NEW DELHI: India has achieved a remarkable reduction in school dropout rates, according to a new report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The Comprehensive Modular Survey: Education 2025, conducted during the April-June 2025 period as...

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UNITED NATIONS: Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday addressed the UN General Assembly, becoming the first head of state from his country to do so in nearly 60 years. Al-Sharaa declared that Syria was “reclaiming its rightful place among the nations of the...

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BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by Elon Musk’s X Corp challenging the Centre’s content takedown orders, ruling that no global platform can evade Indian law and that American free-speech principles cannot be “transplanted”...

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Union government for opposing consideration of Balwant Singh Rajoana’s plea for commutation of his death sentence, nearly three decades after he was convicted for the 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief...

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CARACAS: A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwest Venezuela on Wednesday evening, shaking buildings across several states and neighbouring Colombia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Epicentre near Mene Grande The quake’s epicentre was about 24...

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KYIV/NEW YORK: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes India is “mostly with us” in the war effort and expressed hope that US President Donald Trump can persuade New Delhi to scale back purchases of Russian oil. In an interview with Fox News,...

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