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- India
2,000 additional CRPF personnel deployed in Manipur amid students’ protest
New Delhi: The Centre has directed the deployment of two fresh CRPF battalions comprising about 2,000 personnel for security duties in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, official sources said Tuesday. Battalion number 58 is…
- India
9,900 people report drop in anxiety, depression in rural mental health report
A study by the George Institute for Global Health found that 9,900 people across Andhra Pradesh and Haryana showed reduced anxiety and depression while receiving treatment under India’s rural mental health programme.…
- Offbeat
Watch: IIT-Kanpur class turns comical after student tries to sneak in
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is famously known for its rigorous academic environment and the immense pressure students face to excel. However, even in these high-pressure spaces, fun and laughter can…
- India
Centre advises states to screen, test all suspect mpox cases
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday advised states and Union territories to screen and test all suspect mpox cases in the community, and identify isolation facilities in hospitals for both suspect and…
- India
Medic’s rape-murder: SC to hear on Monday RG Kar hospital incident case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the case related to the murder and alleged rape of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital…
- Kashmir
Ready for dialogue with Pakistan if it stops terrorism in J-K: Rajnath Singh
Banihal: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India is ready to start dialogue with Pakistan if it stops terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing an election rally in this assembly segment…
- India
First suspected Mpox case reported in India, govt appeals for calm
New Delhi: A man who recently travelled from a country experiencing mpox transmission has been identified as a suspected case of the disease, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. A young…
- World
Bangladesh to take steps to extradite deposed PM Hasina from India
Dhaka: Bangladesh will take necessary steps to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India to try her on charges of mass killings during the student-led mass movement against her government, the…
- India
Uttarakhand: 3 boys apprehended for attempted rape of schoolmate
Rudrapur: Three boys were apprehended after a woman accused them of attempting to rape her four-year-old daughter at their school in Udham Singh Nagar district, police said on Sunday. The incident took…
- India
SP leader booked for raping woman in UP’s Mau, on the run
Mau (UP): A local Samajwadi Party (SP) leader has been booked for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman several times and threatening to kill her, in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district, police said on…
- News
Waqf committee meetings become battleground of contesting claims
New Delhi: The Joint Committee of Parliament meetings on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill have turned out to be a battleground for contesting claims, as several government bodies have accused Waqf boards in…
- India
There should be no lynching, be it of cows or men: RSS
Patna: Senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar on Sunday asserted there should be “no man lynching and no cow lynching”, in order to ensure that people from different faiths lived together in peace.…
- India
Centre sacks Puja Khedkar from Indian Administrative Service
New Delhi: The central government has discharged Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, over a month after the Union Public Service Commission cancelled her selection, official sources…
- India
Anti-drone system deployed in response to attacks on civilians: Manipur Police
Imphal: Manipur Police on Saturday said it deployed anti-drone systems in response to recent drone and rocket attacks on civilians, the announcement coinciding with reports of fresh violence in Jiribam district that…
- India
AIMIM will chart its own course if MVA doesn’t revert by Sep 9 on alliance: Jaleel
Nagpur: The AIMIM has given a proposal to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for an alliance but will move on its own if the opposition bloc doesn’t respond by September 9, party…
