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New Delhi: When Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) proposed to introduce a course on ‘counter terrorism’, a section of teachers and students had opposed the move. They argued that the subject targeted a particular religion or a group of…

New Delhi: Prices of piped cooking gas and CNG for vehicles are likely to be revised. Prices in Delhi and Mumbai may increase by 10-11 per cent in the next month, according to ICICI Securities. The price of natural gas produced by players…

Hyderabad: ‘Medicine from the Sky’, a first-of-its-kind project in India, was launched by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia here on Saturday. The aim of the project is to transport vaccines and essentials to remote areas…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday met Governor Acharya Devvra and tendered his resignation. While speaking to mediapersons, he, however, parried questions about the reasons behind his resignation. "I served as the…

Bhubaneswar: The forecourt of Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) airport was waterlogged as Delhi witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday morning. Due to heavy downpour passengers encountered waterlogging for a short while. The on-ground team was…

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has brought pride to the nation. As for his parents, they are on cloud nine! Quite literally! On Saturday, he fulfilled one of his dreams as he took his parents - Satish Kumar and Saroj…

Mumbai: A woman, 34, was raped and assaulted in a stationary tempo in Sakinaka here, the cops said on Friday. The woman is said to be in serious condition. The accused, Mohan Chouhan (45), was nabbed within a few hours of the gruesome…

New Delhi: Taking advantage of the relaxed norms for withdrawals amid job losses due to lockdown, three officials of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allegedly siphoned off around Rs 2.71 crore between March 2020-June 2021.…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation and vaccination drive to fight the pandemic. The session was held amid talk of a potential third wave sweeping the country in September…

New Delhi: Rainfall recorded in India in the month of August was lowest in 19 years, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The IMD, which had predicted normal rainfall activity during August, has now said there will be…