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Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Sharing an update on the health condition of Sonia Gandhi, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital chairman Dr Ajay Swaroop said on Thursday that the senior Congress leader continues to respond positively to the treatment.“Smt. Sonia Gandhi is responding positively to treatment. Her health is stable, and a specific diet plan…

NEW DELHI: All Central government employees covered under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) will receive retirement and death gratuity benefits similar to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.The inclusion of death-cum-retirement gratuity in UPS, a long-pending demand of a large section of Central government staffers,…

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami practised yoga in Dehradun on Thursday morning ahead of the International Day of Yoga on June 21.CM Dhami said that Yoga has become popular worldwide under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and appealed to the people to adopt Yoga to stay healthy.“Under the leadership of PM Modi,…

SC provides police protection to runaway child bride NEW DELHI: Married off to a 32-year-old contractor to settle a parental debt, a 16 year-old child bride ran away after passing Class X in Bihar, travelled over 1,000 kilometers with a trusted 25-year-old male friend to move the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking annulment of the…

Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said Pakistan Gen Asim Munir’s meeting Trump is a “triple jhatka for Indian diplomacy”. BJP, on the other hand, said PM Modi’s conversation with Trump on Op Sindoor has “busted” every Congress lie. Reiterating that India has never accepted and will never accept mediation from any country on issues with Pakistan,…

NEW DELHI: With thousands of Indians stuck in Iran amid escalating Israel-Iran tensions, India Wednesday launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its citizens from the country.As a first step, as per MEA, 110 students departed Armenian capital of Yerevan on a special flight and landed in Delhi early Thursday. As TOI reported Tuesday, these students had…

TORONTO: India is a perpetrator of foreign interference, Canada’s intelligence agency said in a report published Wednesday, just after India’s and Canada’s PMs vowed to strengthen ties at a global summit hosted by Canada.Canada-India relations have been tense since former PM Justin Trudeau in 2023 accused Indian govt of involvement in the 2023 murder of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni NEW DELHI: Among the engagements of PM Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in Canada, one stood out – an informal meeting with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni.The bonhomie was visible between the two leaders as they greeted each other with a warm handshake before a…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Modi strongly raised the issue of terrorism in his G7 outreach session address, describing the Pahalgam attack as an assault on all humanity and slamming double standards in the fight against terror. Without naming Pakistan, he said India’s neighbourhood had become a breeding ground for terrorism.Modi raised several…

GUWAHATI/KOLKATA: Kuki flight attendant Lamnunthem Singson, one of the crew aboard Air India Flight 171, will be laid to rest in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday – her body transported via Dimapur, not Imphal, as ethnic violence carves detours into grief.The 26-year-old’s remains were released to her family Wednesday after DNA confirmation with her brother….

NEW DELHI: Interest around assembly byelections is mostly limited to the states, more so, if the contest does not involve heavyweights. However, the assembly bypolls today for 5 seats spread across four states will be keenly watched when the results are out on June 23 – as this will be the first electoral contest post…

Over 100 students boarding flight to leave Iran NEW DELHI: The first evacuation flight carrying 110 Indian citizens, as part of Operation Sindhu, landed in New Delhi from Yerevan, Armenia, on Thursday, amid the escalating military conflict between Iran and Israel.India launched Operation Sindhu, a mission aimed at ensuring the safety and evacuation of Indian…

KOLKATA: Calcutta HC Wednesday directed Centre to resume the 100 days’ work programme in Bengal from Aug 1, saying the scheme could not be “put in cold storage for eternity”, reports Subrata Chattoraj. MGNREGS has been suspended in Bengal for close to three years.A person who obtained wages illegally or under fictitious names could not…

AGRA: Three men, resting below a flyover after their morning walk, were crushed to death Wednesday when a mango-laden loader plunged off the flyover on NH-19 in Agra’s Trans Yamuna area and fell on them, reports Sudeep Lavania. The truck’s driver later succumbed to injuries, while his helper remains in critical condition.ACP Hemant Kumar said,…

Goa CM Pramod Sawant dropped controversial art and culture minister Govind Gaude Goa CM Pramod Sawant dropped controversial art and culture minister Govind Gaude from his cabinet on Wednesday. Sawant had decided nearly three weeks ago to drop Gaude after the minister made serious allegations of corruption in the tribal welfare department, which is under…