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T’puram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stressed the cultural bond between France and Kerala, stating that French literature had a deep influence on writers and politicians of the state.Speaking at the launch of the ‘Pardon My French’ bookshelf at DC Books, organised by the French Institute of India on Thursday, Tharoor said, “French culture and ideas…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission officials on Saturday justified the recent amendment in Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, barring stakeholders other than itself from accessing poll-day webcasting feed from polling stations, unless an election petition was filed, saying that it was necessary to protect secrecy of voters and save them from possible intimidation.The poll-day CCTV footage…
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma NEW DELHI: The judges committee inquiring into the ‘cash in kothi’ case involving Justice Yashwant Varma spotted an “unidentified person” in a check shirt near the doused and half-burnt sacks of currency in the early hours of March 15 in one of the photos taken by first responders.This…
PUNE: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a comprehensive rainfall warning of extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall (red and orange alerts) across several states over the next week. Heavy precipitation exceeding 200mm in 24 hours has been forecast for isolated areas in Madhya Pradesh on June 23, with Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected Indian media reports claiming that it sought a ceasefire during the recent four-day military standoff, insisting it responded “decisively” to Indian actions and agreed to halt hostilities only after intervention by United States and Saudi Arabia.In a statement issued Friday, the foreign office dismissed interpretations of deputy PM and foreign minister…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Royal Navy F-35 fighter jet continues to be stranded at Thiruvananthapuram airport as engineers from its aircraft carrier have failed to repair a hydraulic snag. A team of engineers is staying at the airport and continuing repair works.There’s a move to shift the jet to the hangar as it may have to be…
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) DIBRUGARH: Three veteran well control specialists from Cudd Well Control, US, began intensive site preparations on Saturday to bring under control a massive gas blowout of ONGC’s Rudrasagar (RDS147A) rig in Assam’s Sivasagar district.The experts, who flew in from Houston, arrived in Sivasagar on Friday after multiple attempts by…
(AI image created using ChatGPT) NEW DELHI: A new report by Financial Action Task Force has flagged Pakistan’s attempts to procure equipment for its missile programme by mislabeling shipment, drawing attention to the country’s failure in implementing measures to combat financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which is one of the recommendations of…
National Conference’s Farfooq Abdullah SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah blamed the “dual power structure” in the Union territory for the slow pace of development and warned that his party would move SC if statehood isn’t restored soon. It is the first time NC has openly threatened legal action on restoration of statehood for Jammu…
NEW DELHI: In nearly two out of 10 households, all adults are either overweight or obese, a new study has found.Overweight is defined as a body weight higher than what is considered healthy for a given height, commonly assessed using Body Mass Index (BMI). A person is considered overweight if his or her BMI is…
