NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit took a vile dig at his party colleague Shashi Tharoor, saying the Thiruvananthapuram MP was “not relevant” to the party after the Kerala leader reportedly skipped a key meeting meant for the upcoming state assembly polls.Stepping up his attack on Tharoor, who has gradually been moved to the periphery…
Photo for representative purpose only NEW DELHI: A clinical study from Colombia, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, the peer-reviewed journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has found that low vitamin D levels are linked to more severe dengue, a finding with clear relevance for India, where both dengue and…
NEW DELHI: Flight operations at Srinagar were temporarily suspended on Thursday due to snowfall, with both arrivals and departures put on hold, airlines said.In an advisory to passengers, the airline said the suspension could lead to extended wait times, both onboard aircraft and at the airport, as weather conditions continued to affect operations. It added…
NEW DELHI: At the Rashtriya Rangshala Camp in Delhi Cantonment, the days leading up to Jan 26 are marked by constant activity. The smell of fresh paint hangs heavy in the air as the sound of construction echo across the parade ground. Artisans climb makeshift stairways, painters add final touches and workers carefully align massive…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the India-EU summit next week, external affairs minister S Jaishankar met ambassadors of EU countries and stressed that the bilateral partnership will stabilise the global order through stronger trade, mobility and security ties. Jaishankar said in a post on X that he had spoken to the ambassadors about the current state…
NEW DELHI: In what could be good news for patients, Indian Patent Office (IPO) has rejected MNC AbbVie’s patent application for its blockbuster cancer drug Venetoclax citing lack of inventive step. AbbVie markets the drug under the brand, Venclexta, in India. The company holds another patent on a composition of Venclexta, which is facing opposition…
NEW DELHI: When police in UP registered an FIR on Dec 9, 2025, it was not just another complaint under the 2019 Triple Talaq law. The allegations were shocking and went further, into a grey zone the law has never squarely addressed: What happens to women after talaq is pronounced.According to the FIR filed in…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court directed IndiGo on Thursday to clarify how it intended to compensate flyers affected by the mayhem of cancellations last Dec, saying issuing refunds wasn’t quite the same as doing right by those who bore the brunt of the crisis. “Apart from refunding fares, what are the civil aviation rules for…
IMPHAL: A Meitei man visiting his Kuki fiancee in Manipur’s hill district of Churachandpur was abducted and shot dead on camera Wednesday evening, a killing that jolted the state with graphic footage, street protests and an order for an NIA probe.M Rishikanta, 31, was allegedly dragged away by armed miscreants from his fiancee’s home at…
New Delhi: Supreme Court Thursday fast-tracked proceedings on the legal dispute over the religious character of the Bhojshala Saraswati Temple cum Maulana Kamal Maula Mosque in Dhar in Madhya Pradesh which has been a bone of contention between the Hindu and Muslim communities, lifting the stay it had ordered on the case pending with MP…