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'Will work to strengthen party': Nitish Kumar's son Nishant joins JD(U)

Speculation is rife that Nishant will be made deputy CM in the new government

PM Modi inaugurates India's 1st 'ring metro' in Delhi: Check route details

PM Modi launches two Delhi Metro corridors completing the capital's first ring metro while also laying foundation stones for new routes and housing projects worth thousands of crores

Nearly 4 mn beneficiaries to get ₹9,000 next week: Himanta on Women's Day

The single-day transfer to women beneficiaries comes as the state gears up for Assembly elections, when the BJP-led government will seek a third straight term

Odisha CM disburses ₹5,100 cr to over 10 mn women under Subhadra Yojana

An amount of ₹5,000 each was credited to the bank accounts of 10.2 million women, who have already received a similar amount in three instalments

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon, Iran hits Bahraini desalination plant

Israeli officials said the strikes targeted commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force

Australia storm past India by 10 wickets in women's one-off pink ball Test

Australia earlier did the ground work for their victory, bowling out India for 149 in their second innings, and then scaled down a nominal target of 25 without any ado

Renewed search for missing MH370 yields no clues as families demand answers

An expensive multinational search failed to turn up any clues to its location, although debris washed ashore on the east African coast and Indian Ocean islands

From planning to safety, women take on key roles at upcoming Noida airport

The airport, which recently received its aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is expected to begin passenger services within the next one-and-a-half to two months

Iran continues strikes on Arab states, global oil supply shock deepens

Iran's strikes continued even after its President Masoud Pezeshkian said he had instructed the military not to attack any nation that isn't striking the Islamic Republic

22 Iranian sailors of IRIS Dena discharged from Sri Lankan hospital

They were admitted on Wednesday after the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank after being torpedoed by a US submarine off Galle on the island's southern coast

Why Trump's plan to secure tankers in Strait of Hormuz may face hurdles

Trump has floated deploying Navy escorts for tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, but analysts say geography, Iranian military threats and limited naval resources pose challenges

UAE says air defences intercepting missiles, drones launched from Iran

The military response follows a wave of aerial threats targeting the Gulf nation

Bank of England may be wary of looking past another energy price shock

Markets are all but ruling out a rate cut this month that had looked like a done deal prior to the war on Iran, and traders now put the chance of any easing at all this year at around 50-50

'Every promise fulfilled': Punjab FM presents ₹2.60 trn budget for FY27

This is the last budget of the AAP government in Punjab before it goes to polls early 2027

West Asia crisis, crude prices likely to steer stock markets this week

Besides, global market trends and trading activity of foreign investors would also drive investors' sentiment

PM inaugurates, lays foundation stone of projects worth ₹15,200 cr in Delhi

The prime minister visited GPRA Type-5 quarters in Sarojini Nagar and handed over the keys to female allottees

Same-gender doctor matching may lower patient satisfaction: Study

Studies conducted in the past on in-person healthcare settings have shown that patients tend to report higher satisfaction when matched with doctors of the same gender

Over 100k mature trees chopped in Assam in 10 years, experts raise concern

The Assam government said that all these trees were cut in dire necessity to develop projects

Congress slams govt over pollution, seeks review of air quality norms

Ramesh also said the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) itself needs a laser-like focus on PM2.5

Tensions in West Asia to impact Indian, other steel markets: BigMint

BigMint analysts said crude oil, LNG, and freight costs are rising simultaneously, transmitting cost pressure directly into steel and steel-related commodity markets