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In the quiet pre-dawn hours a few days ago, when most Bhubaneswar residents were still in deep slumber, the piercing siren of a fire tender broke the silence. The emergency? A cat trapped in an abandoned well in Nayapalli.It wasn’t a typical fire emergency. However, for the Odisha Fire & Emergency Service (OFES), every life,…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission said Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, who on Sunday afternoon had acknowledged its letter granting an appointment on Monday noon to an Opposition delegation comprising no more than 30 members, “changed his tone” at the 11th hour and insisted on EC meeting all the 300 Opposition MPs protesting against special…

Amit Shah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday complimented the security forces for the successful, safe and smooth conduct of the Amarnath Yatra — coming as it did after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor — saying that more than 4.1 lakh pilgrims had visited the holy cave this…

The landscape of health and longevity in India is witnessing a quiet but profound transformation, driven by advancements in regenerative medicine, particularly stem cell research. What was once considered a speculative area of science is now demonstrating tangible results, fostering a new perspective on aging not merely as an inevitable decline but as a process…

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (PTI file photo) The AAP government in Punjab withdrew its land pooling policy on Monday in the face of stiff opposition from rival political parties and farmer bodies.Although the government had been vehemently defending the policy, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a few days ago, ordered an interim stay on…

India slammed Pakistan army chief Asim Munir for his nuclear sabre-rattling calling it Pakistan’s stock-in-trade, while also venting its disappointment in an official statement with the US where Munir was reported to have again raised the bogey of nuclear war with India.Accusing the Pakistan military of working in tandem with terrorist groups, the Ministry of…

Stray dog and Munir (File photos) The ministry of external affairs slammed Pakistan army chief Asim Munir‘s “nuclear” remarks made in the US, calling Pakistan “an irresponsible state with nuclear weapons” and saying “nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan’s stock in trade.” In Karnataka, Congress leader and cooperation minister KN Rajanna resigned after the party high command…

Jairam Ramesh (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a dig at the election commission, remarking, “Chunav aayog (election commission) is chunav aayog, it cannot be ‘churao aayog’ (theft commission).“The senior Congress leader was reacting to the detention of Congress leaders on their way to the election commission’s office…

NEW DELHI: The union ministry of home affairs on Monday defended the power granted to the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir to nominate five members to the legislative assembly.The ministry submitted an affidavit to the Jammu and Kashmir high court in response to plea of Congress leader Ravinder Sharma challenging the constitutional validity of…