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'Mysore Pak' now 'Mysore Shree': Jaipur shops drop 'Pak' tag from sweets

Jaipur sweet shops rename traditional sweets, like dropping 'Pak' from popular sweet 'Mysore Pak' and adopting alternatives such as 'Shree' and 'Bharat' amid tension with Pakistan

Son of Sardaar' and 'Jai Ho' actor Mukul Dev dies at 54

Actor Mukul Dev, best known for his roles in films such as Son of Sardaar, Yamla Pagla Deewana and Jai Ho, has passed away, his brother Rahul Dev said on Saturday. He was 54.

If Centre, states work together like team India, no goal impossible: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said if the Union government and states work together like Team India, no goal is impossible.

Leaving for 5-nation visit, Tharoor says, "Won't be silenced by terrorism"

Tharoor made the remarks late last night just before his delegation left for a visit to Guyana, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and the United States.

Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting begins under PM chairmanship

Niti Aayog's 10th Governing Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, began here on Saturday.

Assam CM Sarma urges Vedanta, ITC to fast-track ₹5.18 trn investments

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met top industrialists here and sought fulfilment of their commitments made at an investment summit held in Guwahati in February.

NB.1.8.1, LF.7 variants of Covid detected in India: INSACOG data

One case of the newly emerging COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 and four instances of the LF.7 type have been detected in India, according to INSACOG data.

'If terrorism is rabid dog, Pak is wild handler': TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

Banerjee, who is part of an all-party delegation to Japan to highlight India's unwavering stand against cross-border terrorism and expose Pakistan

Monsoon arrives in Kerala, Indian mainland sees earliest onset since 2009

Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala, marking the earliest arrival over the Indian mainland since 2009; IMD forecasts above-normal rainfall and widespread showers ahead

One Covid-19 death reported from Thane, 8 new cases take total to 18

The civic body held a high-level review meeting on Friday to assess the situation and readiness of the health system

Delhi records low of 28.4 deg C; thunderstorms, rain forecast for weekend

The national capital on Thursday recorded a minimum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius, 1.7 notches below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

CM Gupta slams AAP for ignoring Delhi's issues at NITI Aayog for years

The chief minister also said that she will present a roadmap for a Viksit Delhi for Viksit Bharat' at the meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Marked shift in GCC stance on terror since Mumbai attacks: Indian envoy

Sunjay Sudhir, India's Ambassador to the UAE, also hailed the visit of the all-party delegation led by Shrikant Shinde to the country to highlight India's stance on the issue

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan not to attend NITI Aayog's Delhi meet

Last year also, Vijayan had not attended a Niti Aayog meeting of CMs in Delhi and had sent Balagopal in his stead.

'Ayogya body': Cong slams NITI meet as exercise in 'hypocrisy', 'diversion'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday chair the 10th governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog, which will focus on states, with a view to make India a developed nation by 2047

Southwest monsoon has arrived, says IMD, as rains batter parts of Kerala

This is the earliest onset of the monsoon over the mainland since 2009, the Indian Meteorological Department said after fierce rains threw life out of gear across Kerala on Saturday

Security forces arrest Prepak militant from Manipur's Kamjong district

One 9 mm pistol, along with ammunition, was seized from the possession of the arrested militant, said a senior officer

Building collapses after fire at factory triggers blast in Delhi's Bawana

17 fire tenders were sent, and no injuries have been reported, said Fire Department while adding that building collapsed due to some blasts

Building collapses after massive fire breaks out in Delhi's Bawana

The fire triggered an explosion inside the premises, due to which the building collapsed, and no injuries have been reported so far, Official said

Two Maoists killed in gunfight in Jharkhand

"Two Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces. The police have recovered their bodies," Palamu DIG YS Ramesh told PTI.