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Devendra Fadnavis is set to take oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan tomorrow, starting his third term in the top post. The BJP leadership finalised Mr Fadnavis today as its choice for the Chief Minister post, potentially ending the long-drawn suspense over who would get the top job. Soon after, his name was […]

Namibia has elected its first female President, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner of last week’s disputed elections. Defying predictions of a runoff election, Ms Nandi-Ndaitwah, the current Vice President of the Southern African country, won with 57 per cent of the vote. With this, Namibia’s ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) party extended […]

A new rail coach restaurant was inaugurated here at the Uzan Bazar riverfront by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), in an effort to offer passengers a “unique dining experience”. The initiative is part of NFR’s broader vision to transform decommissioned train coaches into aesthetically designed restaurants with a touch of local heritage, said a release […]

Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were stopped at Ghazipur border when they were on their way to Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, where violence erupted two weeks back over the survey of a mosque. The Gandhi siblings and several Congress workers were stopped by police officers, citing the sensitive law and order situation […]

Honda Cars India has launched the latest iteration of the Amaze in the Indian market. The compact sedan has been launched at an introductory price of Rs 7.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and comes with tons of changes over the previous version. These changes can be seen in the form of design, extended feature lists, improved safety, […]

A man, his wife and a daughter were allegedly stabbed to death in south Delhi’s Neb Sarai this morning, police said. His son survived as he was out on a morning walk. The victims have been identified as Rajesh (53), his wife Komal (47), and their 23-year-old daughter Kavita. According to reports, the son had […]

NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was seen washing utensils at the Golden Temple shortly after his assassination attempt. This came after SAD leader Balwinder Singh Bhunder informed that Badal would continue performing ‘seva’ after the attack. “This is the place of Wahe Guru, He protects us. ‘Seva’ will continue. We trust […]

John Leung, an FBI informant who was gathering intelligence on China, was among the three people freed in a rare prisoner swap between the two countries. The other two were Mark Swidan and Kai Li. John Leung was taken into custody in China in 2021 after he travelled to the mainland at 75. Later, he […]

Wikipedia has published its yearly list of the 25 most popular searches on the platform in 2024. The crowdsourced encyclopedia offered a glimpse of subjects that caught people’s attention, became worldwide trends, or characterised this year. With more than 44 million views, the most popular page on Wikipedia was – the list of deaths in […]

A total subsidy of Rs 56,993 crore is given every year by the Indian Railways to all categories of passengers, with a 46 per cent rebate on every ticket, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. Replying to multiple questions in the Lok Sabha on restoring discounts given to various categories of train passengers, he […]

Days after Lawrence Bishnoi gang member and lady don ‘Madam Maya’ was arrested, the Jaipur police also caught her aide on Tuesday. Rajendra, known as ‘Joker’, was taken into custody from Punjab’s Bathinda jail. Rajendra, who has been in jail in Punjabi politician-singer Sidhu Moosewala’s murder case, had planned to extort money from two businessmen […]

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday unanimously elected as Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party. A legislature party meeting of the BJP was held at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan here to elect its leader, who is expected take over as the next chief minister of the state. The BJP core committee chose Fadnavis […]