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NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP and advocate Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday said the Supreme Court flagged “two important points” while hearing West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the Election Commission’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and listed the matter for further hearing on Monday.“Today, the writ petition filed by Mamata Banerjee … Read more

NEW DELHI: A sharp exchange between leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu inside the Parliament complex on Wednesday escalated into a political war of words, even as the Lok Sabha was adjourned amid Opposition protests over the suspension of eight MPs.The confrontation unfolded on the steps of Parliament when Rahul … Read more

NEW DELHI: Three minor sisters died after allegedly jumping from the balcony of a ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad early Wednesday, with police probing the role of an online game they were reportedly addicted to. The sisters—Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12)—used to play a Korean “love game.” What is the ‘love game’? The Korean … Read more

NEW DELHI: Senior NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that discussions on a possible merger of the two Nationalist Congress Party factions were held between Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had no right to talk about it. Asserting that he was happy that Sunetra Pawar had been sworn … Read more

NEW DELHI: In a major step towards standardising cancer care, the Centre on Tuesday released India’s first nationally developed, evidence-based guidelines for lung cancer treatment and palliation, aimed at improving early diagnosis, reducing treatment gaps and ensuring patient-centric care across the country.Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda released the Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based … Read more

NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Tuesday alleged that his mother was deliberately run over by a car in Pune, leaving her seriously injured, and said the accused fled the scene after the incident.In a post on X, Poonawalla said his mother would undergo surgery and appealed for prayers, while urging the Pune police … Read more

Representative image (IANS) NEW DELHI: The year gone by witnessed the neutralisation of 364 Naxals by the security forces, even as 1,022 Maoists were arrested and 2,337 opted for surrender, the home ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Replying to separate questions on the status of Left-wing extremism (LWE) in the country, junior home minister … Read more

MUSSOORIE: Padma Shri award-winning travel writer Hugh Gantzer passed away at his Mussoorie home late Monday evening at the age of 95. Apart from one of India’s highest civilian honours, Hugh, along with his wife Colleen Gantzer (who passed away in 2024 at age 90), was recognised with six national awards, the National Tourism Lifetime … Read more

NEW DELHI: A study comparing homeopathic treatment with conventional primary care for infants has been retracted by European Journal of Pediatrics, citing serious flaws in the study design.In a retraction note, the journal’s editor said concerns were raised after publication about the methodology of the randomised controlled trial, particularly the absence of blinding and placebo … Read more