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NEW DELHI: Pearl Agro Corp Ltd, a multi-level marketing firm that promised plot allotments to lakhs across the country and deceived investors and regulators for nearly two decades, raised more than Rs 60,000 crore and siphoned off most of it into personal assets in India and abroad, according to an ED probe report. On Sunday,…

PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s younger son, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, was on Sunday named the national working president of the party at its national executive meeting, marking a quiet transfer of power to the younger generation. The decision comes at a time when the state’s principal opposition party is battling for political survival and facing…

NEW DELHI: On most evenings in New York, or Delhi-NCR, Ruha Shadab sits across a laptop screen, explaining professional etiquette to a roomful of Muslim women. Some wear hijabs. Some don’t. What unites them is not appearance. They are learning how to enter professional spaces that were never designed with them in mind. The session…

NEW DELHI: No new H-1B stamping dates seem to be available this calendar year and new interview dates are being deferred to 2027, creating major disruptions for Indian professionals working in the US. Visa offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad & Kolkata no longer have regular interview slots available. Immigration experts said there is no…

NEW DELHI: India’s air superiority during its “88-hour Operation Sindoor coerced Pakistan into a ceasefire” during the May 7-10, 2025 conflict, according to a detailed European military analysis.The report, titled ‘Operation Sindoor: The India-Pakistan Air War (7–10 May 2025)’, has been authored by Adrien Fontanellaz and was published last week by the Centre d’Histoire et…

SRINAGAR: From the snow-covered slopes of Gulmarg, J&K CM Omar Abdullah Sunday said Ladakh should be re-merged with the state and welcomed BJP’s official rejection of any further bifurcation of UT of J&K.“BJP legislators initially made statements about dividing Jammu and Kashmir. Now, if Tarun Chugh (BJP national general secretary) has clarified this is not…

People walk past vehicles stuck in a traffic jam as heavy snowfall chokes highways and roads, leaving tourists stranded, near Manali (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian meteorological department has warned that weather conditions in Himachal may worsen from Monday, with a fresh western disturbance likely to bring heavy snowfall.A yellow warning has been issued…

NEW DELHI: A Clash broke out between the supporters of TMC and BJP in Kolkata over the use of microphones by a local club allegedly in high volume on Sunday.According to news agency PTI, the a makeshift stage, where former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb addressed a public meeting, was also allegedly set on fire…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday awarded group captain Shubhanshu Shukla – who became the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station – with Ashoka Chakra — India’s highest peacetime gallantry award.Shukla spent 18 days in space and became the second Indian to have gone to space and the first to visit…

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday addressed the nation on the eve of the 77th Republic Day, highlighting the pillars of India’s democracy, the legacy of national icons, and the collective efforts of citizens in building a stronger nation. She spoke about the Constitution’s ideals, the cultural and patriotic significance of Vande Mataram, and the inspiration…