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NEW DELHI: Authorities and the fishing community have raised concerns over reports of unusual churning and bubbling of seawater off the Gujarat coast, officials in Maharashtra’s Palghar district told news agency PTI on Monday.Videos recorded by fishermen show vast stretches of seawater in continuous turbulence, appearing to bubble and churn as if “boiling”.Vivekanand Kadam, head…

Imtiaz Jaleel (File photo) NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena had approached the AIMIM for a post-poll alliance in a civic body in Maharashtra, senior AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel claimed on Monday.Jaleel, a former Lok Sabha MP of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, added that it would consider “respectful proposals” from other parties…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Centre it’s last opportunity to frame standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the rehabilitation of homeless persons with psychosocial disabilities.Describing them as “destitute to the extreme” and “most vulnerable”, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while hearing a PIL seeking directions for the formulation…

NEW DELHI: The Congress is finally in action mode in Tamil Nadu. After a weekend brainstorming with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in the national capital, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has convened a crucial Executive Committee meeting tomorrow to focus on preparations for the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. But the…

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday urged Poland to not help fuelling the “terrorist infrastructure” in the Indian neighbourhood. The comments came during bilateral talks with the Poland deputy prime minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Monday.“Deputy prime minister, you are no stranger to our region and are more than familiar with the long…

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to elect its new national president, with Nitin Nabin, the party’s national working president, expected to file his nomination for the top post at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday.The organisational event, known as Sangathan Parv, is expected to draw chief ministers from BJP-ruled…

NEW DELHI: Who will be Mumbai’s mayor? With the BMC results now out, India’s richest civic body is still waiting for a new head. In the financial capital of the country, familiar scenes of Maharashtra politics are unfolding, rounding up winning corporators, hotel stays, number crunching, and sharp political exchanges.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), long…

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit India on Monday at PM Modi’s invitation, said the govt. The visit is expected to further strengthen the rapidly diversifying and deepening strategic partnership between the two countries. The president’s visit also comes weeks after his visit to Pakistan. At UAE National Day, Piyush Goyal Says…

File photo of Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday made a strong pitch for generational transition in leadership, suggesting that the older generation should step aside once systems begin to function smoothly and allow younger people to take charge.Addressing a press conference in Nagpur ahead of the Advantage Vidarbha–Khasdar Audhyogik Mahotsav,…

Security operations following an exchange of fires between security forces and terrorists. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Eight Army personnel were injured on Sunday in a prolonged gunfight with terrorists in a remote forested area of the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.The encounter, which lasted for several hours, erupted when security forces came in…