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Ghulam Nabi Azad (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced biennial polls to four Rajya Sabha berths from J&K and bypoll to a seat from Punjab. Polling for these seats will be held on October 24.The four RS seats from J&K have been vacant since Feb 2021. The UT was under President’s…
NEW DELHI: India’s medical education system is set for its biggest expansion yet, with the Cabinet on Wednesday approving the creation of 5,000 new postgraduate seats and 5,023 MBBS seats in govt institutions. It also cleared the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research’s (DSIR) Capacity Building and Human Resource Development scheme with an outlay of…
NEW DELHI: A new batch of 8-10 cheetahs will arrive in India either from Botswana or Namibia in Dec while another batch equal in number is expected from Kenya next year, environment ministry officials said on Wednesday.They said though govt has been in talks with all three countries, Botswana and Namibia are in the priority…
US President Donald Trump is set to sign the TikTok deal on Thursday, a White House source confirmed, as reported by Reuters.Last week, the US president held a lengthy phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, during which they discussed TikTok, among other things, that he described as “productive.”“I just completed a very productive…
Oracle founder Larry Ellison is currently the world’s second richest person, only behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk. As per Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, he has a total net worth of $373 billion. Ellison’s wealth has grown rapidly in the past months due to massive gains in Oracle’s stock, driven by the AI boom. But not many…
China on Monday said it is censoring ‘negative’ content online, adding to decades of surveillance and blocking of criticism against the Communist Party.Cyberspace administration of China announced a two-month campaign targeting content on social media, short-video apps, and live-streaming platforms, which are “maliciously misinterpret social phenomena, selectively exaggerates negative cases, and use them as an…
Why was Guardians hitter David Fry hospitalized during crucial win over Detroit Tigers (Image via Getty) David Fry was badly hurt on Tuesday night, September 23, 2025, in Cleveland when a 99 mph fastball hit him in the face during the Cleveland Guardians’ 5–2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Fry, who was trying to bunt…
NEW DELHI: At least 4 people were killed and several were injured on Wednesday after a demonstration demanding statehood of Ladakh turned violent in the capital Leh.Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk – who is seen as the face of the protest – ended his 15-day hunger strike, expressing sadness over the violent escalation.Wangchuk termed this demonstration…
Abhishek Sharma’s blazing 37-ball 75 powered India into the Asia Cup final with a 41-run win over Bangladesh in Dubai. (ACC Photo) TimesofIndia.com in DUBAI: After the match vs Pakistan, India captain Suryakumar Yadav had called Abhishek Sharma “selfless” and pointed out one of his qualities — that he also knows how to score runs…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the country’s top bureaucrats and state chief secretaries to find ways to resolve issues plaguing infrastructure projects rather than waiting for him to hold reviews.He made these remarks while chairing the web-based Pragati meeting with the officials, where cabinet secretary T V Somananthan made a detailed presentation…
