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Relentless rainfall paralyzed Mathura, causing widespread waterlogging and exposing civic lapses NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall lasting over two hours on Wednesday left Mathura submerged and brought the city to a standstill. Amid the chaos, a traffic policeman displayed exceptional courage and quick thinking to rescue a family trapped in a car beneath a flooded underpass.The…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a specially designed commemorative postage stamp and a coin highlighting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‘s (RSS) contribution to the nation at a programme in Delhi on Wednesday to mark the centenary celebrations of the Hindutva organisation.Prime Minister Modi attended the event at Dr Ambedkar International Centre as the chief…

The United States has entered a federal government shutdown, the first in nearly seven years, after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed funding bill. The impasse was triggered by deep partisan divisions over spending and health care, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed and government operations disrupted.The Senate vote on Tuesday night fell 55–45,…

Oil marketing companies on Wednesday revised the prices of commercial LPG cylinders, increasing the cost of a 19 kg cylinder by Rs 15.50. In Delhi, the new retail price for a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder will be Rs 1,595.50. The prices of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinders remain unchanged, as reported by ANI. The…

The US is staring down a partial government shutdown as the clock ticks toward Tuesday’s midnight deadline, with President Donald Trump and Congress still deadlocked over a spending bill. If no deal is struck, hundreds of thousands of federal employees deemed nonessential will be furloughed — and this time, Trump is warning he may go…

File photo (Picture credit: AP) The US federal government officially entered a shutdown after Democrats and Republicans failed again to pass competing funding plans in the Senate, deepening the partisan standoff over federal spending and health care.On a 55-45 vote, the GOP proposal to extend funding until November 21 fell short of the 60 votes…

Shubman Gill of India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) New Delhi: A month before the official announcement, Shubman Gill was told that he was going to be India’s next Test captain. In a meeting with coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and a top cricket administrator, he was informed that he would lead India…

NEW DELHI: The govt Tuesday extended to Nov 30 the deadline for central govt employees to switch from National Pension System (NPS) to Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), following a tepid response by central govt employees covered under NPS. The earlier cut-off date was Sept 30.This will enable more eligible existing employees, retirees and legally wedded…

Trump claims $500 mn settlement with Harvard (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his administration had struck a deal with Harvard University after what he described as months of negotiations. “I guess we reached a deal with Harvard today, so we’ll see how that, all you have to do is…

VIDHISHA: Every day, in a village 80km from Bhopal, the lines ‘Jai Lankesh gyan gun sagar, Asur raj sab lok ujagar’ reverberate across homes and fields. Unlike rest of the country, people here recite ‘Ravan Chalisa’, perform aartis of Ravan as god, not demon.On Thursday, when effigies of Ravan will be burnt to celebrate Dussehra,…