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Pay Rs 20L compensation for drain deaths in Ghazipur: HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the DDA to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the legal heirs of the mother-son duo who died after falling into a waterlogged open drain here in July.

Constantly in touch with India, China, Brazil over Ukraine conflict: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday named India among the three countries he maintains regular contact with regarding the Ukraine conflict, alongside China and Brazil, stating they are sincerely working to resolve the issue.

NMC withdraws guidelines about sodomy, lesbianism as unnatural sexual offences

In a swift reversal, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Thursday announced the withdrawal and cancellation of controversial guidelines issued on August 31 confirmed that the circular dated August 31, 2024, which had reintroduced topics such as the hymen and its medico-legal significance, virginity, and defloration, was being \"withdrawn and with cancelled\" immediate under the Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) Curriculum.

Kapil secures historic bronze in judo

Dharambir smashes Asian record for gold, Pranav takes silver in Paralympic men’s F51 club throw

Telangana: Six Maoists killed in encounter

In a major anti-Maoist operation, six cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), including two women, were killed in an exchange of fire with police in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Thursday morning.

SC reserves verdict as Kejriwal, CBI spar over bail in excise case

Singhvi highlighted that all co-accused in the case had been granted bail

HC forms special bench to hear Hema committee report cases

The Kerala High Court on Thursday announced the formation of a special division bench to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the Justice Hema Committee report and related matters.

PM Modi says India wants to create 'several Singapores' of its own

Singaporean companies pledged to invest about $60 billion (over Rs 5 lakh crore) in next few years

TMC questions CBI silence; rebukes BJP for politicising 'despicable crime'

When Kolkata Police was handling the case, there were regular press conferences, updates'

Hasina's remarks from India 'unfriendly gesture, she must remain silent: Yunus

Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh's interim government, has said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an \"unfriendly gesture\", asserting that she must remain silent to prevent the discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition.

Ranvir Shorey says he deserves 'promotion now

Ranvir Shorey believes he has paid his dues as a supporting artist and should now be cast in lead roles. Known for films such as ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’, ‘Sonchiriya’ and ‘Titli’, Shorey is currently busy rehearsing for actor-director Rajat Kapoor’s ‘Macbeth’-inspired ‘What’s Done Is Done’ for the upcoming fifth edition of Delhi Theatre Festival.

IIT DELHI OPENS FIRST INT'L CAMPUS IN ABU DHABI

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi celebrated the official inauguration of its Abu Dhabi campus recently, with the ceremony graced by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

BHU LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN ON SUICIDE PREVENTION

Banaras Hindu UniBiversity (BHU) a has launched week-long campaign in the lead-up to Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2024.

'We were not imitating anyone'

Based on true events, the six-episode series dramatises the 1999 hijacking incident of the IC 814 Indian Airlines flight by terrorists

Farhan Akhtar to star in '120 Bahadur'

It’s the story of Major Shaitan Singh PVC

Naseeruddin Shah talks about working with Pankaj Kapur

The duo is considered among the most critically acclaimed performers of Indian cinema

'Love to experiment with newer things that scare me

34-year-old Bollywood actor Sunny Kaushal hopes that the coming years make him a better actor

US Open: Navarro's first Grand Slam SF to be against Sabalenka

Emma Navarro's first Grand Slam semi-final will come at the U.

Indian para-athletes win five medals in a late evening rush

Indians won silver and bronze in both men's high jump T63 and javelin throw F46 after Deepthi Jeevanji's bronze in the women's 400m T20 category as the country's track and field athletes clinched five medals at the Paralympic Games here on Tuesday.

Retirement mutual funds AMC jumps 256% in 5 years

Rising awareness of financial planning has fueled a 256 per cent increase in retirement mutual fund AUM in the last five years, according to a report.

Finmin relaxes norms for expenditure exceeding Rs 500 cr to accelerate capex

The finance ministry has relaxed norms for expenditure exceeding Rs 500 crore to accelerate capex (capital expenditure) that is pegged at Rs 11.11 lakh crore for the current fiscal.

India provided more climate finance in 2022 than many rich countries: Report

India contributed $1.28 billion in climate finance through MDBs in 2022

'Govt to set up SPV to push for aircraft manufacturing in India'

The government will set up a special purpose vehicle to push ahead with plans to start manufacturing commercial aircraft in India, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday as he highlighted the potential of the country's fast-growing aviation sector.

Nifty snaps 14-day run, Sensex drops 202 points

Benchmark Nifty took a breather after a 14-day winning run while Sensex closed lower by 202 points on Wednesday due to profit-taking in IT, banking and metal shares amid weak global trends.

Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza surpassing its target: UNICEF

The UN children's agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a \"rare bright spot\" in nearly 11 months of war.

Four Indian nationals burnt alive in road accident in Texas

The accident involving five vehicles occurred on the northbound US 75

Ukraine's FM resigns as Russian strikes kill seven people in Lviv

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognisable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation Wednesday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle.

Rain claimed 49 lives in Gujarat in a week

Heavy downpours in Gujarat in the last week of August claimed 49 lives, damaged roads and caused floods, prompting the rescue of over 37,000 people by multiple agencies including the NDRF and Army, officials said on Wednesday.

Punjab Vidhan Sabha passes 4 crucial Bills

Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday passed four important Bills in the legislative session.

Lesbianism, sodomy reinstated in medical curriculum as unnatural sexual offences

NMC reintroduced the topics, having removed them in 2022 following Madras High Court's directive