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Vietnam boat tragedy: Mortal remains of 15 Indian tourists to be repatriated today

The accident occurred on Saturday when a speedboat carrying 32 Indian tourists and four local crew members capsized near Hon May Rut Ngoai, off Phu Quoc Island The mortal remains of the 15 Indian tourists who were killed in a speedb Read More

With connectivity gains, government schools narrow digital divide

Representative image NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63. Read More

FSSAI wants you to be its eyes on ground

Representative image NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Read More

Lab availability fails to match rise in school numbers

File photo NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55. Read More

Why apex court’s wading into Darbhanga’s ponds

An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbh Read More

Dhar’s Saraswati is Gayatri: Science ends 900-year mix-up

“The image matches classical descriptions of Gayatri in the Silpasastras,” said archaeologist Ramesh Yadav BHOPAL: Wrong goddess. Wrong identity. Wrong for over 900 years. Read More

Liquor gangs go to war in ‘dry’ Bihar, 3 dead in 4 days

Representative image PATNA: A suspected gang war among alleged liquor smugglers in Samastipur district of “dry” Bihar has left three of them dead in the last four days. Read More

Delivery agent barges into woman’s Bengaluru flat, flashes her

The accused has been identified as Vijay Mallikarjun Kamath BENGALURU: A routine parcel delivery turned into a frightening ordeal for a 27-year-old Bengaluru food vlogger after a delivery agent allegedly forced his way into her wash Read More

MEA condemns attack on tanker off Oman coast; 10 Indians rescued, 1 missing

File photo: Strait of Hormuz NEW DELHI: India has condemned the attack on commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman, which had 11 Indian nationals on board, of whom 10 were rescued, but one remains missing. Read More

Ayodhya Ram temple donation row: SIT flags near-total breakdown of safeguards

File photo: Ram Temple in Ayodhya LUCKNOW: The SIT probing the alleged theft of donations to Ayodhya’s Ram temple has identified nine critical procedural and security lapses that collectively enabled the alleged large-scale em Read More

‘Victims had life jackets on but were trapped under boat’: Vietnam tragedy eyewitnesses claim crew negligence, treatment delays

Seventeen people suffered injuries in the boat tragedy VIJAYAWADA/HYDERABAD: Eyewitnesses of the boat disaster less than 500m off Hon May Rut Ngoai island in Vietnam that killed 15 Indian tourists blamed crew negligence and delays i Read More

Statistics ministry flags serious gaps in agriculture data collection

The report shows ‘girdawari’ was completed on time in less than half of India NEW DELHI: With deficit monsoon causing worry among policymakers over kharif sowing, the latest report by the statistics ministry has revealed severe gaps Read More