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PM Modi showed grace in visiting Delaware and thanking Joe Biden. It isn't Indian culture to discredit friends when they are down and out
PM Modi showed grace in visiting Delaware and thanking Joe Biden. It isn't Indian culture to discredit friends when they are down and out
Missing wood for trees in the population debate
Recent statements by public figures encouraging Indian families, particularly women, to have three children once again overlook the real success of India's population policies and have reignited misguided debates on women's autonomy.
Why checklists matter for efficiency and planning
Donald Trump, never one to shy away from spectacle, recently announced that billionaire businessman Elon Musk and entrepreneur-politician Vivek Ramaswamy will helm a department of government efficiency (DOGE) to cut wasteful government expenditure.
Stalwart who shaped Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Former external affairs minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, who rose through Karnataka politics to take national centre stage and helped transform Bengaluru into a global information technology hub, died after prolonged illness on Tuesday morning. He was 92.
Leaders across political divide mourn Krishna
NEW DELHI: Political leaders across party lines paid tribute to former external affairs minister SM Krishna, who died after a prolonged illness on Tuesday morning, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the former Karnataka chief minister a \"remarkable leader\".
Blood-stage vaccine for malaria shows promise in trials: Report
NEW DELHI: A novel malaria vaccine candidate that works at the blood stage appears safe and highly immunogenic in African children and shows promising efficacy against malaria when given in a delayed third dose regimen, according to the findings of a phase 2b clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Tuesday.
SC to rule on property rights of Hindu women
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has decided to untangle the labyrinthine interpretations of property rights granted to Hindu women under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, potentially marking a landmark in a saga spanning six decades.
Portions of old mosque demolished in Fatehpur
KANPUR: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Tuesday demolished a significant chunk of a 185-year-old mosque that officials alleged was illegally constructed and obstructing a road-widening project.
Mamata finds support amid rift in Oppn bloc
RJD, SENA (UBT) RALLY BEHIND TMC CHIEF
'Dhankhar acted in partisan manner': 60 MPs sign notice
NEW DELHI: Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's term is rife with instances where he \"acted in a manner that is explicitly partisan and unfair towards members belonging to the Opposition\", around 60 Opposition MPs alleged in a notice they submitted seeking his removal.
HC RELIEF FOR 2 LAW STUDENTS WITH SCANT ATTENDANCE
The Bombay high court on Monday granted interim relief to two final-year law students from deduction of their internal assessment marks due to low attendance.
MHADA plans to enter rental housing sector
For the first time in the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority's (MHADA's) 47-year-old existence, the housing body will foray into diverse housing solutions like rental housing, student accommodation, working women's hostels, shared units, studio apartments, industrial housing, and old age homes.
Court allows monetisation of Choksi's assets worth ₹2,565 cr
Proceeds from sale of properties must be turned into fixed deposits: Spl court
Court rejects Muslim org claim over Durgadi Fort
THANE: After a 49-year legal battle, the Kalyan civil court on Tuesday ruled that the disputed Durgadi Fort was the property of the state government, rejecting the claim of the Majlis-e-Mushayara on it.
Phase 1 of Thackeray memorial to open by Jan '25
MUMBAI: The first phase of the Bal Thackeray Memorial at Veer Savarkar Marg is nearing completion and is likely to be inaugurated by the end of January 2025.
VVPAT check done but Oppn ups ante on EVMs
MUMBAI: Amid large-scale protests by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which has alleged manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the recent assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has said the mandatory VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) slip count in five randomly selected polling stations in each assembly constituency had been conducted on November 23, and the outcome matched the results delivered by the EVMs.
INVESTORS WERE ASKED TO INVEST FUNDS IN MINING OF BITCOIN AND OTHER CRYPTO CURRENCIES, FOR WHICH, HPZ TOKEN APP WAS USED
INVESTORS WERE ASKED TO INVEST FUNDS IN MINING OF BITCOIN AND OTHER CRYPTO CURRENCIES, FOR WHICH, HPZ TOKEN APP WAS USED
HC BAIL TO 14 ACCUSED IN MIRA ROAD RIOT CASE
The Bombay high court on Monday granted bail to 14 accused in the Mira Road riot case, linked to the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony.
Pawar has been politically assassinated, says BJP leader
BJP leaders launch scathing attack on Sharad Pawar at Markadwadi meeting, call the NCP (SP) chief a cunning wolf
Driver started operating e-bus 9 days ago
SOP mandates six weeks of training for scaling up, but driver Sanjay More trained for just three days
Protestors condemn atrocities in B'desh
MUMBAI: On the occasion of Human Rights Day on Monday, Sakal Hindu Samaj and other Hindu and Buddhist outfits organised marches in several cities across Maharashtra to protest against atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh.
City's temperature fluctuates erratically; cold spell to be short-lived, says IMD
MUMBAI: The city's temperatures have been fluctuating dramatically since the beginning of the month of December, with the mercury rising 5 degrees Celsius early Tuesday morning, just a day after the city recorded its coldest December day in nine years.
HC PULLS UP BMC OVER DELAYS IN 100-YR-OLD FORT BUILDING REPAIR
The Bombay high court on Tuesday rapped the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over delays in initiating repair work in DG Chambers, a 100-year-old building in Mumbai's Fort area that houses the iconic Dwarka Restaurant, saying the delays amounted to \"harassment\" of citizens.
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil gets UN's top green honour
Veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named one of the six 'Champions of the Earth' for 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Mannat to get taller? Gauri seeks coastal authority nod
The application seeks approval to build two additional floors on the six-storey annexe behind the mansion