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Tara had missed her cousin and best friend when Tina moved to the U.S. Would they be able to capture their old closeness?

The incident took place at around 12:30 AM in Gondwar village on Friday, around 20 km from Hazaribagh under Churchu block when the villagers were sleeping.

Gupta said her government views health care not as an expense, but as an investment

The fire broke out at Brundavan Laboratories Pvt Ltd in Yellagiri village of Choutuppal

The remarks of Jamaat-e-Islami leader came a day after the largest Islamist party of Bangladesh alleged that the election process had inconsistencies and fabrications

Odisha toppedhuman deaths in 2024-25 with171 deaths, followed by Jharkhand (87), West Bengal (53), Assam (74) and Tamil Nadu (61), says the environmental pressure group

The HPL rankings measure the primary sales performance of projects and rank them on the basis of total sales value and units sold.

A U.S. delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with meet Iranians

Chief Secretary V. Srinivas said the NABARD had carried out credit planning with the preparation of SFP for the next financial year to align financial institutions with the States development priorities

The United States captured President Nicolas Maduro in an audacious raid and whisked him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges early in January.

Here is a select list of stories to start the day.

The scheme is aimed at reducing infant mortality and morbidity, and improving nutritional outcomes among babies; the monthly kits comprise iron, multivitamin and vitamin D3 drops

BJP does not have requisite numbers in the State Assembly to ensure the election of third candidate to Upper House of Parliament

President Donald Trumps administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the area

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control granted general licenses to BP, Chevron, Eni, Repsol and Shell authorising transactions related to oil or gas sector operations in Venezuela, with certain conditions

India is focusing on providing AI infrastructure that will spur development of applications, promoting electronics manufacturing with a thrust on semiconductors, and ensuring people secure adequate reskilling opportunities, says Secretary for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology S. Krishnan; he adds international cooperation on AI governance is being explored and the country has potential to be a leader in offering affordable technologies

Slogans were raised in the Lok Sabha demanding the resignation of the Minister

The U.S. President confirmed that hes deploying a second aircraft carrier group to West Asia for potential military action against Iran

The teacher got bail and resumed his duties as a Booth Level Officer in the ongoing SIR work

This comes days after Congress announced that it will contest independently in all the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal

The Judge opined that the womans custodial interrogation was necessary to unearth if more children have been trafficked for such purposes

Crafted in 1954, the mace has become a symbol of excellence in the sport since it was presented to wrestler Vishwanath Singh in 1975 on being conferred with the Bihar Kesari title

States nine-year journey has seen change from crime to discipline, curfew to the rule of law, riots to celebrations, says CM responding to the discussion on the Governors address in the Assembly

The Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Atul Chandurkar says spectrum is a scarce natural resource owned by the people of India, with legal title vesting exclusively in the Union of India, which holds it in trust for the public

Her statement comes after jury president Wim Wenders response to a question on Gaza at a press conference, where he stated, We cannot really enter the field of politics, calling filmmakers the counterweight to politics

Deputy CM counters criticism over awards; says the awards were not announced for many years together andwere now being given on recommendation of a panel headed by ex-judge; A.R. Rahman, Karthi, Dhanush among artistes honoured

There will be an expansion of worker benefits, his financial inclusion, and an enhancement of his long-term social security

According to the preliminary inquiry, the speeding Swift car, driven by a 21-year-old, hit an autorickshaw before ploughing into people walking along the roadside near a Hanuman temple

He also unveils statue of late freedom fighter Theeran Chinnamalai installed in Erode district; inaugurates memorial hall in honour of late Keelapazhuvur Chinnasamy, who sacrificed his life fighting the imposition of Hindi, in Ariyalur district

According to officials, the services are being operated using Rajahamsa and Ashwamedha Classic buses on Saturdays and Sundays, and have been receiving a positive response from passengers.

This comes after the Supreme Court gave a weeks time to send a fresh list to the UPSC for empanelment

India and Bangladesh have an opportunity to reset ties with the defeat of Jamaat

Stranded workers sent a video to activist Sikander Ali on February 2, who shared it on social media, urging the Jharkhand government to help them return, as their passports were seized by the company