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Jaishankar speaks to Rubio on mariners' deaths; US issues stern warning

New Delhi External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday raised with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the killing of three Indian mariners in a US military strike in the Gulf of Oman even as Washington firmly asserted that violations of its regional naval blockade will not be tolerated. Following his phone conversation with Rubio, the external affairs minister described the "lethal" actions by the US military again...

Bengal needs stronger economy, more investment for jobs: Suvendu

Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said the state’s economy must be strengthened and investment brought in to generate employment, while asserting that improved law and order under the BJP government was beginning to show results. Speaking at a felicitation ceremony organised by the Bengal Vikas Forum here this evening, Adhikari said the government was working towards making the state business-f...

515 cadets, including nine women, commissioned at IMA

Dehradun Deep familial pride and emotion marked the Indian Military Academy's (IMA) Spring Term 2026 Passing Out Parade on Saturday as 515 officer cadets, including nine women, were commissioned into the Indian Army. The traditional pipping ceremony transformed the academy grounds into a scene of celebration, with families gathering on the lawns to pin the new ranks on the shoulders of their sons and daughters. For several fami...

India, Nepal discusses cross-border rail connectivity

Kathmandu India and Nepal have held discussions on cross-border railway links, including passenger train services on the Janakpur-Ayodhya section, and bilateral cooperation in the sector, an official statement said. The discussions between the two countries were part of the 10th Project Steering Committee and the 8th Joint Working Group meetings held here on June 11 and 12, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Friday. The standa...

Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth to be next Army Chief

New Delhi Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth will be the next Chief of the Army Staff, the defence ministry announced on Saturday. Lt Gen Seth, currently serving as the Vice Chief of Army, will take charge of the top position on June 30 when the incumbent Gen Upendra Dwivedi retires. The senior military officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and was commissioned into the Armoured Corps in December 1986. Over a dist...

Delhi-NCR patients increasingly rely on Google after seeing doctors

New Delhi Patients across Delhi-NCR are increasingly struggling to navigate India's healthcare system, often leaving consultations with unanswered questions and turning to internet for guidance, according to a study. The study findings from the India Patient Navigation and Confusion Index (IPNCI) 2026, conducted among 1,000 respondents across Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad, revealed significant gaps in patient gui...

Your heart may be older than your age, warn doctors

New Delhi As obesity rates rise in India, doctors warn that many people may have a 'cardiac age' significantly older than their actual age, raising the risk of cardiovascular disease much earlier than expected. The concern comes in the wake of findings from the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6), which showed a sharp increase in obesity among Indian adults. The survey found that 30.7 per cent of women aged 15-49 years...

Young India’s rise driven by education, skills and innovation: Sawant

Panaji Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said the rise of “Young India” is the result of sustained investments in education, skill development, entrepreneurship, employment, innovation and sports under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on X, Sawant said India’s youth are being empowered through world-class universities and flagship initiatives such as Startup India, Skill India and D...

Ranchi airport records Rs 87.56 crore net profit in FY26

Ranchi The Birsa Munda Airport here generated a net profit of Rs 87.56 crore in the 2025-26 financial year, while passenger traffic reached 27 lakh during the fiscal, its director Vinod Kumar said on Saturday. He said the airport's remarkable progress in passenger traffic, amenities, financial performance, and infrastructural development reflects the economic progress of Jharkhand. "In FY 2023-24, the airport earned a prof...

Protest erupts over relocation of community dogs in Delhi

New Delhi Hundreds of people wearing animal masks gathered at Jantar Mantar here on Saturday under the banner of "Roar4Rights" to protest against directions on stray-dog management, including the removal of dogs from public spaces and provisions for euthanising rabid and aggressive ones. One of the protest's main attractions was a mock "Dog-Free Panchayat, Police Station", where activists staged a street play hi...

Gujarat committed to fostering innovation: CM Patel

Gandhinagar Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday said the state remains committed to fostering innovation and is emerging as a leading global technology hub. He made the statement after inaugurating the new delivery centre of Hexaware Technologies at GIFT City in Gandhinagar. In a post on X, he said, "This state-of-the-art facility will strengthen Gujarat's technology ecosystem, creating high-skilled opportun...

NTA launches digital training programme for examination officials

New Delhi The National Testing Agency has launched a dedicated digital training programme for examination officials on the iGOT Karmayogi Bharat platform to strengthen supervision and invigilation of its examinations, including the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG). The initiative, titled 'Pariksha Karmayogi: Capacity-Building Programme for Examination Officials', has been designed to enhance the capabilities ...

Saket Gokhale: Dissident TMC MPs cannot avoid disqualification

New Delhi Former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale on Saturday claimed that rebel TMC MPs seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary group would face disqualification if they supported the BJP-led NDA, asserting that the anti-defection law provides no protection for a "split". In a post on X, Gokhale accused the dissident MPs of attempting to transfer the mandate they received on a Trinamool Congress tic...

NDMC offers 10% rebate on property tax payments till June 30

New Delhi The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Saturday announced a 10 per cent rebate on property tax for the financial year 2026-27 for taxpayers who clear their dues on or before June 30. In a statement, the civic body urged property owners within its jurisdiction to avail themselves of the rebate by making timely payments through its online portal or other authorised payment modes. The rebate scheme has been a recurring fe...

CM Naidu to visit Singapore to woo investors, review key collaborations

Amaravati Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will embark on a two-day visit to Singapore to attract investments and review key collaborations on Amaravati and other projects. As per the official schedule, the CM will depart from Bengaluru for the city-state at 11.35 am on June 14. "Naidu will visit Singapore from June 15 to 16 to attract investments and review collaborations related to the development of Amarava...

Delhi court refuses stay in Jaipur Polo Ground eviction dispute

New Delhi Paving the way for the eviction of Jaipur Polo Ground in the Race Course area of the national capital, a Delhi court declined to grant interim protection to the Indian Polo Association (IPA) against the Centre's order directing it to vacate the ground. The order dated June 12 was posted on the court website on Saturday as officials of the Land and Development Office under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry took ...

Shah holds consultations with demographic changes Panel

New Delhi Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday directed the high-level committee on demographic change to closely examine shifts in population patterns in India's border districts and assess the impact of illegal migration and other "unnatural causes". Chairing a meeting of the panel, Shah asked the committee to undertake field visits to border regions, metropolitan cities and industrial centres to study demograph...

SEBI moves SC against SAT relief to SICCL managers in Sahara OFCD case

New Delhi The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approached the Supreme Court challenging a part of the Securities Appellate Tribunal's (SAT) order that granted relief to four managers and the company secretary of Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd (SICCL) in the long-running OFCD case. A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana is scheduled to hear SEBI's plea on J...

Forces must be mentally prepared: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi Addressing the Combined Graduation Parade at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal near Hyderabad, Singh observed that military superiority is no longer determined solely by the size of a nation's armed forces. "Earlier, it seemed that the big powers had a decisive edge on the battlefield. But now, comparatively, even small powers can cause heavy losses with their small but dangerous weapons and new tactics," he sai...

IIT Madras report flags major structural defects in Goa's iconic Kala Academy

Panaji A technical assessment by the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras has identified serious structural and waterproofing deficiencies in Goa's iconic Kala Academy building, raising concerns over the condition of the recently renovated cultural landmark. The findings are part of a report submitted to the Goa government following a site inspection conducted by experts from the National Centre for Safety of Heritage S...

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