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Super El Niño may cause 4.5 lakh additional deaths globally, India faces 15,800 heat-related fatalities

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- A developing Super El Niño could lead to around 4.51 lakh additional deaths from extreme heat worldwide between September 2026 and February 2027, according to a new estimat... Read More


14 times in 10 months, two Election Commissioners objected on record to poll panel steps

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Former chief election commissioner O P Rawat has described the reported differences within the Election Commission over changes to voter registration Form 6 and other decisions ... Read More


Huge row after report flags two Election Commissioners objected to poll panel steps

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Former chief election commissioner O P Rawat has described the reported differences within the Election Commission over changes to voter registration Form 6 and other decisions ... Read More


Ayushman Bharat covers 60 crore people with Rs 5 lakh health cover, says PM Modi as scheme completes 8 years

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said more than 60 crore beneficiaries now have access to Rs 5 lakh annual health cover under Ayushman Bharat, as the flagship healthcar... Read More


TMC, BJP workers clash in southeast Kolkata over control of local party office, many injured

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Supporters of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction and the BJP clashed in Mukundapur, on the city's south-eastern fringes. The TMC alleged that several of its workers and leaders w... Read More


India sees CELAC as imp partner in shaping more representative global order: EAM Jaishankar

United Nations, Sept. 23 -- India and the regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries have a shared interest in ensuring that the Global South has a "stronger voice" in determining the fut... Read More


Global South may be in front row of global crisis, but is in 'back row' of decision-making: EAM Jaishankar

United Nations, Sept. 23 -- The Global South may be in the front row of the global crises but is in the "back row" of decision-making, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, as he called for... Read More


President Trump voices strong support for India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor

United Nations, Sept. 23 -- US President Donald Trump has said that his administration strongly supports the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC), saying there is a need to shift energy ... Read More


Fitch raises India's FY'27 GDP growth projections to 6.9%

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Fitch Ratings on Wednesday raised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.9 per cent, from 6.4 per cent, citing strong economic growth in the June quarter a... Read More


'One-man autocracy' under CEC, Gyanesh Kumar must be removed: Oppn after report on differences in poll panel

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The opposition on Wednesday cited a media report, which claimed that the two Election Commissioners objected to the Election Commission's steps 14 times in 10 months amid the SI... Read More