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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was conferred the FAO Agricola Medal, the highest honour of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, in recognition of his contribution to food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development.The award was presented at the FAO headquarters in Rome by Director-General Dr Qu Dongyu during…

A new survey by the Observer Research Foundation has found that young Indians overwhelmingly support a stronger response to cross-border terrorism and see the Middle East as central to India’s future economic ambitions.The survey, titled Foreign Policy Survey 2025: Young India and the Middle East, was conducted across 19 Indian cities between October and November…

Mayawati (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Several Dalit leaders of the Congress attempted to meet Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati at her Lucknow residence on Wednesday, prompting the grand old party to issue show-cause notices to them seeking an explanation for their “unauthorised” act.However, the visitors were turned away at the gate as they had…

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against a former Indian Navy officer for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth over Rs 3 crore, officials said on Wednesday.The officer joined the Navy as a sub-lieutenant in July 1989 and was promoted to the rank of captain in August 2016, equivalent to…

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari The BJP government in West Bengal has, within days of assuming office, rolled out a series of high-impact administrative, welfare and governance decisions aimed at signalling a policy break from the previous Trinamool Congress regime. The measures span welfare restructuring, recruitment reforms, reservation policy changes, scrutiny of caste certificates, educational…

Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Congress is set to return to the Tamil Nadu cabinet after nearly 60 years, after party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved the induction of MLAs Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan into the cabinet led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay.The…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday has enlisted the support of major social media platforms, including Meta, Google and Telegram, to crack down on rumours, fake paper leak claims and panic-inducing posts ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination, as the government steps up efforts to restore confidence in the country’s biggest medical entrance test after the…

Badminton star P V Sindhu at a Hyrox event in Bengaluru earlier this year (right) By IPL standards, this was a small crowd — around 2,000 people — but they knew how to make noise. So there was no shortage of adrenaline or atmospherics when the event billed as India’s ‘largest fitness race’ began at…

Representative photo (PTI) NEW DELHI: Vishva Hindu Parishad on Wednesday appealed to all state governments to strictly prohibit offering namaz on roads and ensure compliance with the Constitution and judicial directions, while also urging clerics and religious leaders to encourage Muslims to follow the law instead of “pushing them towards another path of terrorism”.The remarks…

PM Modi and Italy PM Girogia Meloni hailed the two nations’ bilateral ties. Kerala cabinet ministers were assigned portfolios two days after taking oath. WHO said that the risk of Ebola spreading in Congo and neighbouring Uganda remains high. Police ask Twisha Sharma’s family to take body, warn of decomposition Economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are…