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WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9%

NEW DELHI: India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.9% in November from 2.4% in October, data from the Union commerce ministry showed on Monday.

'B'desh to hold polls in late 2025 or early 2026'

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026.

Highway capex shifts to slow lane in FY25

NEW DELHI: Spending to build and expand India's sprawling highway network has slowed sharply, with the Centre achieving only 55% of the capex target in FY25.

Assad denies 'planned' exit from Syria, calls new leaders 'terrorists'

DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country's new leaders as \"terrorists\", in his first remarks since rebels seized the capital and unseated him.

Wah Ustad! A global musician from India

As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy.

The gains of going it alone

Why the AAP may have decided against an alliance with the Congress in Delhi polls

With Zakir Hussain, tabla started on its solo journey

baba came to Ustad Alla Rakha's house the day his wife delivered their first son.

The shaky foundations of Bangladesh's growth

The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate GDP numbers put a gloss on it

IIT Madras has a digital human brain atlas ready

The complexity of the human brain has always presented one of the greatest challenges in science. Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and epilepsy affect millions of people worldwide, yet we still know relatively little about their underlying causes.

TMC MP slams Cong's criticisms about EVMs

Those raising questions on EVMs should give a demonstration of the \"discrepancies\" to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee said on Monday, in a veiled attack on INDIA bloc ally the Congress.

PM twisted facts, misled nation on Nehru: Kharge

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting facts and misleading the country about Jawaharlal Nehru's letter on reservations and speaking the untruth during his Lok Sabha address last week.

Ambiance of division, mistrust and fear in BJP-led India: Singhvi

NEW DELHI: The Constitution is under siege and the custodians of democracy have become its conspirators, Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha as he cited various instances to show how the constitutional values of equality, secularism, and fraternity were allegedly being eroded.

Museum member's request for letters by Nehru triggers row

NEHRU'S LETTERS WERE ALLEGEDLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE MUSEUM IN 2008 AT THE REQUEST OF SONIA GANDHI

Cong amended Constitution to secure interests of a family: FM

NEW DELHI: The Constitution has stood the test of time unlike several countries that gained independence after World War II, but had their founding documents either rewritten or modified, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha.

NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey

SHIV SENA MP MILIND DEORA MADE A VEILED ATTEMPT AT THE CONGRESS, SAYING THE OPPOSITION PARTY LACKED INTERNAL DEMOCRACY

SC questions woman lawyer seeking bar quota

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised eyebrows over a woman lawyer engaging a male advocate to argue her petition for a 33% reservation for women in Gujarat bar associations.

'Jai Shri Ram' slogan in mosque a crime? SC to decide

SC WONDERED IF A SHOUTING OF RELIGIOUS SLOGAN COULD INVOKE CHARGES OF OUTRAGING THE RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS

Shah meets families of LWE victims, soldiers

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday reiterated the Centre's commitment of eliminating the Left-wing extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026, and applauded the Chhattisgarh government on their action against Maoists.

KRISHNA CAN'T BE RECOGNISED AS RECIPIENT YET: SC

Carnatic music vocalist TM Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the award constituted in the name of legendary classical singer MS Subbulakshmi, the Supreme Court said on Monday, in an interim order on a plea filed by the late singer's grandson who alleged Krishna made scandalous remarks against her.

India unveils measures to help SL economy recover

Strengthening defence, trade ties

Report links custodial death to shock, injuries

Shock due to multiple injuries may have caused the death of a 35-year-old man arrested in connection with the violence triggered by vandalism of a replica of the Constitution last week in Parbhani district of Maharashtra, a provisional post-mortem report suggested on Monday.

CM gives nod to shift Karnal jaggery mandi

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved shifting of gur (jaggery) mandi from the old grain market to the new one in Karnal, officials said on Monday.

PENSION WORK DELAYED, VIJ SUSPENDS OFFICIAL

Haryana's energy and transport minister Anil Vij on Monday ordered the suspension of Avtar Singh, an investigator with the social justice and empowerment department during a public camp held at the PWD rest house in Ambala Cantonment.

SC raises alarm over rising drug abuse among youth

AS PER CENTRE'S 2019 REPORT, THERE ARE OVER 7 MILLION OPIOID USERS, MAINLY IN PUNJAB, UP, DELHI AND MAHARASHTRA

NSA will visit China for SR dialogue on Dec 18

NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will visit China for talks with foreign minister Wang Yi under the Special Representatives mechanism on December 18 to address the long-standing border dispute following the disengagement of forces on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

SP chief Akhilesh joins Kejriwal at event on women's security

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday organised \"Mahila Adalat\" at Thyagaraj Stadium, Lodhi Colony, to mark 12 years since the tragic rape and death of a 22-year-old paramedical student in Delhi sent shockwaves across the country.

5.5-KG HEROIN SEIZED NEAR LOC IN RAJOURI, 2 HELD

JAMMU: Security forces nabbed two drug-peddlers along the Line of Control (LoC) and recovered 5.5 kgs of heroin from them in Rajouri district on Sunday, said officials on Monday.

Cong slams Omar after EVM remarks

Congress Srinagar district president Irfan Naqeeb on Monday blamed J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah for 'adopting appeasement policy and bowing down before the Union ministry of home affairs' and asked him to instead focus on poll promises made by the party during elections.

HP speaker calls all-party meet today

Opposition had skipped the party meet ahead of August assembly session

At 21°C, Shimla sees warmest December day in seven years

DHARAMSHALA: The state capital and \"Queen of hills\" Shimla on Monday recorded a high of 21°C, marking its maximum December day temperature in seven years.