New Delhi: Innovator, educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, Saturday said that no oral or IV treatment should be given to her husband without consent from her, his family, and long-term doctors, amid his admission after over 20 days of hunger...
Dubai: The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait. The collapse of...
Tapachula: A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador. Authorities did not report any severe damage or casualties in any country. Two people were reported injured in southern...
New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke Saturday announced that he was beginning an indefinite hunger strike shortly after activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted by Delhi Police to Safdarjung Hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site. "I am starting an indefinite hunger strike...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday held that the use of abusive and profane language during a heated altercation, however offensive or uncivil, would not by itself amount to the offence of obscenity punishable under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), unless the...
New Delhi: Over 2.7 lakh fewer candidates appeared for the medical entrance NEET-UG re-examination than the original test conducted May 3, according to official data. The crucial exam conducted May 3 was cancelled by the NTA May 12 amid allegations of paper leak. The CBI...
Washington: US has tightened visa rules for foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists, ending a decades-old policy that allowed them to remain in the country indefinitely without government oversight, a move likely to affect a large number of Indians. The new regulations establish a fixed...
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs announced Friday that President Droupadi Murmu will undertake state visits to Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania from July 19-25, aiming to boost relations with the three countries in a range of sectors, including trade and technology and people-to-people...
New Delhi: India Friday yet again slammed Pakistan for its support and sponsorship of cross-border terrorism while using it as an instrument of state policy. Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi Friday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the...
New Delhi: The health of three All India Students' Association (AISA) activists, who are on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar to protest alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, deteriorated further Friday, with doctors advising one of them to be hospitalised immediately due to severe...
Better late than never. Two days after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Supreme Court has stated...
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A quote from Milan Kundera goes thus: The final stage of a cultural movement is satire. When the people laugh...
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By Aakar Patel Many are puzzled by the size of the current protests and the speed with which they sprang...
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By Dilip Cherian What happens when the fence begins to eat the crop? In Delhi’s babu circles, this question is...
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