NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old medical student from Kerala was allegedly murdered in Uzbekistan by a fellow Indian student, with her family claiming the attack followed repeated attempts to pressure her to convert her religion. Sawariya Basanth, a first-year student at...

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When mountaineer Hemant Sachdev plunged into a crevasse on Mount Everest in 2013, he narrowly escaped death. The experience would go on to shape a mission that has transformed mountain rescue operations for India’s armed forces. The Khumbu Icefall, one of the...

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NEW DELHI: Booking train tickets through the IRCTC website is set to become faster and more user-friendly, with the Railways announcing that the beta version of a revamped portal will be launched soon. According to the Railway Board, the redesigned website will...

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NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning July 20, a coalition of women’s organisations and activists has demanded the “unconditional and immediate” implementation of 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state...

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NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed all states and Union Territories to strictly adhere to the prescribed script and pronunciation while singing or playing the national song and the national anthem. In a letter issued on Thursday to state chief secretaries and UT...

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