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India is among the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping, having deployed more than 3,00,000 troops across 50 missions to date

18-month-old calf, which is unable to stand or walk, has been shifted from Kodanad elephant centre to a specially arranged animal ambulance with the help of a crane and 10-12 people, before being taken to Kochi airport for a chartered flight to Jamnagar, accompanied by veterinary experts, say officials

Shakeel Ahmed, Commissioner, Urban Development, cited examples from every day problems faced by residents of Belagavi and the solutions attempted by officers of various agencies

Under the new regulations, the Bihar government’s education department has now even prohibited outsiders and unauthorised persons from visiting the school campuses without prior permission from concerned officials

The community project, named Resilient Lanka, will be jointly implemented by Equinoct, a Kochi-based community-sourced environmental and climate-modelling technology solutions provider, and Happiness Project, a newly formed foundation, under overall supervision of Ezhikkara panchayat

Many parts of the national capital, including IIT Delhi, ITO, Dwarka, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh, Alipur, Bawana, and Jahangirpuri, witnessed “severe” level air pollution

The FDA urged citizens to report instances of illegal drug manufacturing or sales, as well as suspected substandard drugs, medical devices and cosmetics, to its commissioner’s office or the nearest district office

Advances in oncology have improved treatment options, but their benefits remain out of reach for many patients who cannot afford to complete the prescribed course. This is despite the recent decision to cap trade margins on 137 identified non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines, providing some relief, writes Afshan Yasmeen...

The 41-year-old doctor was allegedly assaulted and robbed of valuables worth ₹3.25 lakh after being lured to an apartment on the pretext of an emergency medical need

The State Government has to make a political decision on whether to go with the Election Commission of India’s rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) or not

Multiple building collapses and fires in unauthorised or illegal constructions, killing several people just this year, have once again exposed the larger urban infrastructure problem of Delhi, where lakhs of people are living in unplanned areas

The fire, reported at 1.28 a.m., originated in a ground-floor shop where mobile batteries were stored before spreading to all four floors

The fire broke out around 4.15 am in Screen 2 of Padma Theatre, which was scheduled to release two new films on Friday

In Maharashtra, the fallout from the Gokul Milk Federation election intensified on November 5 as Congress accused the BJP of stealing milk producers’ votes after Satej Patil’s panel clinched 13 of 25 seats

MP is developing a modern road network through the construction of state highways, four-lane, six-lane and eight-lane roads, as well as greenfield expressways: CM Mohan Yadav

For over two years, 45 toddy-tapper and 10 Dalit families in Nizamabad’s Tallarampur have allegedly faced a complete social boycott for defying their Village Development Committee’s (VDC) orders. Denied access to groceries, medical aid and social gatherings, they have been pushed to the margins of everyday life. The growing clout of VDCs and nearly 90 complaints of alleged excesses before the Backward Classes Commission bring the larger issue into focus, as Ravi Reddy finds during a ground visit

The package includes 130 crore reserved for primitive tribes, ₹30 crore reserved for the Pardhi community, and also provides for 100% government grant for individual and collective benefit schemes

India must eliminate situations that lead to sewer cleaning deaths

Dr. Sarah is the granddaughter of the late J.H. Shamsuddin Jukaku, a lawyer from Bhatkal who served as Deputy Finance Minister in the erstwhile Mysore State government, led by the then Chief Minister B.D. Jatti, in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Traders say delayed licences have squeezed the window of sale, while confusion over green crackers persists as buyers continue to expect the familiar loud bangs of conventional fireworks.