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A California-based nonprofit advocacy group, the Declaration of Consciousness Movement (DoCM) (signdc.org), has announced a proposal to nominate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his leadership in diplomacy, climate action, digital inclusion and inclusive development. The announcement reflects a growing global discourse around what the organisation describes as “consciousness-based governance”…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually addressed a public rally in West Bengal’s Nadia district after low visibility due to fog prevented his helicopter from landing. Pitching the BJP as the engine of development for the state, PM Modi urged voters in the poll-bound state to give the party a chance to form a…

GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held a ‘Janata Darshan’ at the Gorakhnath Temple premises, where he personally heard grievances from around 250 people from different districts of the state and directed officials to take strict action against those involved in fraud, particularly cases of cheating people on the pretext of sending…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Bombay HC order that had quashed Maharashtra govt’s decision to appoint Ahilyanagar Collector as administrator of the trust managing famous Shani Shinganapur temple and asked Nashik Divisional Commissioner to administer the trust saying it wanted to prevent possible defalcation of funds.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, for Maharashtra…

NEW DELHI: Government has ordered a probe into the case of an Air India Express pilot beating up a passenger at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 1 on Friday. The two had a verbal spat between the two before Captain Virender Sejwal assaulted the passenger, Ankit Dewan. Why no one, including CISF personnel posted at entrance, intervened…

NEW DELHI: In stark contrast to politicians and activists using Article 32 rights to approach the Supreme Court directly, the SC acted promptly to respond to the tearful pleas of a poor young advocate, who lost her father in her childhood, tormented by her paternal uncle eyeing her share in ancestral property.She was incoherent when…

NEW DELHI: Thick smog blanketed the Delhi-NCR on Saturday morning, with AQI being 380 in the ‘very poor’ category as recorded at 7am by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), while large stretches of the region recorded ‘severe’ levels. Visibility remained severely impacted, affecting the residents’ commute and overall health.Several parts of Delhi continued to…

NEW DELHI: Eight elephants were killed and one injured after a herd was hit by the Sairang New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam’s Hojai district in the early hours of Saturday, a forest official said. Five coaches and the engine of the New Delhi bound train were derailed in the incident, though no injuries to…

MADURAI: A 40-year-old auto driver allegedly immolated himself inside a police booth in Madurai Thursday in protest over the Thiruparankundram Deepam row. Police said no one was in the booth when Poorna Chandran allegedly doused himself in diesel and set himself ablaze. Cops said Chandran had sent a WhatsApp voice note to his friends and…

NEW DELHI: In a first of its kind order, Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs 10 crore each on 10 private dental colleges in Rajasthan for admitting students who did not secure threshold marks in NEET 2016-17, the basis for admission to all medical and dental courses across India.A bench of Justices J…