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LONDON: The great-grandson of British architect Edwin Lutyens, Matt Ridley, has criticised the removal of the bust of his ancestor from Rashtrapati Bhavan.President Droupadi Murmu unveiled its replacement — a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and last Indian governor-general of independent India — on Monday.Ridley, a science writer, posted a photo of himself on…

NEW DELHI: Four people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and 11 others injured after a speeding bus collided head-on with two smaller vehicles on National Highway 31 near Bagri Pul in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Tuesday evening, officials said.The accident took place around 6:30 pm in the Jhandapur police station area of Naugachia subdivision….

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday blocked five OTT platforms for streaming “obscene content,” officials said. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed that access to MoodXVIP, Koyal Playpro, Digi Movieplex, Feel, and Jugnu be blocked, following due procedure, according to officials. Under this procedure, internet service providers are instructed to restrict access to…

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday rolled out a series of stringent measures, citing a “recent surge in aviation incidents.”The enhanced safety directives were announced after a high-level meeting between the aviation regulator and Non-Scheduled Operators (NSOPs). The review came a day after an air ambulance en route to Delhi…

NEW DELHI: Pakistan star Babar Azam continued his poor run in the T20 World Cup, and his latest flop against England sparked a wave of memes on social media. Batting first against England at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, Babar scored 25 runs off 24 balls before getting bowled by Jamie Overton while trying…

Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: A political row erupted on Tuesday after the Centre approved the Kerala government’s proposal to rename the state “Keralam,” with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee questioning why a similar proposal for her state remains pending.Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, Banerjee…

Bihar chief minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar lost his composure in the state assembly on Tuesday as opposition members protested, alleging that the NDA-led government was ruling the state with the help of “guns and bullets”. During the heated exchange, Kumar made a notable slip of the tongue, wrongly mentioning the NDA’s strength as…

The Union cabinet has approved three railway multitracking projects worth Rs 9,072 crore aimed at expanding network capacity and easing congestion across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, according to an official statement.The projects includes, Gondia–Jabalpur doubling, Punarakh–Kiul third and fourth line, and Gamharia–Chandil third and fourth line, will together add about 307 km to…

Youth Congress ‘shirtless’ protest NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Tuesday said it has added charges of “rioting” to the FIR against the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) members who staged a “shirtless” protest at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi last week.“…the aggressive elements made a premeditated attempt to breach the security cordon…they were brought…

Volodymr Zelenskyy in the video As the Ukraine–Russia war marked four years on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed the “base” from which he directed his country’s initial response to the military offensive launched by the Kremlin.To mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict, Zelenskyy shared a video message to the nation on his X…