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NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh is witnessing a changing pattern in alcohol consumption that presents a mixed picture. The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) indicates a marginal rise in the percentage of women consuming alcohol in the state, placing Madhya Pradesh slightly above the national average. At the same time, alcohol consumption among men remains...

Only electric auto-rickshaws will be registered in Delhi from January 1 NEW DELHI: Only electric auto-rickshaws will be registered in Delhi from January 1, 2027, while the registration of new petrol and CNG two-wheelers will end from April 1, 2028, under the capital’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy. The Delhi Cabinet approved the capital’s new...

Misri addressing the media on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian (File photo, PTI) NEW DELHI: The government on Monday distanced itself from reports of a Track 2 dialogue involving India and Pakistan, with foreign secretary Vikram Misri clarifying that the meetings are private initiatives with no official participation or backing from the...

A woman is the most capable being in the entire universe. The very person who sustains life on the planet can do anything she sets her mind to. Most women in the Hargila Army were living ordinary lives. Some were homemakers, others weavers of traditional textiles and so on.But today, they travel from village to...

Ayatollah Khamenei funeral NEW DELHI: Bihar governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain and Union minister of state for external affairs Pabitra Margherita will attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on behalf of the Indian government, ANI reported citing Iranian sources.Iran had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the...

Ireland’s Jai Moondra (center), celebrates with team-mates after bowling out India’s Sanju Samson during the first T20I test match at Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. (AP) NEW DELHI: For a week before the two-match T20I series against India, Jai Moondra spent hours chalking out plans to counter the teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Before the series, the...

Under-construction retaining wall collapses near Amer JAIPUR: At least three people died and several were feared trapped after an under-construction retaining wall collapsed near the Amer area on the outskirts of Jaipur on Monday, triggering a major rescue operation.Emergency teams rushed to the spot amid fears that several labourers may be trapped under the debris,...

Mumbai-born entrepreneur Dhravya Shah built his own-company Supermemory, an AI startup that raised $3 million in seed funding. Shah also managed to secure a US O-1 visa. Shah’s entrepreneurial journey started from selling his first company at 16 to walking away from the IIT dream. His journey also highlights how a solo founder turned a...

Hello and welcome to Offside: your daily recap and look forward to the World Cup. The strangest thing about day 18 was that it had only one game and it was one that would have made cricket fans feel like they were watching the first round of an ICC tournament if Cricket Canada wasn’t disbanded...

A 28-year-old garment trader in Faridabad allegedly died by suicide, posting a video accusing his wife and her family of abuse GURGAON: A 28-year-old garment trader allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself inside his shop in Faridabad’s Ballabhgarh area on Sunday after posting a video on Instagram in which he accused his wife and...