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India’s Global Travel Hits Record 2 Crore In 3 Months: Where Did Passengers Go, How Did They Fly?

According to DGCA data, for the full calendar year 2025, 7.8 crore passengers flew on international routes to and from India – an 8% increase on the 7. Read More

Sengar’s sentence suspension plea: HC asks AIIMS to examine him

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has asked AIIMS to set up a medical board to examine Jaideep Sengar, who is seeking suspension of a 10-year jail sentence on medical grounds in the 2018 custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor’s fa Read More

Railways to hire Agniveers and ex-servicemen, signs pact with Army

NEW DELHI: In a move towards strengthening civil-military collaboration, the railways and the Army have formalised a framework of cooperation to expand post-retirement employment opportunities for Agniveers and Army personnel. Read More

PM Modi first leader to cross 100m followers on Instagram

NEW DELHI: PM Modi Thursday became the first world leader and politician to cross 100 million followers on Instagram, marking a new milestone in his global digital footprint and online political communication. Read More

NCERT book row: Have great respect for judiciary, says BJP

BJP said on Thursday that it has great respect for and takes pride in the judiciary, comments that came in the wake of a raging controversy over the reference to judicial corruption in an NCERT text book which has drawn anger from the Read More

SC bans NCERT book over ‘judicial corruption’ chapter

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Class 8 social science textbook that had a section on corruption in judiciary, prohibited its circulation in all forms and asked the school education secretary and NCERT chairperson to sh Read More

Indian young adults rank lowly 60th in 84-nation mental health study

NEW DELHI: Young adults in India ranked 60th out of 84 countries in key mental well-being parameters in the 2025 report of an ongoing global mental health study, scoring significantly poorly than their peers aged 18-34 in most parts of Read More

US weakened global organisations: Merkel

New Delhi: US has weakened international organisations and multilateralism is under threat, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said while delivering the inaugural Dr Manmohan Singh lecture. Read More

Govt: Carney’s visit at ‘crucial juncture’

Mark Carney (Image/AP) NEW DELHI: After Canada, India too Thursday announced the four-day visit by Canadian PM Mark Carney beginning Friday, saying it comes at an important juncture in normalisation of India-Canada bilateral relatio Read More

India’s standing diminished, says Congress on Modi’s Knesset address

Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress Thursday said PM Modi’s address to the Knesset was an “unabashed defence of his host” Benjamin Netanyahu, adding it has diminished India’s moral standing. Read More

Bipartisan MPs’ panel can boost ties with Israel: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: The bipartisan Parliamentary Friendship Groups of MPs recently announced by Lok Sabha received a hearty endorsement from PM Narendra Modi in his address to Israel’s Knesset, as he dwelt on the role it can play in strengthen Read More

India, Israel upgrade ties; PM backs Gaza peace plan

PM Narendra Modi in Israel on Thursday said, “The Gaza Peace Plan has opened a pathway towards peace. India has extended its full support to these efforts. Read More