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NEW DELHI: With fog hitting train services and the situation likely to continue for the next few weeks, railways has kept two spare rakes of Vande Bharat trains for timely departure from New Delhi and Varanasi stations, and another is being brought from Western Railway for use in the Northern Zone.Railway ministry officials said that…

NEW DELHI: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120). It was conducted at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur.“The rocket was tested for its maximum range of 120 km, demonstrating all in-flight manoeuvres as planned. The LRGR impacted…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court’s decision on Monday — its last working day of 2025 — to stay its own 40-day-old order on the Aravali controversy was only the latest in a series of flip flops witnessed in the year, during which orders were set aside within months after they were passed — a fact noticed…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday noted that some individuals are attempting to gain “political advantage” after lawyers for expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar claimed that allegations had been made against the Delhi high court judges who had suspended his life sentence in the Unnao rape case.“We understand it. We are not sitting…

Unnao survivor welcomes SC stay: The Unnao rape survivor said on Monday that she would pursue the death penalty for convicted and expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar. She also welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Delhi High Court’s suspension of his life sentence. Beijing warns Taipei: China on Monday launched large-scale live-fire…

NEW DELHI: Father of Anjel Chakma, the Tripura student who died in a fatal racial attack in Dehradun, made serious allegations against the authorities saying that they refused to file an FIR after the assault dismissing it as “minor matter”.“They wanted to file an FIR, but they were refused, being told it was a minor…

NEW DELHI: Are the senior and junior Pawars on the same side again? For the upcoming civic polls, the answer is yes. The Ajit Pawar-led NCP has announced that it will contest the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune local body elections together with the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction).Announcing the tie-up, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said…

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and Chief of the Air Staff (CAF) Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh pay tribute at the National War Memorial on the 93rd Indian Air Force Day, in…

NEW DELHI: Unnao rape case survivor on Monday said that she would ensure “death sentence” for the convict and expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar. She also hailed the Supreme Court‘s decision which stayed Delhi HC’s move to suspended life sentence of Sengar.“I am very happy. I had faith in the Supreme…

NEW DELHI: A healthy gut may be far more important for women’s bone health than previously believed. New research conducted by AIIMS has uncovered a critical immune mechanism linking gut bacteria to bone loss in postmenopausal women, raising the possibility of preventing osteoporosis through safer, non-hormonal approaches such as probiotics.For decades, osteoporosis was largely seen…