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Following his arrest by Patna Police in connection with a 1995 case, Purnea MP Pappu Yadav said he was unsure about what lay ahead or where he was being taken. The arrest came after high drama at his Patna residence, where police arrived to take him into custody.Speaking to reporters, Yadav said he was unwell…

NEW DELHI: A minor’s mother sought Supreme Court’s permission for termination of her daughter’s pregnancy, taking into consideration that the child would be illegitimate and the girl had to live her life with mental trauma and social stigma. The court said the girl has a right over her reproductive autonomy. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy…

NEW DELHI: Iran has backed the Chabahar port and cooperation with India amid the uncertainty looming over the project because of ongoing US efforts to isolate Iran, including the Trump administration’s decision last year to revoke a sanctions waiver that allowed India to develop a terminal at the port. While Washington extended the waiver till…

NEW DELHI: In a relief to commuters using partially opened expressways such as Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Katra and Amritsar-Jamnagar, the toll on these corridors will be same as that of other NHs, as per a notification issued by the road transport ministry. Till now the toll on expressways was 1.25 times of other NH stretches.The notification issued…

NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly rejected Pakistan‘s allegations linking New Delhi to the suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad. MEA called the claims “baseless and pointless” accusing Pakistan of choosing “to delude itself” by blaming others for its internal problems.At least 31 people were killed and more than 169 injured after…

Representative image (AI-generated) The United States on Friday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and petrochemical trade, hours after indirect talks between Tehran and Washington concluded in Oman.The move came even as both sides signalled willingness to continue negotiations aimed at easing tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme.The sanctions, unveiled by the US State Department, target…

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The United States on Friday accused China of secretly carrying out nuclear explosive tests, even as Washington and Moscow acknowledged the need to urgently begin fresh arms control talks following the expiry of the last remaining US–Russia nuclear treaty.The accusation came as US officials renewed pressure on Beijing to be…

AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Four Artemis-II astronauts will return for a 10-day deep-space mission that’ll test new spacecraft, new partnerships and a new approach to lunar exploration“As I take man’s last step from the surface, back home for some time to come – but we believe not too long into the future…

Bengal Congress senior netas meet Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday KOLKATA: Snapping its decade-old alliance ties with the Left Front, Congress on Thursday decided to “go it alone” in the 2026 Bengal assembly polls and fight in all 294 seats, setting the stage for a four-cornered contest.Putting to rest speculation…

We live in a world which is obsessed with grand weddings – think designer lehengas, destination bashes, and feasts for 1,000. In such times, one couple flipped the script in the most wholesome way. Instead of draining their hard-earned money on a one-day spectacle for the guests, this Indian couple chose to instead invested in…