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Overnight rain brings J&K’s Rajouri to a standstill as flash floods wreak havoc

The flooding followed continuous heavy rain that began on Saturday evening. Read More

AIIMS expert backs urgent care for Wangchuk, activist denies

NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Saturday refused intravenous fluids, oral rehydration solution and medication despite an independent AIIMS expert endorsing Safdarjung Hospital’s assessment that he urgently requires fluid an Read More

Using abusive language, swearing don’t count as obscenity under IPC: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: Drawing a distinction between using abuse language and the offence of obscenity, Supreme Court has said that use of mere swear words, profanities and vulgar expletives, however distasteful or uncivil they may be, cannot be e Read More

NDA ranks boosted as Om Birla okays 6 rebel UBT MPs joining Shiv Sena

NEW DELHI: In a boost for BJP-led NDA’s ranks in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla on Saturday recognised the six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs’ decision to join Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, even as he is yet to take a final cal Read More

Skyroot puts first private rocket in orbit & India in elite club; Vikram-1 delivers 6 payloads after 35-minute delay

SRIHARIKOTA: A sudden hold in the final five minutes of the countdown briefly froze the celebration waiting to erupt at Sriharikota. Read More

Another House panel defers edu reforms report adoption; move seen as part of govt’s outreach to oppn for delimit bill support

Move Seen As Part Of Govt’s Outreach To Oppn For Delimit Bill Support NEW DELHI: A day after a parliamentary committee abruptly deferred the adoption of its report on a contentious anti-graft bill, another parliamentary panel, which Read More

Medical colleges to decide own faculty appointments, promotions: National Medical Commission

NEW DELHI: Medical colleges across the country will now decide faculty appointments and promotions on their own, with the National Medical Commission (NMC) ending routine eligibility clearances. Read More

India flags cross-border terror threat at US meet

India was among the 67 countries that participated in a ministerial meeting hosted by the US against far-left extremism and political terrorism. Read More

CBSE 2nd Board results: 3 lakh students improve scores

CBSE results for 2nd edition class 10 board exams out NEW DELHI: CBSE Saturday declared the results of the Class X Second Board Examination 2026, taking the overall pass percentage — after combining the main and second exam results Read More

School holiday extended in Kashmir, Amarnath yatra suspended as Met forecasts downpour

SRINAGAR: School holidays in Kashmir have been extended by three days and Amarnath yatra suspended following forecast of an adverse weather spell from July 20 to July 23, even as mercury continued to rise across the region on Saturday Read More

Partial shutdown in Doda, Kishtwar over man’s death in run-in with cops

Doda: Security personnel route march following a ‘Bandh’ called by the Markaz-e-Seerat committee, in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. Read More

Army opens fire after observing suspicious movement along LoC In J-K’s Rajouri

JAMMU: Army troops opened fire after noticing a suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir on Friday night. Read More