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Representative image NEW DELHI: The Centre has raised the ceiling prices of BCG, Measles and Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccines by about 21% after reconsidering an earlier pricing order following a review application by Serum Institute of India.In a gazette notification, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) increased the ceiling price of BCG vaccine from ₹8.20 to...

Pakistan hostages held by Somalian pirates Ten Pakistani crew members held hostage by Somali pirates aboard the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25 have appealed for urgent government intervention through a newly surfaced video, saying they have been in captivity for 57 days, face severe shortages of food and water, and need immediate help to...

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav with Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren during the funeral of former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren NEW DELHI: Can the INDIA bloc keep its flock together in Jharkhand to thwart BJP-led NDA’s Rajya Sabha challenge in the state? Or will we see a re-run of Bihar and Odisha,...

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff shares selfie with PM Narendra Modi (Source: X/Benioff) Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has shared an exclusive selfie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (June 17), following a high-level discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) technology which currently dominates the global political agenda. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Benioff...

RAIPUR: A violent turf war over sand mining in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district ended in a gruesome triple murder, with one man burnt alive inside a luxury SUV and two others dying after being assaulted in what police suspect was a planned late-night ambush on Tuesday.The killings took place near Katgodi village in Sonhat area, where...

US President Donald Trump offered strong praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, saying India would continue to play a major role on the global stage as long as PM Modi remained in office.Speaking in Évian-les-Bains when asked whether he expected India to play...

File photo NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue of maritime security and the safety of Indian seafarers during his bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, underlining the importance of keeping global shipping routes open.PM Modi said that “lakhs of Indians...

Anukeerthana (19) COIMBATORE: A 19-year-old female student, who had been preparing for NEET, died by suicide in Coimbatore city on Wednesday. She had sent an emotional WhatsApp message to relatives, citing fear and mental strain connected to NEET.The student has been identified as Anukeerthana of Park Town in Kovaipudur. Her father, Senthil Prabhu, is serving...

A fresh controversy erupted in Vadodara after a video allegedly showing three individuals offering namaz inside the Outpatient Department (OPD) building of SSG Hospital went viral on social media. VADODARA: A fresh controversy erupted in Vadodara after a video allegedly showing three individuals offering namaz inside the Outpatient Department (OPD) building of SSG Hospital went...

Where are Iran’s billions stored? Iran has spent years trying to regain access to billions of dollars in overseas funds frozen by sanctions. Now, as Tehran enters negotiations with the Trump administration over a broader agreement to end the conflict and address its nuclear programme, those assets have become one of the most important issues...