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Indian Navy’s advanced frontline frigate Himgiri (F34) ahead of its commissioning in Visakhapatnam. (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: In a first for the Indian Navy, two major surface combatants from separate shipyards, stealth frigates Udaygiri (F35) and Himgiri (F34), will be commissioned simultaneously at Visakhapatnam on August 26, officials said on Sunday.“This will be the…

Congress leader Anand Sharma resigns as chairman of AICC Foreign Affairs Department Former union minister and Congress leader Anand Sharma has resigned from the post of the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Department of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), although he continues to be a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). Senior Congress…

Seven lives were lost in a deadly wall collapse in southeast Delhi’s Jaitpur on Saturday, and now police have arrested a 49-year-old tenant accused of illegally housing the victims on unsafe premises. The building’s landlord remains on the run.The tragedy struck on Saturday morning when a wall of a samadhi sthal in Hari Nagar, near…

Asaduddin Owaisi urges AMU to rollback fee hike, backs students’ protest NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has voiced support for the ongoing protests at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), urging the administration to reverse its recent fee hike.“In complete solidarity with the students of Aligarh Muslim University. The University must roll…

Police in Odisha’s Kendrapara district have arrested a man for allegedly abetting the suicide and sexually harassing a 19-year-old woman. The young woman’s charred body was discovered on the staircase of her home on 6 August. Her father alleged that her former boyfriend had circulated their intimate videos online, pushing her to take her own…

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (ANI) NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday expressed concerns over the increasing commercialisation of healthcare and education while speaking at an event in Indore. He said that both sectors, once considered acts of service, have now become unaffordable and inaccessible for the common man.“Health and education are extremely important…

NEW DELHI: The husband of a woman who died by hanging in their Sharjah flat last month was detained at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Sunday and handed over to police. Police said Satheesh, 40, from Sasthamcotta in Kollam district, is accused of abetting the suicide of his wife Athulya, 29, who was found dead under suspicious…

Congress leader KC Venugopal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday alleged “irregularities” in the 2019 Lok Sabha voters’ list and announced a “comprehensive audit” to uncover the purported fraud.“A comprehensive audit will be conducted to identify irregularities in the voters’ list from the last Lok Sabha elections,” news agency PTI…

A mild earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale shook parts of the Jhajjar region on Sunday afternoon, causing brief tremors but no casualties. The National Centre for Seismology said the quake struck at 4:10 pm, with its epicentre located 7 km east-northeast of Jhajjar at a depth of 10 km. This is the latest…

Tesla will open its second India showroom in New Delhi on Monday, bringing its flagship electric car experience closer to the capital’s audience. The new Tesla Experience Centre, located at Worldmark 3 in Aerocity, will open its doors at 2 PM on August 11. It will allow visitors to see and explore the company’s latest…