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NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday asserted that former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, wife of party supremo and ex-CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, will not vacate the government bungalow she has been living in for the past two decades, despite instructions to do so.The RJD’s Bihar unit chief, Mangani Lal Mandal, made…

NEW DELHI: Long-term exposure to pesticides may be damaging the brains and mental health of older farmers in West Bengal, according to a major study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research. Researchers say the findings are a wake-up call for rural India, where chemical-heavy farming is widespread, with minimal safety practices.The study was…

Picture source: Ankur Tyagi’s website An Indian man living in Sweden has gone viral after saying he is returning to Delhi because, despite Europe’s clean air and smooth systems, life in India is emotionally easier.Ankur Tyagi wrote on X on Monday that people often assume Europe means clean air, good roads and smooth systems, but…

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra (Picture from X) NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has once again landed in controversy — this time over a photo he shared online wearing a T-shirt that appeared to mock the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The post quickly triggered outrage within the BJP, with the saffron party warning of police…

Faridabad man Soyab who aided Umar Un Nabi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Faridabad resident for harbouring terrorist Umar Un Nabi immediately before the Delhi terror bomb blast. Soyab of Dhauj, Faridabad (Haryana) is the seventh accused to be arrested in the case.NIA investigations revealed that he also provided…

On returning from college recently, Kolkata-based Anusha (name changed) — a thalassaemia patient who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion a few years ago — read a headline that gave her pause.Two years after 14 children in Uttar Pradesh reportedly contracted HIV and hepatitis after blood transfusions, five children with thalassaemia tested HIV-positive after receiving…

Despite the no-poaching pact agreed upon by BJP and Shiv Sena in the wake of the Sena’s protest against its ally’s induction of its functionaries ahead of local body polls, BJP poached three Sena functionaries – one from Ambernath and two from Sambhajinagar – on Monday.In Ambernath, Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh Roopsingh Dhal, a businessman…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday suggested to the Centre that it bring back the pregnant Sunali Khatun, and five others, including her husband Danish Sekh and their minor son Sabir, who were deported to Bangladesh on grounds of being illegal immigrants, as an interim measure and inquire about their nationality on their return, reports Dhananjay…

NEW DELHI: India must remain “proactive, ahead of the curve and future-ready” in the defence sector as it cannot adopt “a reactive approach” in today’s rapidly evolving world and constantly shifting geopolitical landscape, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.The minister, speaking at the Navy’s ‘Swavlamban 2025’ seminar, also asked Indian defence companies to move…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday agreed to Trinamool Congress‘s request for a meeting with the poll body, against the backdrop of the party attributing the recent suicides and deaths of booth level officers (BLOs) to “workload” arising out of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, reports Bharti Jain.Responding to the…