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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that the United States would respond forcefully if Iranian authorities begin carrying out hangings as part of their crackdown on a widespread uprising against the government.“We will take very strong action if they do such a thing,” Trump told CBS News in an interview, when asked about the…
KOLKATA: The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has confirmed Nipah, a viral disease with high mortality, in both samples sent from Bengal. The samples were taken from two nurses of a Barasat hospital whose condition remain critical. A house staff at a Burdwan hospital, who came in close contact with one of the nurses,…
Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to play an active role in India’s long-term plans for the ODI team, including preparations for next year’s World Cup, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said on Tuesday.Kotak said both batters, who remain central to India’s 50-over batting line-up, are fully…
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday lowered qualifying cut-off for NEET-PG 2025, paving the way to fill over 9,000 vacant PG medical seats, amid concerns that a big chunk of training capacity was being wasted at a time of acute doctor shortages.Under the revised criteria, qualifying percentile for general and EWS candidates has been reduced…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday told Supreme Court that scrutiny of citizenship during SIR of voter lists was only meant to ensure deletion of non-citizens from electoral rolls and did not extend to termination of citizenship or deportation. EC, through senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice…
NEW DELHI: In a significant effort to speed up diagnosis of serious infections – a move that experts say could also help reduce unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and mitigate the risk of anti-microbial resistance – Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has moved to develop a single diagnostic test capable of detecting multiple infections…
CHENNAI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a notice to TVK president Vijay asking him to appear again for an inquiry in the Karur stampede case on January 19.Vijay who appeared before the agency at its headquarters in New Delhi on Monday, returned to Chennai on Tuesday. CBI has sought his presence for another…
JAMMU: Gunshots rang out in the air Tuesday after security forces launched a joint search operation in Najote, a remote village in J&K’s Kathua district, based on information about the presence of terrorists there. The area lies near Kamadh Nallah in Kahog forest belt, where an encounter had erupted on Jan 7. The same evening,…
Rahul Gandhi, DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi briefly met Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar at the Mysuru airport on Tuesday, fuelling speculation amid the ongoing power tussle between the two state Congress stalwarts.The interaction took place on the tarmac during Gandhi’s transit halt while returning to…
NEW DELHI: Another drones were sighted along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the Indian Army to activate counter-Unmanned Aircraft System measures, ANI sources said on Tuesday.The drones were sighted second time in last 48 hours alonf the international border and LoC. Suspected Pakistani Drones Spotted Along LoC, IB Near Samba, Rajouri…
