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Pradhan slams Rahul over ‘selective democracy’ NEW DELHI: Former Union education minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday trained his guns on Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, branding him a “habitual liar” and accusing the Congress of shedding “crocodile tears” over students’ concerns.Pradhan’s remarks came amid protests in Jharkhand over irregularities…

SC seeks status of appeals against voter deletions before tribunals NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to furnish details of appeals decided and pending before appellate tribunals set up to hear pleas against voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.A bench comprising Chief Justice…

Tamil Nadu speaker says ‘life begins at conception’ at anti-abortion march Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar attended the 5th National March for Life as the chief guest on August 8 and 9.During the gathering, which protested abortion rights and advocated for the protection of unborn life, he reportedly said that “life begins at conception,”…

Bald Eagle Jackie (Image credit: Los Angeles County Parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue centre via AP) Jackie, the bald eagle that became an internet sensation through a live nest camera in California, has died after weeks of medical treatment following an illness, her caretakers announced on August 10. The eagle, watched by thousands of people…

In the ever-changing world of fashion, brands are no longer flying high with a revolving door of identities and collections. They are trying to settle down into the minds of their customers by picking a niche. While one uses organic methods as their power, another highlights their own legacy to remain in the game.When it…

The densely populated Chinese ​capital of Beijing ​braced for the expected onset ​of more than one-third of its annual rainfall over 24 hours Typhoon Dolphin pushed deeper inland into China’s central Hubei province on Tuesday, prompting the closure of tourist sites and suspension of high-risk construction projects. Forecasts warned of extreme rainfall, with flooding and…

White House officials say OpenAI’s hiring of Dean Ball, called the AI world’s “supreme village idiot” by the Pentagon’s AI chief, has strained ties with Sam Altman’s company. OpenAI has picked up a new problem in Washington, and it arrived in the form of a single hire. Senior Trump administration officials say Sam Altman‘s company…

(AI-generated image) Anyone who has already received a residential plot under an earlier scheme run by the Noida Authority, Greater Noida Authority, or Yeida will not be eligible for the schemes. The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has seen a significant rise in demand for residential plots ever since the commercialisation of Jewar Airport,…

Dramatic videos showing people running for safety as buildings collapse in clouds of dust and debris have emerged from Colombia after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s west on Monday, killing at least 132 people and injuring more than 570, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities.The earthquake struck at 7:34 am local…

NEW DELHI: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), in an order dated August 4, held a Ludhiana hospital and two doctors responsible for deficiency in service after a 36-year-old woman developed paralysis of her lower limbs following treatment for leakage of fluid from her nose. The commission directed them to pay Rs 15 lakh…