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Salima Tete (PTI file photo) Hockey India on Friday named an unchanged 20-member Indian women’s squad for next month’s FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands, with the same group also set to represent the country at the Asian Games in September-October.The side will be captained by Salima Tete, while chief coach…

Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Chaturvedi urges Centre to ‘ease out’ education minister (Image source: PTI on right, ANI on left) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday urged the Centre to remove the Union education minister, saying it was the “right thing” for the government to do and that students deserved credit for…

The United States on Thursday announced a new visa restriction policy aimed at foreign nationals accused of supporting activities linked to far-left terrorist and aligned groups.Announcing the policy in a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the measures were aimed at preventing individuals who support or enable political violence from entering…

Indian footpaths are now unsafe for pedestrians due to encroaching vehicles. Walking, once the safest way to get around a city, has quietly become a risk for millions of Indians. The danger is no longer from speeding cars or reckless drivers alone, but from the very footpaths that are meant to keep pedestrians away from…

AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: The Chhattisgarh high court has held that a wife cannot be denied her claim for stridhan merely because she is unable to produce bills or receipts for the articles, observing that such documents are typically kept by the husband’s family after marriage.A division bench of Justices…

Rupee opened Friday on a stronger note against the US dollar, rising 14 paise in early trade as upbeat sentiment in equity markets supported the currency. However, gains remained capped due to sustained foreign fund outflows and firm crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to forex traders.At the interbank foreign…

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court has dismissed a husband’s appeal seeking divorce from his wife on grounds of cruelty and desertion, and separately upheld an order directing him to pay Rs 20,000 a month as interim maintenance to his wife and child. The court held that a man who owns a Mercedes-Benz cannot claim…

MURSHIDABAD: At least three people, including two school students, were killed and several others were injured after a train collided with a school van at a level crossing in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday, officials said.Visuals from the accident site showed the school van crushed after the collision, with more than 100 people gathered…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on Friday will see the rollout of development projects worth over Rs 24,800 crore, spanning highways, railways, healthcare and education. The itinerary includes the flagging off of India’s first hydrogen-powered train, alongside the inauguration of completed projects and the laying of foundation stones for new…

Donald Trump (Photo source: PTI) US President Donald Trump on Friday alleged that Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and non-state actors possess the capability to compromise America’s election infrastructure.While addressing the nation on election integrity, Trump cited newly declassified intelligence assessments as he renewed criticism of electronic voting machines and ballot-counting systems.He said that the…