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SRINAGAR: Authorities placed Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi of National Conference, opposition PDP legislator Waheed Parra, party functionary Iltija Mufti and others under house detention Sunday, stopping a student-backed protest against J&K’s current reservation policy and exposing sharp political fault lines within NC.The confrontation follows months of debate over changes to J&K reservation rules. Originally…

Lean, feral dogs move with predatory intensity across a snow-dusted desert, Ladakh’s stark peaks looming behind. SRINAGAR: It’s bloody murder on the roof of the world.A new predator has quietly grown to dangerous numbers. Feral dogs roam the cold desert of Ladakh, preying, often in packs, on endangered wildlife and attacking people. Conservationists warn that…

CHENNAI: Lottery operator Santiago Martin’s son, Jose Charles Martin, on Friday said his party, Latchiya Jananayaka Katchi (LJK), had expressed interest in an alliance with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, marking a shift from his earlier criticism of TVK president Vijay’s political messaging.“We have expressed our interest. Now the response…

NEW DELHI: With coal production likely to reach 1.5 billion tonnes by 2030, the Centre has decided to set up coal exchanges to promote competitive markets for the sale of surplus thermal fuel. The Coal Controller Organisation has been appointed as the authority to register and regulate the trade bodies.Officials said the ministry of coal…

Union minister Jitendra Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the Shanti Bill, which proposes opening the nuclear energy sector to private players, will go down in history as one of the Modi govt’s “biggest science reforms”. Singh said the legislation links science, economy, industry, and business to shape India’s…

NEW DELHI: The number of households with rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed the 25 lakh mark, Union minister of new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi said on Sunday.In a social media post, the minister said these households were now getting cleaner energy and that their power bills…

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government has launched a new digital communication platform, ‘e-Swasthya Samvad’, to improve governance, transparency and coordination in the medical education department, officials said on Sunday. The initiative has been introduced under the direction of chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar as part of efforts to strengthen health…

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has taken the murder case of Tripura student Angel Chakma “very seriously”, a release from the chief minister’s office said on Sunday.Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stated that such incidents are “completely unacceptable” in the state, and the government will “deal strictly with anti-social elements”. “Those involved in such crimes will…

NEW DELHI: A young woman whose birthday celebration was disrupted at a cafe in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly on Sunday said that the right-wing activists stormed the venue, assaulted her friends and falsely accused two Muslim guests of “love jihad”, even though most of those present were Hindus.Speaking to The Times of India, the woman, a…

In 2025, women were no longer the footnote to the big story — they were the story. Across crises and celebrations, ballots and battlefields, podiums and boardrooms, women emerged as the decisive force shaping outcomes and narratives.This year ender traces how women became the X factor of 2025: from the symbolism and steel of Operation…