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NEW DELHI: The unprecedented protest against the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday reached Delhi as hundreds of community members staged a protest near Jantar Mantar on Sunday. The protestors are demanding the announcement of compensation to the family of Rahul Bhat, who was killed inside the tehsil office. […]

BENGALURU: India’s men’s badminton team created history on Sunday by defeating 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 and winning the Thomas Cup for the first time in 73 years. Lakshya Sen kicked off the campaign for India by beating Anthony Sinsuka Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 and notching up a 1-0 lead against Indonesia. In the second encounter, […]

NEW DELHI: In a conspicuous effort to preserve the endangered avifauna, ornithologists are banking on genome resource banking (GRB). Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), a research institute in Tamil Nadu, has come forth with a ‘draft action plan’ that will be implemented in all 17 states in five zones including Delhi-NCR […]

  NEW DELHI: It was a sign of acknowledgement of its disconnect from India, Congress will embark on a nationwide Bharat Jodo Yatra in October this year, interim president Sonia Gandhi said on Sunday. The party will also set up a compact task force to drive the process of internal reforms that are essential for […]

NEW DELHI: It was like the old wine in the new bottle as Congress’ much-touted Nav Chintan Shivir gave subtle hints that the Gandhi scion will once again come to the forefront, with a bid to revive and re-energise the party. Delivering the closing remark on the concluding day of the three-day camp in Udaipur, […]