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Acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh has won the coveted Dutch Erasmus Prize for his writings on climate change and its impact on humanity, especially on the Indian subcontinent. Ghosh “has delved deeply into the question of how to do justice to this existential threat that defies our imagination,” the prize committee said in a statement. […]

Two autopsy assistants of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata were arrested on Monday on charges of illegally extorting money from the relatives of the victims of unnatural deaths whose bodies came to the hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination. This came to light as the two autopsy assistants – identified as […]

The BJP-led NDA faced a major setback in Jharkhand’s 28 tribal constituencies, winning only one seat, even after fielding as many as 21 new faces in the just-concluded assembly polls. The JMM-led coalition, on the other hand, succeeded in igniting a strong tribal sentiment and emerged victorious in the rest of the 27 seats. This […]

France announced Monday a new campaign to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse, as the country reckons with a mass rape trial that has shocked the public. Equality Minister Salima Saa unveiled a raft of initiatives two days after tens of thousands of people demonstrated […]

Russia’s land forces are bigger now than at the time of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but their quality has decreased since, a NATO top military official said on Monday. “The quality of those forces has gone down,” the Chair of NATO’s Military Committee, Dutchman Admiral Rob Bauer, said, pointing to the […]

Rajya Sabha member from Manipur, Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba, slammed his Mizoram counterpart K. Vanlalvena for suggesting a “separate administrative area” for the Kuki-Zo tribal communities to resolve the state’s ethnic conflict. Mr Leishemba, who belongs to the BJP, warned Mr Vanlalvena against “crossing the line” and urged him to refrain from interfering in Manipur’s internal […]

Russia said Monday its air defences had shot down eight ballistic missiles fired by Ukraine, amid heightened tensions over Kyiv’s use of Western-supplied long-range arms against Russia. Ukraine also targeted a Russian fuel depot while Russian aerial attacks wounded more than 30 in strikes on Odesa and Kharkiv, the latest wave of attacks. The nearly […]

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a “death sentence”. In his first remarks since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu last week, Khamenei told a Tehran […]

The Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections 2024-25 concluded with a peaceful vote counting on Monday, November 25, 2024. However, Kirori Mal College (KMC) declared the elections of two Central Councillors, Chirag (BA Programme, 1st year) and Gurdeep Chhawri (BA Hons Sanskrit, 1st year), as null and void. The decision follows directives from the Chief […]

Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that originates in the tissues of the pancreas, an organ located behind the stomach that plays vital role in digestion and helps in blood sugar regulation. It most commonly arises in the pancreatic ducts (exocrine tumours) however may also occur in hormone-producing cells (endocrine tumours). Pancreatic cancer is […]

BAREILLY: Three persons died and several others – including 20-odd police personnel – were injured when a court-mandated survey at the Mughal-era Jama Masjid in Sambhal spiralled into violent clashes on Sunday morning. Till the time of filing this report late on Sunday, three persons – including a police officer injured in the firing – […]

A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows a group of protestors being beaten by men in uniform. The post claims the footage shows a lathi charge during recent protests against a court-ordered survey at the Mughal-era Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. Let’s verify the truth behind the video in […]