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Nearly 66,000 Indians took oath of American citizenship in 2022: CRS report

An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million

Chess: Gukesh wins Candidates, becomes youngest challenger for world title

The Chennai-based teen bettered Kasparov's record by quite a distance as the Russian great was 22 when he qualified in 1984 to clash with compatriot Anatoly Karpov

Maldives' Prez Muizzu secures 'supermajority' in parliamentary elections

In the 2019 elections, the then-ruling MDP won a supermajority, with 64 seats while the then-opposition PPM-PNC coalition won just eight

Maldivian President Muizzu-led PNC secures majority in Parliamentary polls

According to a sun.mv news portal report, PNC contested for 90 constituencies, while main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) contested for 89 constituencies

Rupee appreciates 5 paise to 83.39 against US dollar in early trade

On Friday, the rupee appreciated 8 paise to close at 83.44 against the US dollar

LS polls: CM Revanth Reddy lashes out at BJP, alleges PM insulted T'gana

Does Modi have the right to seek votes in Telangana when he insulted the state, the CM asked while addressing a rally in support of the Congress' Bhuvanagiri candidate Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

Over 2,000 criminal cases against MPs, MLAs decided in 2023: SC told

On November 9 last year, in a significant verdict aimed at fast-tracking trials in more than 5,000 criminal cases against lawmakers, the top court had directed high courts to set up a special bench

'Key provisions of CAA may violate certain Articles of Indian Constitution'

In tandem with a National Register of Citizens (NRC) planned by the federal government, the CAA may threaten the rights of India's large Muslim minority of 200 mn, alleged the three-page report

India's role in medical product space represents unique opportunity: FDA

Dr Robert Califf, US FDA Commissioner will be one of the keynote speakers at the 18th edition of the annual largest gathering of pharma and healthcare sectors

LS polls: PM Modi, Shah to address rallies in Chhattisgarh in next 3 days

Polling will be held for Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, and Kanker seats in the second phase on April 26

Aditya solar mission continuously sending data about Sun: Isro chief

"We are looking into the sun in a continuous manner - UV magnetic charges observation, corona graph observation, X-ray observation and other things," he said

Congress announces candidates for nine more Lok Sabha seats in Andhra

According to an All India Congress Committee (AICC) press release, Jagna Goutham will contest from Amalapuram (SC), Valluru Bhargav (Vijayawada) and B A Samad Shaheen (Hindupur), among others

Home voting conducted for sr citizens, PWDs in 4 segments of Jammu LS seat

Of the 514 electors, 498 (96.88 per cent) exercised their franchise by availing of the home voting facility on the first day, they said

Kejriwal didn't raise insulin issue with Aiims specialists: Tihar officials

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Tihar administration of denying insulin to Kejriwal, who suffers from diabetes. The party has also alleged a "conspiracy" to "kill" him

Retailers body to seek govt intervention on business practices of POCO

These actions by POCO not only harm the legitimate sales channels but also result in financial losses to the government exchequer, ORA charged

Lord Ram belongs to everyone, not only Hindus, says Farooq Abdullah

Attacking the saffron party, Abdullah said that it got scared of the popularity of former chief minister Hemant Soren and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

Maldives Prez Muizzu-led PNC inches closer towards landslide win in polls

According to information released by the Elections Commission (EC), 207,693 people cast their ballots as of 5:00 pm local time, making for a voter turnout of 72.96 per cent

Four J'khand DMs fined for submitting incomplete reports on Ganga pollution

In February, the panel had imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on Jharkhand after noting that no report was filed from any district magistrate, who are heads of District Ganga Protection Committees

EC files FIR against Karnataka BJP official for illegally carrying cash

The matter came to light on Saturday when the Static Surveillance Team (SST) of Chamrajpet intercepted a car here carrying cash of Rs 2 crore at 4.05 pm and intimated income tax officials, they said

15% drop in over-speeding challans till mid-April, say Delhi Police

A senior traffic police official said the police have significantly curbed over-speeding incidents on the city's roads through meticulous planning and implementation