but also to instil values, ethics and cultural ethos in students…
- India
Kolkata law student gang rape: Police forms 5-member SIT
Kolkata: The Kolkata police on Saturday, June 28, formed a five-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe into the alleged gang rape of a student by her seniors inside a law college…
- News
Ahmedabad plane crash: DNA test identifies last victim, final death toll at 260
Ahmedabad: More than two weeks after the Ahmedabad plane crash, the DNA test has ascertained the identity of the last victim, and the death toll in the tragedy now stands at 260,…
- India
ISIS India head Saquib Nachan dies of brain haemorrhage
The head of ISIS operations in India and a former leader of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Saquib Abdul Hameed Nachan, 57, died on Saturday afternoon, June 28, at…
- News
Hindi in schools is BJP-RSS ploy to sideline Marathi: Maha Congress chief
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government’s decision to introduce Hindi in schools from Class 1 is a conspiracy by the BJP-RSS to sideline Marathi and eliminate linguistic diversity enshrined in the Constitution, alleged state…
- India
Global Torture Index tags India ‘high risk’ over police brutality, human rights crisis
A recent report by a global alliance of anti-torture organisations has classified India as a “high risk” country in the Global Torture Index, citing frequent incidents of severe beatings, forced confessions, and…
- India
Zero-dose children: India’s immunisation coverage surpasses global averages, says Centre
New Delhi: Even as the latest Lancet paper marked India among eight countries with a high burden of zero-dose children, those who had never received a routine childhood vaccine, the Union government…
- Hyderabad
Apollo MedSkills to provide Indian faculty to teach MBBS in Uzbekistan
Hyderabad: Apollo MedSkills ltd in India has partnered with Zarmed University in Uzbekistan starting from the current academic year 2025-26, to provide experienced Indian teaching faculty to teach MBBS courses in English…
- Business
Rupee rises 22 paise to close at 85.50 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee rose 22 paise to close at 85.50 against the greenback on Friday on the back of sustained inflow of foreign funds and firm domestic equity markets. Lower level of…
- Business
India’s external debt hits USD 736.3 billion in March 2025: RBI
Mumbai: India’s external debt increased by 10 percent to USD 736.3 billion at the end of March 2025 compared to USD 668.8 billion in the year-ago period, the Reserve Bank said on…
- World
India bans imports of certain jute products from Bangladesh via land routes
New Delhi: India on Friday banned imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through land routes. However, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva seaport, the Directorate General of…
- Technology
Indian researchers develop device to detect early-stage bone cancer
New Delhi: In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers from IIT (BHU) in Uttar Pradesh have developed a miniaturised, self-reporting diagnostic device that can detect early-stage bone cancer with high precision. The first-of-its-kind…
- India
MP HC rejects plea seeking norms on ‘love jihad’ news reports defaming Islam
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking guidelines against news reports allegedly targeting Muslims and defaming Islam, stating that the petition should have been filed as a Public Interest…
- India
Ahmedabad plane crash: Parliamentary panel summons Boeing, DGCA officals
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Committee on Transport has summoned Boeing executives, Air India representatives, the Civil Aviation Secretary, and DGCA officials for a discussion on air safety issues related to the tragic…
- India
Law student gang-raped in Kolkata, 3 held; NCW seeks police report
A law student aspiring to join South Calcutta Law College was allegedly gang-raped inside the institution by a former student, with two senior students assisting in the crime, Kolkata police said on…