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Pakistan carries out ‘calibrated strikes’ near Afghanistan border, 29 militants killed (Image/AP) Pakistan on Sunday carried out an intelligence-based ground operation and ‘calibrated strikes’ on terrorist hideouts and safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants, news agency AP reported.The operation came a day after militants armed with guns and explosives attacked a Sindh...

Government widens fight on anaemia, adds low birth weight babies NEW DELHI: Low birth weight babies up to six months of age will be brought under the Centre’s flagship anaemia control programme for the first time as govt overhauls its strategy to tackle one of India’s biggest public health challenges, widening the focus beyond iron...

India ranks number 1 in economic capacity, 74th in workforce readiness: QS NEW DELHI: India has the world’s strongest economic capacity for an AI-driven future and ranks second in digital-skills penetration. Yet, it stands 74th in workforce readiness and 73rd in human capital, exposing a gap between economic momentum and job-ready talent, according to the...

No pressure was put on Champat Rai to resign, says VHP NEW DELHI: VHP international president Alok Kumar Sunday said there was “no pressure” on Champat Rai to resign from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and accused opposition of trying to use the row over alleged misappropriation of Ram temple donations for political gain....

Investigators are zeroing in on Ram Shankar Yadav and Anukalp Mishra as potential masterminds in the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case. LUCKNOW: Investigators probing the alleged embezzlement of donation at the Ram Temple are focusing on whether two of the eight arrested accused — Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and Anukalp Mishra — were...

Authorities are investigating Ram Temple donation theft accused Anukalp Mishra for amassing assets potentially disproportionate to his income. LUCKNOW: A Rs 65-lakh house in Ayodhya. A newly built farmhouse in his native village. A motorcycle with a price tag of over Rs 1 lakh. A Mahindra Scorpio booked recently. All this and more — at...

Thousands of Hyderabad homebuyers face significant delays, with nearly 63,000 units now pushed back by at least a year HYDERABAD: Thousands of homebuyers in Hyderabad have been left in limbo as the delivery of their long-awaited homes is set to be delayed by at least another year due to supply chain and logistics disruptions triggered...

MEA rejects Pakistan claim of India’s hand in Karachi attack NEW DELHI: India has slammed Pakistan for alleging Indian involvement in an attack on a military base in Karachi Saturday, saying Pakistan needs to look inwards and dismantle terror infrastructure on its territory. Four paramilitary personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on a Sindh...

MADURAI: A man accused of gang rape will no longer be treated the same way as a youth booked in an elopement case involving a minor. A repeat stalker will not be monitored like a first-time accused. This is the idea behind ‘Spectrum’, a new Tamil Nadu police project launched in the south zone to...

Ladakh fines tourists for driving into lake SRINAGAR: Four tourists have been fined a total of Rs 2 lakh for off-roading in Ladakh’s Pangong Lake and other protected wildlife areas in the Union Territory’s first such punitive action against such illegal incursions.Four vehicles used during the trips over the past fortnight were impounded. A viral...