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VADODRA: Writings by PM Narendra Modi and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar have been introduced at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in a new BA (English) minor course launched under National Education Policy-2020, reports Prashant Rupera.Department of English at MSU’s faculty of arts has added ‘Jyotipunj’ by Modi and ‘Inside the Enemy Camp’ by Savarkar to…

File photo: BJP Rajya Sabha member Ananta Roy (Maharaj) JALPAIGURI: BJP Rajya Sabha member Ananta Roy (Maharaj) has left his party squirming with his remarks on Saturday that detention camps were ordered by Union home minister Amit Shah.Addressing a meeting at Adabari in Cooch Behar’s Dinhata on Saturday, Roy said, “The Union home minister has…

PM Modi on Sunday spotlighted a quiet but telling cultural push unfolding far beyond India’s borders – a Kannada Pathshala in Dubai – as he underlined how regional languages remain central to India’s identity, even among its global diaspora. In the 129th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, he said the initiative began with a simple…

File photo: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukhu KULLU: Within hours of Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukhu’s appeal to doctors, Resident Doctors Association of IGMC-Shimla called off its str-ike Sunday. “Instead of trusting me, doctors went on strike,” Sukhu remarked, adding the decision to sack Dr Raghav Narula would be reviewed.“Following the assurance given by the…

Health experts have repeatedly cautioned that antimicrobial resistance is emerging as one of India’s most serious public health challenges NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and urged people to stop using these drugs without medical advice, saying “antibiotics are not medicines that should be taken mindlessly”. Speaking…

NEW DELHI: Swearing has long been viewed as something to be avoided in polite society. Yet across cultures, people instinctively use swear words when they are in pain, under pressure or pushing themselves physically.A study in the journal ‘American Psychologist’ has found swearing can help people perform better in physically demanding tasks by helping the…

Bajrang Dal activists during a protest in Lucknow DHAKA/SHILLONG: Bangladesh claimed on Sunday that the two prime suspects in the murder of radical Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi had found sanctuary in neighbouring Meghalaya, inviting instant rebuttals from Indian security agencies about what they said were “fabricated and malicious” statements suggesting lapses in BSF’s…

NEW DELHI: A SWISS Airbus A330 operating from Zurich to Mumbai Saturday (Dec 27) as SWR 154 suffered a cabin pressurisation snag. The pilot declared PAN PAN, or an urgency message, to Mumbai ATC and then the aircraft landed safely. A SWISS spokesperson said: “During approach to Mumbai, the cockpit crew of our flight LX154…

Delhi-NCR witnessed severely reduced visibility late Sunday night as a dense blanket of smog engulfed the region.Visuals from several parts of the region, including AIIMS flyover and Noida’s Sector 37 showed vehicles struggling through a haze of toxic smog, highlighting the severity of the pollution.The blow is twofold, as the city grapples with cold winter…

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…