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Vande Bharat Express in J&K (file photo) Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express: In a big cheer for people in Jammu & Kashmir, and tourists as well, the first Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar has been flagged off.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off the 20-coach Vande Bharat Express connecting Jammu and Srinagar, marking…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday reserved its order on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail plea, with Khera telling the court it was “not necessary to humiliate him by arrest” in the passport row case linked to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife.During the hearing, Khera told the court that…

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday played down the tussle between Siddharamaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar over the chief ministerial post, saying that the party will resolve the “confusion as soon as possible.“This comes a day after Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara’s said that everyone in the ruling Congress party will welcome,…

The naming of snakes is not something random or whimsical that happens spontaneously when they are found in the field. On the contrary, there is a well-defined process through which this naming procedure is done. When a previously unidentified snake is found, scientists do not just name it right away. Instead, the process involves an…

MUMBAI: Hundreds of passengers booked on late-night SpiceJet flights from Mumbai to Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi were put through a gruelling sleepless night on Wednesday night and Thursday early hours due to inordinate delays and cancellation.Among the worst hit was a SpiceJet red-eye flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru which departed nine hours late, night flights…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up Centre and asked it to consider amending the law to permit rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even beyond 20 weeks.While hearing a plea by AIIMS seeking to set aside its order allowing a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her 30-week pregnancy, a bench of Chief…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a modified map renaming the Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Trump” after claiming that the naval blockade against Iran could continue for months.Trump posted the image on his Truth Social account that labelled the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Trump” with no caption….

Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah is enduring a tough run in IPL 2026. In eight matches, the star pacer has managed just two wickets – numbers that hardly reflect his reputation as one of the most feared bowlers in world cricket. However, Mumbai Indians’ batting coach Kieron Pollard has backed Bumrah, saying…

NEW DELHI: As polling for the second phase in West Bengal wraps up, exit polls have taken centre stage, offering an early glimpse into what could lie ahead on May 4. If the projections hold, the results may throw up a mixed verdict, a change of guard in some states, and continuity in others.In West…

NEW DELHI: Rupee fell 32 paise to an all-time low of 95.20 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, pressured by rising global crude oil prices and a strengthening American currency.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.01 and weakened further to touch a record low of 95.20, extending losses…