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- India
Chhattisgarh: Ram given as option for dog’s name in exam, sparks outrage
Mahasamund: A multiple-choice question on the name of a dog in an English test paper in government schools in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district has triggered controversy and protests after “Ram” was listed as…
- India
National shooting team coach coerced minor to hotel room, sexually assaulted her: FIR
New Delhi: The national shooting team coach, Ankush Bhardwaj, was suspended by the shooting federation on Thursday, January 8, after a minor shooter accused him of sexually assaulting her during the National…
- World
Trump withdraws US from India-led International Solar Alliance
New York: President Donald Trump has ordered the US out of the Gurugram-headquartered International Solar Alliance (ISA) that promotes solar energy to combat climate change and is led by India. The ISA…
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI clarifies further on notice to Amartya Sen
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, December 7, further clarified on the notice for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list was served to Nobel Awardee economist…
- World
US seizes 2 Russia-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
Washington: The US has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. US European Command announced the seizure of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Polavaram Project works will be completed by March 2027: Naidu
Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said here on Wednesday that the government will ensure all Polavaram Project works are completed by March 2027 and bring it into use by December…
- India
After Kashmiri students qualify, permission withdrawn from Vaishno Devi college
New Delhi: Amid right-wing outfits protests against 42 Kashimiri Muslim students qualifying for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi through the National Eligibility…
- Sports
ICC rejects Bangladesh demand to move T20 World Cup matches out of India
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly found no merit in the request it has received from Bangladesh to shift its upcoming T20 World Cup matches out of India, effectively rejecting their…
- Middle East
Israel clears hurdle to start settlements in West Bank that will split it in two
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender. The tender,…
- India
SIR notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen: ECI clarifies on ‘error’
The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Tuesday, clarified the claims made by the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee accusing the Commission of serving notice for a…
- Telangana
Telangana Assembly Day 5: BRS continues boycott; AIMIM, BJP spar over SIR
Hyderabad: Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Tuesday, January 6, continued its boycott of the Winter Session of the Telangana Assembly over Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s unparliamentary words against its leaders KT…
- India
SIR: Draft electoral rolls of UP to be published; parties, public to get access
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh will be published on Tuesday, January 6, marking a crucial step in the state’s electoral preparations, officials…
- News
Venezuelan govt seeks to show it is operating free from US control
The Venezuelan government on Monday sought to show its people and the world that the country is being run independently and not controlled by the United States following its stunning weekend arrest…
- India
Ab yahi zindagi hai, says Umar Khalid after SC denies bail
New Delhi: After his bail petition was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday, January 5, in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, while five others were granted bail, activist Umar Khalid…
- India
Delhi riots case: SC rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, January 5, refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy matter, saying there was a prima…
