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Udhayanidhi Stalin; Vijay (File photos) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s election race picked up pace on Thursday as Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin filed his nomination from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, while actor-politician Vijay also entered the fray from Trichy East.Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, filed his nomination as the DMK candidate and held a roadshow…

. NEW DELHI: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Thursday the Indian Navy was just minutes away from launching strikes on Pakistan from the sea during Operation Sindoor, when Pakistan requested a halt to kinetic actions. Speaking at the Naval Investiture Ceremony, Admiral Tripathi said, “Operation Sindoor demonstrated exemplary readiness…

NEW DELHI: Opposition protests against the bill to amend the foreign contribution regulation law rocked Parliament on Wednesday, forcing adjournment of proceedings in Lok Sabha amid allegations that the BJP was trying to control independent NGOs.Opposition MPs also held a protest in the Parliament complex. As LS was convened, opposition members started raising slogans against…

Bahraich: A female elephant was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the core zone of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division.Shockingly, the carcass reportedly lay decomposing for nearly a week in a dense forest area before being discovered, raising questions over forest monitoring and patrolling systems.The incident came to light late Tuesday night after a strong foul smell…

As GLP-1 generics flood market, govt intensifies surveillance NEW DELHI: With prices of GLP-1 drugs crashing and their generic versions flooding the market, govt has cracked down on their misuse, inspecting 49 businesses and issuing notices while also flagging risks of unsupervised consumption in a detailed advisory.To ensure ethical pharmaceutical practices, Drug Controller General of…

NEW DELHI: The first citizen of India, President Droupadi Murmu, on Wednesday participated in Census 2027, which kicked off with the initial houselisting phase.Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a post on X, “The President self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of home secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General of India and Census…

NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised questions on the condition of the new Indian embassy building in Beijing – how it turned into an “uninhabitable” place, “extremely dilapidated, within a few years of renovation and despite incurring expenditure on a comprehensive annual maintenance contract (AMC).The embassy had shifted its offices and residential…

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has fully utilised its capital outlay of Rs 1.86 lakh crore (revised estimate) for FY2025-26. In FY2024-25 too, the ministry had utilised its capital budget fully. The overall use of the defence budget, including MoD (civil) and pension, during FY2025-26 stood at 99.62 per cent.The original appropriation for capital expenditure…

NEW DELHI: Contrary to West Bengal govt’s apprehensions that scrutiny of deleted voters’ claims for inclusion in voters’ lists would not be completed before filing of nominations for assembly elections later this month, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court chief justice has informed that all 60 lakh-odd claims would be adjudicated by…

JAMMU: A fast-track court in J&K’s Ramban has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and impregnating a deaf and mute woman in 2020.Judge Pardeep K Sandhu also fined the convict, Abdul Qayoom, Rs 10,000 on Tuesday.Qayoom raped the woman several times and threatened to kill her if she revealed the…