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New Delhi: "Sengol", installed in the new Parliament building in 2023, is now part of NCERT's Class 9 Social Science textbook, which describes it as a "cultural marker of rulership and good governance" and links its tradition to the Chola period. The book titled "Understanding...

Guwahati: India opted to bowl against the West Indies in the second ODI Wednesday. Pacer Auqib Nabi was handed his debut cap for India. He made the playing eleven in place of Nitish Reddy. The West Indies made as many as four changes. India led...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged several "financial irregularities and deficiencies" in the implementation of the 5T High School Transformation Programme (HSTP) of the previous BJD government in Odisha. The BJD government's School and Mass Education (SME) Department introduced the...

Tel Aviv: A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. Israeli media, citing security officials, said...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday batted for the pre-SIR electoral roll to be used for future elections and voting through ballots instead of EVMs, as he stressed on unity in the opposition INDIA bloc with a joint action plan. In his opening remarks...

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh Wednesday said his party is not part of the INDIA bloc and is therefore not attending the meeting called to discuss issues concerning the Election Commission. The AAP leader also said his party supported the impeachment motion...

Baleshwar: A motorcycle showroom was gutted in a fire in Odisha's Baleshwar district Wednesday morning, police said. Police added that as many as eight motorcycles were gutted after a fire broke out at a motorcycle showroom in the Sahadevkhunta police limits, damaging accessories, furniture and...

Baghdad: The last US troops were slated to leave Iraq Wednesday under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington, a move celebrated by Iran-backed groups but which some other Iraqis found concerning, particularly in the Kurdish region. US troops invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam...

Puri: Public darshan at Puri Jagannath Temple will remain closed for four hours Wednesday due to the 'Banakalagi ritual'. The darshan will remain suspended from 6 pm to 10 pm to facilitate the ritual. Banakalagi is a traditional temple ritual during which the faces of the...

Nagoya: The Indian pair of Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai clinched the gold medal in the trap mixed team event of the Asian Games Wednesday, also smashing the continental record in the process. The Indian team shot a score of 34 in the final after...