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At COP 30 this week, the world’s most powerful leaders are once again bargaining over degrees and decades: how much warming to allow, how long developing countries can keep burning coal, how much money will flow south. India’s delegation is pressing, as always, for climate equity. On paper, they’re right: our per-capita emissions remain a…

NEW DELHI: JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the 10th time at a grand ceremony held at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan.“I congratulate my father for taking the oath as the CM the 10th time. The public gave us more than expected. I thank and also congratulate…

Nitish Kumar sworn-in as Bihar chief minister for 10th time NEW DELHI: Phir ek baar Nitish Kumar. Bihar, once again, has sealed its political future in the hands of a man who has ruled it for most of the past two decades — a leader who has mastered the art of survival, reinvention, and political…

If you start taking the new weight-loss medications, be ready to stay with it for a long time, says Dr V Mohan, Chennai-based senior diabetologist who has worked extensively on the epidemiology and genetics of the disease. Excerpts from his chat with TOI, which is partnering with Novo Nordisk India to spearhead the ‘Choose Your…

NEW DELHI: In a massive defence boost for India, the United States has approved a possible $93 million arms sales deal which would help “strengthen homeland defense and deter regional threats”.The deal includes Javelin Missile System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $45.7 million and 216 M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles for $47.1 million.“The…

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to social activist Jyoti Jagtap in the Elgar Parishad case.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma on Wednesday granted her the relief till the next date of hearing in Feb next year, after senior advocate Aparna Bhat told the court that…

NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor’s recent praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ruffled some feathers in the Congress as fellow party leaders have questioned the move. Demanding an explanation for his praise, Tharoor’s colleague Sandeep Dikshit went on to ask “why are you in Congress” and even termed him a “hypocrite”.“Shashi Tharoor’s problem is that…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union govt through National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (Notto) to evolve model national guidelines to address concerns of gender, class and region, and provide for appropriate remedial measures.This order came on a PIL by Indian Society of Organ Transplant which, through senior advocate K Parameshwar, had…

New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested gangster Lawrence Bishnoi‘s brother, Anmol, upon his deportation from US. He arrived here on a special flight around 2pm, was produced in court and taken on a remand of 11 days. The agency arrested him in a case registered in 2022 to investigate an alleged nexus…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the validity of the practice among Muslim men to authorise a lawyer to send notices to his wife for divorce through three talaqs, each notified after a month’s gap, and said this would not be regarded as a valid annulment of marriage as the notices do not bear…