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ANI file photo The disruptions in fuel, fertiliser and food supply chains caused by the crisis in West Asia will continue to impact the Global South for a considerable period, PM Narendra Modi said while underlining the need for the international community to ensure vulnerable countries are not left to bear the brunt of such...

AURAIYA/KANPUR: Auraiya police on Wednesday arrested a man for attempting to kill his 14-year-old daughter after targeting her over her transgender characteristics.The accused allegedly beat the minor with a stick, threw her into the Patna canal and fled, police said.The girl, a resident of Kotwali Shivli area of Kanpur Dehat, survived because the canal’s water...

BENGALURU: Karnataka govt will soon issue guidelines to medical students on showing appropriate behaviour and respect towards bodies donated for studies and research.The move comes days after clips of medical students talking disrespectfully about cadavers went viral on social media, triggering a nationwide debate on ethics, professionalism, and respect for cadavers among medical students.The ethics...

Image: IANS NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre’s stand on the ban imposed on messaging app Telegram even as the govt claimed there is “shocking material” which it will share with court. Telegram has challenged the move to temporarily restrict access to the app ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG retest....

Breaking records at the tender age of 41, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped onto the pitch as the oldest outfield player to start a World Cup match, showcasing his extraordinary career in his sixth tournament. (AP Photo) At 41 years and 132 days old, Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest outfield player to start a World Cup match,...

With the US and Iran set to sign an interim peace agreement on Friday, PM Narendra Modi told President Donald Trump he was confident that the issue of seafarers will receive the “highest priority” during the implementation of this agreement, while appreciating the president’s “tremendous efforts” in reaching the deal.The leaders spoke to the media...

Two of the six Sena UBT MPs said to be part of the breakaway group, Omraje Nimbalkar from Dharashiv and Sanjay Patil from Mumbai North East, have not signed the letter sent to LS Speaker for recognition as a separate group, Sena UBT claimed.Patil and Nimbalkar claimed they were not in New Delhi on Wednesday....

. Ex-CM Mamata Banerjee participating in a protest rally in Kolkata on Wednesday against hawker eviction and demolition drives —– Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: The Bengal govt on Wednesday replaced the personal security officers (PSOs) assigned to former CM Mamata Banerjee for nearly two decades, but Banerjee declined to accept the new personnel, her...

Representative photo (AP) NEW DELHI: Drug price regulator National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved a 20% price hike for Serum Institute of India‘s BCG, measles and measles-rubella vaccines.This move is unusual since price hikes are rare when one company dominates the market.NPPA had fixed the pr-ice ceiling in Dec 2024 based on Pharmarack data...

NEW DELHI: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Punjab have emerged as the biggest dole givers, with subsidies accounting for over 13.5% of their total expenditure in 2024-25, Comptroller & Auditor General has said in its latest report on state finances.In absolute terms, subsidies offered by states have jumped threefold, with 28 of them spending...