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2 Chinese killed, many hurt in targeted attack in Pak airport motorway

A massive blast that targeted a convoy of Chinese workers in Pakistan's largest city killed two nationals, Beijing's embassy said on Monday, in an attack claimed by a separatist group.

Swedish IS woman's trial starts for Yazdi war crimes

COPENHAGEN A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group went on trial on Monday in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria.

Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas attack by lighting candles

Fighting a war of resurrection, says Bibi, will stay the course till all hostages are released

Spacecraft to study scene of cosmic crash

CAPE CANAVERAL A spacecraft blasted off on Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash.

Kyiv strikes Russian oil hub in Crimea as prez says war at key phase

KYIV UKRAINE's military said it struck a major oil terminal on Monday in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia's war effort as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the war has entered a key phase.

On CM, Hooda & Selja say high command to take call

AMID speculation over the chief ministerial candidate of the party ahead of poll results on Tuesday, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that he is \"neither tired nor retired.

Rape accused shoots survivor, kills granddad

A rape accused allegedly opened fire on the survivor, her uncle and grandfather, killing the grandfather in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning.

Another drug bust: 12 kg cocaine worth ₹120 cr seized from Kutch creek

COCAINE worth ₹120 crore has been seized from a creek near Gandhidham town in Kutch district of Gujarat, police said on Monday.

Formula cracked as MahaYuti, MVA arrive at Maha seat deal

UPCOMING ELECTION AFTER a series of brainstorming sessions, the main political coalitions in Maharashtra - the Maha Yuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -- have agreed on seat-sharing arrangements for the Assembly polls which are likely soon.

Tejashwi took away ACs, furniture while vacating bungalow: Minister's aide

THE NDA on Monday accused former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of replacing new air conditioners with old ones and taking away sofa, water taps and a basin while vacating his previous official bungalow at 5 Deshratna Marg in Patna.

Will act against derogatory remarks on deities & saints of all faiths: Yogi

A day after the controversial remarks of priest Yati Narsinghanand's against Prophet Mohammad, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that derogatory remarks against saints and priests of any religion or faith were unacceptable and people responsible for that would be dealt with an iron fist.

Centre moves in to ease prices, rolls out vans selling tomatoes at ₹65/kg

TO control rising tomato prices in the retail market in the festive season, the government on Monday flagged off vans selling the kitchen essential at Rs 65/kg.

Largest govt-funded health scheme expanded

INDIA has launched the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme-the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan MantriJan Arogya Yojana-said Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday.

'Israeli occupation has led to catastrophe'

Lebanon envoy to India Rabie Narsh blames Tel Aviv for conflict, says it may spiral into a wider regional war

Fight against Naxals in final stage: Shah

Addressing the CMs and top officials, Shah assured them of all possible Central assistance in their pursuit to dismantle the ideology-driven violence.

23 years in public office: Modi says will work to realise goal of 'Viksit Bharať

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi after completing 23 years in public office from helming a state to the country-has reiterated his commitment to continue to work for the nation till the collective goal of 'ViksitBharat\" is realized.

BCCI SHOULD AVOID A REPEAT OF KANPUR

DISCUSSIONS during the first three days of the second Test between India and Bangladesh revolved around the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. At least one whole day's play was lost to a wet outfield.

Guidelines for UGC's PhD excellence citation to boost research rolled out

WITH the idea to create a quality research ecosystem in India and to identify high-quality PhD work among young research scholars, the University Grants Commission plans to establish a PhD Excellence citation.

PURGING CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN STATES' JAIL MANUALS

ALMOST 75 years after the Constitution eliminated caste-based discrimination, the scourge continues to be prevalent in some parts where a two-tumbler system is in vogue and access to temples and cremation sites is denied.

WEST ASIA: A YEAR OF WAR WITHOUT END

Neither Israel nor the nations it is fighting can. aspire for total victory. Temporary positions of advantage are the most that any side can achieve

TAXING TRUTHS: DECODING APPROPRIATE GST SHARES

BUT sir, most of GST is paid by the poor in India.

Body of M❜luru bizman found in river, six booked

THE body of BM Mumtaz Ali, brother of former MLA Mohiuddin Bava, was found in the Phalguni river at Kulur near here on Monday morning.

Majhi seeks copter, more force to wipe out Naxals

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday requested the Centre to deploy at least 12 companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) for a period of two years in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas to prevent infiltration from Chhattisgarh.

Boy dies of food poisoning, parents in hosp

A five-year-old boy died after eating some stale food at his house on Monday.

NCPCR asks states to ensure compensation to Pocso SC/ST survivors

THE National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday urged all the states and union territories to ensure the immediate release of compensation to the POCSO victims belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities for their proper rehabilitation.

Air show deaths due to heat: TN

Chief Minister MK Stalin announces a solatium of ₹5 lakh each to the grieving families

Ruckus in Assembly as Pinarayi and Satheesan engage in war of words

IN what's seen as a strategic failure, the Opposition UDF on Monday lost an opportunity to politically corner Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the Malappuram-PR agency row in the assembly, despite the government agreeing to a detailed discussion in the House.

More than 10K institutions register for women's safety at workplaces in Kerala

IN a step towards ensuring women's safety at workplaces, Minister for Health and Woman & Child Development Veena George has announced that over 10,307 institutions have registered through the POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) Act Compliance Portal.

Revanth meets Shah, seeks ₹11.7K crore for flood relief

TELANGANA Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and requested him to immediately release 11,713.49 crore for the restoration and repair of infrastructure damaged by the recent heavy rains in the state.

Kejriwal yet to hand over house keys

The Public Works Department (PWD) has sent a formal letter to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to return the keys to the Chief Minister's official residence at Flagstaff Road.