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Why’s U’khand govt, confronted with so many challenges, spending time on bad ideas that’re also unconstitutional? Uttarakhand seems to be on fire even before forest-fire season’s begun. Protests over a 2022 murder have erupted again in multiple cities. Unease remains over the racist attack that killed Tripura student Anjel Chakma in Dehradun – a charming…
German Twitch streamer Brudivoeller_TV, also known as Matthias, caught fans’ attention during a recent World of Warcraft (WoW) dungeon run. While playing with bigger streamers like HandOfBlood and Trymacs as part of the Sauercrowd project, Matthias revealed a long-forgotten apple strudel that had turned moldy. He jokingly warned viewers that opening it could unleash a…
NEW DELHI: The latest GDP numbers at current prices will provide cheer to the Centre’s budget team as it works out the final set of numbers for the current fiscal year.Although the nominal GDP growth was estimated at 8%, slower than the 10.1% assumed at the time of presenting the budget, the latest data released…
New Delhi: The Union home ministry Wednesday formally notified the timeline for the first phase of Census 2027 — involving housing and houselisting operations — declaring that it shall be conducted over a 30-day period, to be specified by each state or Union territory, between April 1 and Sept 30 this year. Invoking its powers…
US President Donald Trump said Venezuela will use proceeds from a new oil deal to purchase only American-made products, positioning the United States as the country’s principal commercial partner.Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social, saying the purchases would include agricultural goods, medicines, medical devices and equipment aimed at improving Venezuela’s power…
NOIDA: Dozens of residents, including children, have complained of vomiting, diarrhoea and fever after sewage got mixed with the drinking water supply in Greater Noida’s Sector Delta 1. On Wednesday, teams from GNIDA and the health department inspected the area, repaired the leak and distributed medicines, ORS, glucose and anti-inflammatory antacids. The authority also collected…
NEW DELHI: As Indian and European negotiators enter what is seen to be the final rounds of talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), the local auto companies are wary of Chinese electric vehicles using European Union as a gateway to enter the domestic market at lower duty.As a result, auto players have demanded that…
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The past week was quite turbulent for the cricket world — from Mustafizur Rahman being released by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, to the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s decision not to send its team to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, and now the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at toss (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again stole the spotlight during the third Under-19 ODI between India and South Africa on Wednesday. However, the day began with an unexpected moment from the young star. After losing the toss, Sooryavanshi looked upset on camera as he covered his face with his hands….
January comes not only with New Year’s resolutions. Before the year has time to settle into rhythms, decisions made months earlier begin to show up in people’s lives: in bank balances, grocery bills, and rent payments. And in the first week of 2026, while political headlines fought for attention, something far more consequential slipped into…
