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Patna, The ruling JD(U) in Bihar on Friday opposed the renewal of the Ganga water treaty with Bangladesh, saying the agreement conflicts with the state’s interests.JD(U) state president Umesh Kushwaha said the party’s stand was in line with the position taken by former chief minister Nitish Kumar, asserting that the concerns of the state’s people must be taken into account if the treaty is renewed.”Our leader Nitish Kumar has always spoken against the treaty. Now, as the term of the agreement is about to end, our stand is clear that it should not be renewed as it hampers the interests…
Dakar: Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it.The approach, which has not been used before in an Ebola response, comes as authorities struggle to contain what the WHO has described as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. Cases have been confirmed in six provinces, with more than 6,250 people infected and 3,039 killed since the outbreak was declared on May 15, according to the latest government…
The National Testing Agency, NTA, has released the AIAPGET Answer Key 2026. The provisional answer key has been released on September 3 for the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test. Candidates who have appeared for the examination can check the provisional key through the official website of AIAPGET at exams.nta.nic.in/aiapget/.AIAPGET Answer Key 2026 released at exams.nta.nic.in/aiapget/, raise objection till September 5Along with the answer key, the objection window has also opened. The objection window will close on September 5, 2026. Candidates who want to raise objections against the answer key may challenge the same by paying a non-refundable processing…
Karan Johar’s ‘Koffee With Karan’ continues to be one of the most beloved chat shows among fans, known for its candid confessions and quick-fire rounds. The host is gearing up to bring back a new season around this Diwali. Buzz around the guest lineup for ‘Koffee With Karan Season 9’ has already started making waves on social media, with reports suggesting Vicky Kaushal and Diljit Dosanjh could appear together as guests.‘Dil Chahta Hai’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ casts to reuniteAccording to Deccan Chronicle, the couch will also welcome Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Farhan Akhtar, and Akshaye Khanna together,…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States imposed sanctions on Singapore-based Wellbred Capital and its trading firms in the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, citing links with Iran, as it steps up measures to target Tehran’s global financial links.The company had ties to Iranian oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on its website on Monday (August 24, 2026).“Mr. Shamkhani built Wellbred as a company outside the…
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja described him as a “symbol of unity” and praised his work raising awareness about HIV and Aids among young people.Opposition MPs also paid tribute, with acting opposition leader Patrick Nsamba Oshabe saying: “Heritage and development were never rivals in his hands.”President Museveni has ordered an official burial for the monarch and national flags will fly at half-mast for three days around the funeral.On Wednesday, the Tooro kingdom’s Prime Minister, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, said the king had asked officials not to disclose the seriousness of his illness because he believed he would recover and return to…
A view of a planetary nebula. Image used for representation only. Credit: NASA Dark matter, the unseen substance that makes up most of the universe’s matter, could play a more dramatic role than previously thought.A new study suggests that heavy dark matter particles trapped inside a dense star could accumulate at its core, collapse into a tiny black hole roughly the mass of a loaded semi-truck and gradually transform the entire star into a black hole.The authors of the study, published in the latest issue of the Physical Review D, are H.A. Adarsha and Chandrachur Chakraborty of the Manipal Centre for…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating her on becoming Italy’s longest continuously serving PM in the postwar period, saying the relationship between the two countries was “stronger than ever”.Sharing a post on X, Meloni said, “Thank you, dear Narendra Modi, for your words and for your friendship. The relationship between Italy and India is today stronger than ever.”“The Special Strategic Partnership that we launched during our last meeting is the recognition of the importance of this bond and of the will to unite the expertise of our Nations to create new…
He relays a story about his time as chief secretary to the Treasury in 2007 when he was told: “No project in the north passed the Green Book, Minister.” He told me the same in 2020 when there were murmurings of reform to the formula. Chancellor Rachel Reeves pursued pilot projects to change the approach that could favour local investment.In the book, Burnham also advocates tearing up the Barnett formula, which allocates public spending, topping up spend for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland so they do not lose out to England as a whole. The effect, Burnham argues, is that…
Heavy rain lashes the national capital on the occasion of Janmashtami. DELHI: Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Friday, with dark clouds engulfing the city and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for intense rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds later in the day.The sudden downpour disrupted Janmashtami celebrations across the capital, catching many devotees off guard. Rain-soaked roads, umbrellas lining the streets and people scrambling for shelter were seen as the showers intensified.Waterlogging was reported at Indira Gandhi International Airport after heavy rainfall lashed the national capital.Heavy rainfall affected several flights arriving in Delhi, causing…