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NEW DELHI: In its bid to cater to the growing demand for Vande Bharat sleeper trains, railways will manufacture the first such premium train having 24 coaches at Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.The current Vande Bharat sleeper trains have 16 coaches and have capacity of 823 berths while the new 24-coach trains will have 1,224…

Ajit Pawar Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday in a plane crash in Baramati after the aircraft failed during a landing attempt.Ajit Pawar was among the most influential political leaders in Maharashtra. Though he never became chief minister, he made history by holding the post of deputy chief minister for the longest…

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Tuesday clarified that the Nipah virus situation in West Bengal is under control, with only two confirmed cases reported since December last year, even as Thailand and Nepal tightened health screening of passengers arriving from India as a precautionary measure.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said reports…

NEW DELHI: European Council President Antonio Costa on Tuesday said he was “very proud” of his ancestral roots in Goa and described the connection between Europe and India as “something personal to me”, as New Delhi and the European Union announced the conclusion of an ambitious free trade agreement (FTA), described as the “mother of…

New Delhi: As University Grants Commission’s regulation on promotion of equity in higher educational institutions has stirred a huge debate with a few sections split along the caste divide, a petition has been filed in the apex court for declaring it illegal and unconstitutional for being discriminatory and not covering harassment of non-SC/ST/OBC students.UGC framed…

NEW DELHI: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the political ties between Europe and India have never been stronger, pointing to closer cooperation after the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement and the launch of a Security and Defence Partnership.Speaking at a banquet hosted in her honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan…

New Delhi: Election Commission Tuesday told Supreme Court that the Constitution and the Representation of the People Act empowered and enabled EC to devise a distinct procedure for special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and accused petitioner NGO, which has challenged the validity of the exercise, of having a track record of attempting to…

New Delhi: The home ministry on Tuesday countered the “deliberate misinformation campaign” by the opposition painting the govt as non-serious about caste enumeration, based merely on the Census 2027 “houselisting” questionnaire notified last week, despite govt’s well-known public stand that caste will be captured in the second stage of the census, that is, population enumeration…

Non-Med Practitioners Can’t File Appeals, NMC’s Ethics Board Ruled NEW DELHI: In response to a Right to Information application, National Medical Commission (NMC) has revealed it has taken up 185 appeals by doctors against state medical councils’ decisions from its inception in Sept 2020 till Jan 2026, while it has returned 256 appeals filed by…

NEW DELHI: After co-chairing the India-EU summit PM Narendra Modi said India and the EU were natural partners in a changing world and remained committed to strengthening multilateralism. However, Russia’s Ukraine war remained a vexing issue as the EU said it was counting on Modi’s support to end the conflict.European Council President Antonio Costa said…