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A fractured America Votes, an anxious world awaits outcome

WASHINGTON: Americans are voting for their next president across the country's 50 states and District of Columbia on Tuesday, the final day of polling, at the time of going to press.

Over 3 dozen running for state legislatures, local bodies across US

WASHINGTON: Over three dozen Indian-Americans are running for local bodies and state legislatures across the country reflecting the growing interest among this small ethnic community to be a part of political mainstream.

A State-driven solution to crop stubble menace

If the State were to buy the crop residue from the farmers and convert it for use in thermal power generation, it could allow North India to breathe easy in winters

Dixville Notch splits presidential Vote 3-3

Voters in the US hamlet of Dixville Notch launched Election Day in the first minutes of Tuesday with a tied vote, mirroring the incredibly close national polls in the White House race.

Why UGC wants faculty recruitment overhauled

As Indian higher education institutes (HEIs) prepare to improve their global competitiveness and contribute to national development, they must recruit the best talent and provide a supportive ecosystem for their professional growth, interdisciplinary collaboration, and recognition of diverse contributions in teaching, research, and entrepreneurship.

Israeli restraint suggests Iran's strategic leverage

For 24 days between October 1 and 25, West Asia waited for Israel's inevitable retaliation to Iran's ballistic missile barrage which itself was a response to Israel's assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon (followed by the start of the Israel Defense Force's (IDF) ongoing invasion of South Lebanon).

Dawoodi Bohras seek exemption from Waqf

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANY SECT OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY HAS SOUGHT EXEMPTION FROM THE PROPOSED WAQF LAW

3 DEAD AS BRIDGE COLLAPSES AT BULLET TRAIN SITE

Three workers died after a section of an under-construction bridge on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train corridor collapsed in Anand district of Gujarat on Tuesday, officials said.

Centre forecasts record kharif crop production

NEW DELHI: India is on course to harvest a record output of kharif or summer-sown staples, such as rice, corn and groundnut, on the back of a robust monsoon, which will likely help cool food prices, estimates released by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday showed.

GOVT REMOVES AIIMS PATNA ED AFTER PROBE INTO SON'S ADMISSION

PATNA: The Union health ministry has removed Dr Gopal Krushna Pal from his position as executive director (ED) of Patna's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and asked him to report to the ministry with immediate effect in an order issued on Monday, people familiar with the matter said.

Madhya Pradesh raises women quota in state govt jobs to 35%

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday increased the reservation for women in state government jobs from the current 33% to 35%, in a key decision aimed at empowering women in the state.

B'luru: Man held for mowing down woman in luxury car while drunk

A 20-year-old student allegedly speeding a Mercedes-Benz under the influence of alcohol ran over a 30-year-old woman, police said on Tuesday.

Raj forest dept to probe disappearance of tigers

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan forest department on Tuesday ordered an investigation into allegations that around 25 tigers were missing from the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur.

Minister booked for 'threatening' officer probing mining case

BENGALURU: Police have booked Union minister HD Kumaraswamy after a senior officer investigating a mining case against the JD(S) leader accused him of intimidation.

Green nod obtained with fake docs: Panel

THE ST PANEL RECOMMENDED THAT THE FOREST CLEARANCE GRANTED TO THE COAL PROJECT BE ANNULLED FOR THREE VILLAGES IN CHATTISGARH

Quota, farmers in focus of new INDIA bloc promises

Key features of manifesto

Why should Wiki not be treated as publisher: Govt

NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting has issued a notice to Wikipedia citing numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in information provided by it, asking why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary, news agencies PTI and ANI reported on Tuesday.

SC clarifies principles of eminent domain doctrine

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court's Constitution bench ruling on Tuesday clarified the principles surrounding eminent domain, a legal doctrine that allows the government to take private property for public use, often with compensation.

Post ultimatum, rebels face MVA, Mahayuti heat

RULING MAHAYUTI ALLIANCE IS GRAPPLING WITH 18 WHILE THE OPPOSITION ALLIANCE OF MVA HAS 22 REBELS IN THE FRAY

'I should stop somewhere': Pawar hints at retirement after RS term

PUNE: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar indicated on Tuesday that he was contemplating retirement from his six-decade-long career in legislative politics.

'BJP trying to plunder J'khand resources': Kharge in fresh attack

RANCHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being \"jhootho ke sardar (head of liars)\" and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to grab power to plunder Jharkhand's mineral resources as it has no intention to ensure the welfare of people in the poll-bound state.

One terrorist killed, two soldiers injured in J&K

SRINAGAR: An unidentified terrorist was killed while two security personnel were injured in an encounter in the Bandipora district of Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.

Woman attacked by auto driver with brick, critical

Police have arrested the 25-year-old auto-rickshaw driver for attacking the 38-year-old woman with a brick during a robbery attempt last week, leaving her with a fractured skull

Indians hold protests day after violence near temple in Canada

TORONTO: Thousands of Indo-Canadians on Monday protested against the attack on a Hindu temple in the Greater Toronto Area before dispersing as police declared their assembly \"unlawful\" and deployed armed personnel in riot gear to clear the protesters, fuelling anger.

Winter appearances

Three hawkers in the Millennium City

43RD EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FROM NOV 14 TO 27

NEW DELHI: The 43rd edition of the India International Trade Fair will be launched in the Bharat Mandapam on November 14 with the \"Viksit Bharat-2047\" theme, senior officials from India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) said.

DJB worker, 24, found dead in drain chamber

A 24-year-old contractual labourer employed by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) was found dead inside a 21-foot deep drain chamber in Anand Vihar on Monday, police said on Tuesday.

1,670 trees were chopped in Ridge: FSI tells top court

How many trees felled?

HC notice on plea by father of victim in Rajendra Ngr case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday issued notice in a plea filed by the father of one of three IAS aspirants who drowned in a waterlogged basement of a coaching centre in west Delhi's Rajendra Nagar seeking directions to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to preserve footage of the CCTV cameras installed in and around the coaching centre.

Cop among 2 crushed by speeding DTC bus

NEW DELHI: An allegedly speeding Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus swerved onto a pavement late on Monday night, killing a 24-year-old on-duty Delhi Police constable and a 23-year-old man, before crashing into a divider on Ring Road near Monastery Market in north Delhi, police said on Tuesday.