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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the growing textile waste problem in Bengaluru, the 'garment capital' of India. A Bench headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava registered an original application suo moto (on its...

Patna: A controversial post from the Kerala unit of the Congress party's official X handle comparing Bihar with 'bidis' has triggered strong backlash from NDA leaders in the state. The post was deleted by Congress as the controversy erupted. Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary...

Ahmedabad: Panic gripped Gyanshakti Residence School in Matar taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat after more than 60 students complained of diarrhoea, vomiting, fainting and suffered from panic attacks. The children were rushed to Kheda Civil Hospital in 108 ambulances Thursday night, creating a scene...

New Delhi: Incessant rains battered northern states Thursday, cutting off Kashmir from the rest of India, worsening the flood situation in Himachal Pradesh, and raising the Yamuna’s water level to a threatening mark in Delhi. Educational institutions have been shut down, normal life has been...

New Delhi: India and European Union Thursday pledged to seal their much-awaited free trade deal by December with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 27-nation bloc's top leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen pledging to promoting a rules-based global order, amid Washington's disruptive trade...

Imphal: The Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Thursday asserted that the issue of "reopening" National Highway-2 (Imphal–Dimapur) does not arise, as the road was never closed or blocked, and cautioned that its decision must not be misinterpreted as an endorsement of unrestricted or free movement across...

Mumbai: A video has surfaced of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar purportedly chiding a woman IPS officer who was in the midst of taking action against illegal excavation of ‘murrum' soil in Solapur district. NCP, however, claimed that Pawar didn't intend...

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan faced ED questioning Thursday in connection with alleged money laundering tied to an “unauthorised” gaming app endorsed by him in advertisements, an official said. The former Team India opener was summoned by the probe agency to get clarity...

New Delhi: The government's decision to exempt individual health and life insurance premiums from Goods and Services Tax (GST) complements Ayushman Bharat and PMJAY by expanding private coverage, reducing out-of-pocket expenditure, and driving the mission of Health for All, the Health Ministry said Thursday. This...

Kolkata: Warships for the Indian Navy being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd may soon have doors and hatches made of composite material. Composite doors and hatches on ships are lightweight, durable and resistant to moisture, salt and corrosion. As they are...