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Ashwini resets, with Tanisha for company

There is an excitement in Ashwini Ponnappa’s voice that seemed to have gone missing for a while

{ M.S. SWAMINATHAN } 1925-2023 - Agriculturalist who sparked a revolution

In 1959, a young scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute wrote to American agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, expressing a wish to customise for India a high-yielding wheat variety the latter had initially developed for poverty-stricken Mexico in the 1950s

New Raj guidelines aim to curb suicides in Kota

A mandatory screening test, the alphabetical sorting of students into sections instead of a ranking-based one, and the admission of students who are in Class IX or higher are some of the guidelines notified on Thursday by the Rajasthan government to prevent deaths by suicide in Kota’s coaching centres. There have been 25 such deaths in Kota thus far this year

India moves to secure key flashpoint at LAC

Racing to reshape the strategic landscape of Ladakh, where China’s predatory conduct and military ambitions have led to a lingering border spat, India is on the verge of completing an ambitious project to provide much-needed alternative connectivity to a remote, strategically important outpost near the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC), top officials aware of the matter said on Thursday

Can Hardik match Yuvraj's all-round impact this time?

Pandya’s batting at No. 6 and his incisive pace bowling will be key for India’s World Cup title aspirations

Parineeti Shifting Base To Delhi, Couple To Skip Honeymoon For Now

After a grand wedding in Udaipur, newlyweds Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha returned to Delhi on Monday. The couple was welcomed at the latter's home with dhol and special décor. Now, we have learnt that Chopra is likely to shift base to the Capital.

Manipur Simmers As Protests Over Students' Killings Heat Up

At least 25 students were injured in Imphal on Wednesday as large crowds clashed with police in Manipur during protests over the killing of a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl who went missing two months ago, two days after photographs of their apparently lifeless bodies went viral on social media.

Shakira accused of tax fraud again, owes €6.6 million

Singer Shakira, who faces trial in Barcelona in November for tax fraud, is facing fresh allegations of tax fraud. Prosecutors claim that she cheated Spain's tax office of ₹6.6 million (over ₹58 crore).

GANPATI IN DELHI IS CALM... CAN'T FIND THIS PEACE IN MUMBAI: IRA DUBEY

A Delhi girl at heart, the actor reveals why she loved visiting the Ganpati pandal in the Capital and her undying love for theatre

YOUNG AT HEART, HEALTHY FROM START

Ahead of World Heart Day tomorrow, a leading heart specialist talks about the rise in sudden cardiac arrest among youngsters in India, its causes and precautions

After team gold, Esha rises to the challenge to bag a magical silver

The 18-year-old had won team gold in 25m pistol with Bhaker and Sangwan but the individual medal was the icing on the cake

Review of GST on online gaming likely next fiscal

The Goods and Services Tax Council may review implementation-related pertaining to levying 28% GST on the face value of online gaming and casinos by the first quarter of next financial year, two officials said adding that some of these firms have approached various courts over their accumulated tax dues since 2017, and that the law will take its own course where these are concerned.

Cipla in advanced talks with 2 groups

Promoters in talks with consortiums led by Torrent and Baring

Hollywood writers' strike officially ends

Hollywood's writers strike was declared over after nearly five months on Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production.

At least 113 dead, 150 injured as fire engulfs Iraq wedding

Fireworks set off to celebrate a wedding ignited a ceiling decoration in a hall packed with guests

The many lives of a regional party

The ability of the Deve Gowda clan to play the uncertainties of grassroots politics against the certainty of centralised high commands in Delhi has allowed the JD(S) to stay afloat in Karnataka

Gehlot starts statewide drive before polls, hits out at Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should promise the people of Rajasthan that the schemes started by the Congress government would not be discontinued if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state, chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Wednesday, as he launched the \"Mission 2030\" campaign.

IISc again tops Indian institutes in global rankings of universities

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) emerged as the top-performing higher educational institution in the country, ranking among the top 250 institutes in the 20th edition of Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings released on Wednesday.

Law panel submits reports on age of consent, e-FIRS

The 22nd Law Commission has submitted two reports to the Union law ministry, one on the minimum age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and another on the online filing of first information reports (FIRs), panel chairman Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Wednesday.

NIA raids in 53 places as part of terror-gangster crackdown

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided 53 locations across five states and two Union territories as part of a massive multistate crackdown on what the agency called a nexus of terrorists and drug smugglers with alleged links to Canadabased gangsters.

Elderly to form 36% of population by century-end

People above 60 will constitute a fifth of India’s population by the middle of the century and even outstrip the number of children between zero and 14, said a report released on Wednesday, warning that the rapid rise of elderly people will hold significant implications for the country’s health, economy and society.

EAM: Crisis partly due to migrants' presence

A part of the trouble in Manipur is due to the migrants (from Myanmar), there is an \"ideological agenda, biases, factual distortions\" behind the criticism of India's human rights record, and New Delhi will pursue its own path of health, economic, climate, and development and security policy, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said.

China gave no tenable explanation for Galwan clash: Jaishankar in US

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has said that China never provided a \"tenable\" explanation for its actions at the border in 2020, that India warned Beijing after it amassed troops that the situation could lead to trouble before the Galwan clash took place, and that China's violation of agreements has immediate, medium-term and even possibly long-term implications.

IATA assigns Jewar airport location identifier - DXN

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a global trade association of international airlines, has assigned the Noida international greenfield airport, currently under development in Jewar, its unique three-letter location identifier of DXN, officials aware of the development said on Wednesday.

Massive fire at Mukherjee Nagar women's PG, 5 hurt

A massive fire broke out at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in north Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar on Wednesday evening, police officers and fire officials said, adding that at least five people were injured in the incident.

SC relief to homebuyers at twin towers in Noida

Removing a major hurdle in the way of refunding ₹1.25 crore to 15 homebuyers who purchased flats in the now demolished twin towers at Emerald Court, Noida, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union Bank of India to release an amount of around ₹15 lakh within 10 days to Supertech.

Man tied to pole, beaten to death over alleged theft

A 26-year-old man was tied to a pole and beaten to death with sticks by a group of people on the suspicion of theft in Nand Nagri in northeast Delhi early on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

As sleuths hunt for clues, all signs point to inside job in Jangpura jewellery heist

Accessing the building's terrace without arousing suspicion, entering the store through a specific weak point, disarming the surveillance system, boring a hole in the only concrete wall of the strong room and evading most CCTV cameras in the packed market-every step burglars took during an audacious heist on a jewellery store in Jangpura was planned meticulously and executed with clockwork precision, pointing to an insider's role in the theft, said police officers investigating the elaborate crime.

Centre, Delhi govt told to frame services case issues

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Delhi government to consensually frame the issues for the Constitution bench to test the validity of the new Delhi services law, which gave the Union government control of the Capital's bureaucratic set-up.

Submit records in CM's house case: CBI to PWD

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) into alleged irregularities and misconduct in the renovation of the official residence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed it as a desperate attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to target the ruling party in Delhi.