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The IDF confirmed killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a large-scale airstrike in Tehran, ending his decades-long rule. Iran acknowledged his death and announced interim leadership arrangements. Iran appointed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as interim Supreme Leader after Khamenei died in US–Israeli strikes. A senior cleric and Guardian Council member, he now leads Iran…

Strikes in Iran (AP photo) The Middle East is plunged into turmoil following joint US-Israel missile strikes on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering retaliatory attacks and widespread instability across the region. The conflict has disrupted air travel, forced airport closures, and prompted India to issue urgent advisories urging its citizens in…

The Delhi government will launch a Pink National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) on Monday, aimed at providing free bus travel to women in the national capital and enabling seamless access to multiple public transport systems through a single smart card.The scheme will be formally launched by President Droupadi Murmu at a programme titled “Sashakt Nari,…

The Congress and the Left are set to contest the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections independently after the Congress earlier this month ended its tie-up with the Left Front. The move has triggered fresh speculation in a state where politics is dominated by chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and its principal challenger, the BJP.Also…

New Delhi: For many people, ageing brings small lapses in memory. A forgotten name, a misplaced key. For others, memory loss becomes something more serious. Yet, some in their 80s remain as sharp as they were decades earlier.A paper published in the journal, ‘Nature’, suggests one reason for this may lie deep inside the brain’s…

AJMER: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened his election-season attack on Congress, accusing it of divisive politics over its youth wing’s ‘shirtless protest’ at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.Addressing a rally in Ajmer, Modi said Congress leaves no “opportunity to malign India”, charging that it had abandoned national interest. “Kabhi Congress INC…

NEW DELHI: After a year marked by an early and sharp rise in flu cases in several countries, India is set to update its seasonal influenza vaccine to deal with a fast-spreading new strain, reports Anuja Jaiswal.The WHO has issued its annual recommendations for the 2026–27 northern hemisphere flu season, based on global surveillance data…

AHMEDABAD: Amid intensifying geopolitical conflicts and trade tensions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch on Saturday for India as a preferred investment destination. “India is capable, India is competitive, and India is committed. Today, India has only one message for investors worldwide: India is ready, India is reliable, and India will deliver,” Modi…

Jairam Ramesh (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress Saturday condemned the attacks launched on Iran by the US and Israel, and called upon Indian govt to help bring the hostilities to an “immediate end” and ensure the safety of all Indians in West Asia.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “For weeks President Trump maintained the charade…

NEW DELHI: In an effort to transform India’s punitive prison system into reformative centres, Supreme Court has mandated radical reforms and ruled that women inmates, like male prisoners, have a fundamental right to be lodged in open correctional institutions (OCIs), which must change character from labour camps to vocational training centres and allow inmates’ to…