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Macron calls Sharif, expresses 'serious concern' over Israeli attacks on Lebanon
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (265+ words) Islamabad, Apr 9 (PTI) Pakistan and France on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over the Israeli aggression against Lebanon. During a "warm and cordial" telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and French President Emmanuel Macron, the latter conveyed his good wishes…...
Too early to draw definitive lessons from West Asia conflict: Navy Chief Admiral Tripathi
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (571+ words) Bengaluru, Apr 9 (PTI) Describing the West Asia war as a critical case study in modern warfare, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi on Thursday said it was too early to draw definitive lessons from the conflict. Addressing the…...
PIL in SC seeks stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar cards to adolescents, adults
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (350+ words) New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) A petition filed in the Supreme Court has sought direction to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue new Aadhaar cards only to citizens up to the age of six years, and frame stringent…...
Timing over muscle: Connolly's method in power-hitting era
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (332+ words) Mullanpur, Apr 9 (PTI) T20 cricket is dominated by power-hitting but Punjab Kings batter Cooper Connolly is backing a more measured route to success, one built on timing, tempo and trust. The 22-year-old Australian made an immediate impact on his IPL debut,…...
DDCA director Anand Verma alleges ticket fraud at IPL venue in Delhi
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (331+ words) New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Delhi and District Cricket Association director Anand Verma has alleged that valid ticket-holders are being denied access to IPL matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here by "unauthorised persons" who have obtained duplicate tickets through fraud,…...
Vedanta Power ramps up waste-to-energy model in Punjab
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (271+ words) New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Vedanta Power on Thursday said it has ramped up its waste-to-energy model in Punjab, and its power plant has co-fired over 3. 29 lakh metric tonnes of torrefied biomass in FY26. The development assumes significance as the country looks…...
Protest rallies across Manipur valley districts against bomb attack, demand arrest of perpetrators
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (327+ words) Imphal, Apr 9 (PTI) Defying curfew, thousands of demonstrators across five valley districts of Manipur held protest rallies and burnt tyres against the bomb attack that claimed the lives of two children in Bishnupur district. At Tiddim Line in Imphal West…...
Bangladesh parliament endorses ban on ex-PM Hasina's Awami League
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (573+ words) Dhaka, Apr 8 (PTI) Bangladesh's Parliament on Wednesday passed a law endorsing the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government's order to disband deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party. "This bill (law) concerns the banning of a genocidal, terrorist organisation. This…...
Navkar Mahamantra symbol of self-purification, spiritual practice: Rajasthan Guv
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (199+ words) Jaipur, Apr 9 (PTI) Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde on Thursday said the 'Navkar Mahamantra' is not a praise of any individual but a symbol of self-purification, faith and spiritual practice rooted in Indian culture. Addressing the World Navkar Mahamantra Day ceremony…...
Live fish gets lodged in Indore toddler's throat; removed after surgery
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (177+ words) Indore, Apr 9 (PTI) A routine task of cleaning a home aquarium turned into a medical emergency for an Indore family after a fish jumped into their toddler's throat. Doctors surgically removed the fish from the one-year-old boy, officials said on…...