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PESHAWAR, May 5: A prominent cleric was shot dead in a targeted attack in Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, police said. Unidentified gunmen ambushed the vehicle of Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Idrees in the Utmanzai area of Charsadda district, injuring two security guards accompanying him, they said. Idrees was considered among the senior and respected religious scholars in Pakistan, known for his contributions to religious education. According to police, the assailants ope

NEW DELHI, May 3: The Union Health Ministry on Sunday released a guidance document providing a framework for screening, diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of childhood diabetes. According to the ministry, the document, for the first time, establishes a structured and standardised national framework, positioning India among a select group of countries that have integrated childhood diabetes care into the public health system. The Guidance Document on Diabetes Mellitus in Children was r

BEIRUT, May 2: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday as hostilities continued between Israel and Hezbollah despite a ceasefire. The Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon Saturday came as Israels military issued a new warning for residents of nine southern villages to evacuate. Israels military and Lebanons Hezbollah have kept up their attacks despite a ceasefire in place since April 17. Lebanons state-run National News Agency reported

NEW DELHI, May 2: Mobile phones across the country went abuzz after Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the cell broadcast alert system on Saturday that will warn citizens about emergency and natural disasters in their area. The Department of Telecom had already alerted citizens about the trial run of the service on April 29 to avoid panic, with an appeal to ignore any alerts they receive. The test message read: Extremely Severe Alert. India launched Cell Broadcast using indigen

JOHANNESBURG, May 1: A leading Hindu organisation in South Africa has urged authorities not to airbrush the history of Indians in the country, calling for greater representation of the communitys contributions in school textbooks currently under revision. In an open letter, South African Hindu Dharma Sabha (SAHDS) president Ram Maharaj said the history of Indians, despite the community being a minority, must be adequately reflected in curricula. As far back as 1981, the SAHDS had adopted a unani

NEW DELHI, Apr 30: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively. A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class 10, examination. About 1,03,316 students took the Indian School Certificate (ISC), or Class 12, exam. Girls outperformed boys in both examinations. In ICSE, girls reco