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NEW DELHI: The Times Internet Half Marathon has steadily emerged as one of the capital’s prominent fitness events, bringing together thousands of participants from across the country. More than just a race, it serves as a platform promoting health, endurance, and community spirit. With over 17,000 runners taking to the streets of Delhi this year,…

US CENTCOM said it will begin a blockade targeting Iranian ports on Monday after talks collapsed. UP government set up a probe panel after protests erupted in Noida, attributing the violence to “vested interests.” Iran warned a Hormuz blockade could trigger a sharp, disproportionate surge in global fuel prices. Arvind Kejriwal seeked a judge’s recusal…

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused Mamata Banerjee and Congress of feeding “biryani” to Pakistani terrorists instead of taking action against them. Addressing a rally in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman, he said, “The Manmohan Singh government, supported by Mamata Banerjee’s party, never took firm action against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and instead treated…

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps has launched Sikkim’s first border village community radio station to improve connectivity in remote areas.‘88.4 FM Radio Sikkim Sundari’ aims to boost communication and information access in remote high-altitude border areas. Dedicated to the citizens of India in Sikkim, the station addresses challenges of geographic isolation, harsh weather…

Rahul Gandhi & Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photos) NEW DELHI: Even as the dust of Assam’s poll campaign has settled, the ugly faceoff witnessed during the high-octane showdown between chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Congress escalated on Monday, with Rahul Gandhi calling the Assam CM “the most corrupt in the country” who is…

PM Modi with Bengal party workers NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said feedback from party workers in West Bengal indicates growing public support for the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Assembly elections.In a post on X following his visit to Siliguri, the Prime Minister said said, “It is always a delight…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking the implementation of finger and iris-based biometric identification at polling stations to curb duplicate and fraudulent voting.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India, and several…

NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday warned that the Centre’s reported push on delimitation—not women’s reservation—is the “real issue” behind the special Parliament session, calling it “extremely dangerous” and an “assault” on the Constitution.In an article published in The Hindu, Congress Rajya Sabha MP argued that any exercise to increase the…

NEW DELHI: Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said the region is “hanging between trust and mistrust” due to delays in the next round of talks with the Centre, warning that the prolonged gap risks deepening divisions in the sensitive border region.In a post on X, Wangchuk noted that more than two months have passed…

SRINAGAR: Three universities in Kashmir have terminated academic agreements with a US-based NGO, Kashmir Care Foundation (KCF), following internal reviews amid a buzz that intelligence agencies had flagged concerns over its activities.University of Kashmir, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) issued orders cancelling…