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New Delhi: The Indian embassy in Riyadh early Monday denied reports of Indian casualties in an incident in which an Iranian “military missile” hit a residential building in Saudi Arabia’s Al Kharj amid the crisis in the Middle East region. However, an Indian national was reported injured.In a post on X, the embassy said the…

Patna: 50-year-old son of outgoing Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar Nishant Kumarwho stayed away from public life for long, entered active politics and joined the party on Sunday after his father submitted his Rajya Sabha nomination three days ago.Crowds of party workers thronged the JD(U) headquarters in Patna, welcoming Nishant with garlands…

New Delhi: “I grew up in a family where women were the boss,” Congress’ Rahul Gandhi told the students during a lunchtime conversation in Kerala, and noted, “The boss of my family was my grandmother and I have always outnumbered women in my family, like this table”.He added, “Women are generally more intelligent than men….

New Delhi: Amid reports of two leopards moving from Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) to Rajasthan’s Baran district, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on Sunday said the move strengthens the strategic rationale for the proposed 17,000 sq km Kuno-Gandhi civilization inter-wall districts. Eight from Rajasthan and MP.Calling the inter-state movement a success story…

Dimapur/Shillong: Opposition to the Union Home Ministry’s directive to sing the full six-level version of the Vande Mataram has intensified in Christian-majority Nagaland and Meghalaya, sparking student protests, political objections and petitions to state governments.Several students and research scholars of Nagaland University boycotted the singing of the national anthem at the eighth convocation on Friday….

New Delhi: Out of 4,666 MPs/MLAs across the country, only 464 or 10% are women, highlighted a report on ‘Women’s Political Participation and Representation in India’ released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday.Analysis by ADR and National Election Watch (NEW) shows that 74 (14%) of…

The entire 1,506-km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor will be operational soon as its final 102-km stretch nears completion. This significantly increases the speed of freight trains along the already operational Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. The Railways is now planning a new 2,150-km corridor connecting Dankuni to Surat, designed for fast, high-capacity bulk transport. New Delhi:…

After a controversy erupted online after Malayalam superstar Mammootty visited the newly built township for landslide survivors in Wanade on Sunday, the actor faced criticism on social media. Senior leaders of the ruling CPM, however, tried to reduce the row.The issue arose after Mammootty expressed displeasure over CPM’s Wayanad district secretary K Rafique standing close…

New Delhi: AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said on Sunday MK Stalinof DMK as a “slave”. CongressAn ally of the ruling party in the state.His comments came a day after Stalin said outgoing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would “face the same fate” at the hands of the BJP.Both the…

New Delhi [India]At a defining moment in India’s clean energy transition, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Lives 2.0) at an inspiring ‘Dinner of Hope’ in New Delhi — reimagining decentralized renewable energy as a catalyst for green livelihoods, women-friendly action. New Delhi: At a defining moment in India’s…