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Indore, Surat bag cleanest city accolade at Swachh Survekshan awards, Maharashtra top among states

Of towns on the Ganges, Varanasi was ranked cleanest in the Swachh Survekshan survey 2023, with Prayagraj and Bijnor finishing a close second and third.

Argentina answers economist Javier Milei’s ‘out with political elite’ refrain, elects him president

Milei has pledged 'shock therapy' to revive country's economy. Plan includes shutting central bank, ditching peso & slashing spending — potentially painful reforms that's resonated with voters.

Former Russian president mocks Carlsberg after it says business was stolen in Russia

Carlsberg halted investments in Russia shortly after the Ukraine invasion. In February, Putin gave temporary control of its affiliate Russian brewer Baltika to the federal government.

Concerns about advanced age of US leaders rise after Biden, McConnell’s public lapses

McConnell, 81, stopped talking mid-sentence at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and stood mutely for 23 seconds until he was led away from reporters.

How Droupadi Murmu became the ‘people’s Governor’ in Jharkhand

In 'Madam President', Sandeep Sahu shows why Droupadi Murmu was an exceptional governor.

Four Colombian children found alive weeks after plane they were on crashed in jungle

The siblings, who belong to an indigenous community, were rescued near the border between Colombia’s Caqueta and Guaviare provinces, close to where the small plane had crashed.

‘Office of President reduced to tokenism’ — Kharge attacks Modi over Parliament inauguration

Congress chief says Ram Nath Kovind not invited for foundation-laying either, claims election of Dalit and tribal presidents seems to have been done only for ‘electoral reasons'.

Droupadi Murmu is not a fan of scripted speeches. She prefers to speak from the heart

In Droupadi Murmu, Kasturi Ray looks back at the life of the President from her childhood in Odisha to now.

Vietnam Parliament elects Communist Party veteran Vo Van Thuong as new state president

The ruling Communist Party picked Thuong Wednesday as president, a largely ceremonial role but one of the top four political positions in the Southeast Asian nation.

Minority outreach, LS & assembly polls, caste balance — key factors for Governor appointments 

Six Governors appointed, seven others reshuffled. This comes in the wake of President Murmu accepting the resignations of Koshyari as Maharashtra Governor and Mathur as Ladakh L-G.

On Camera

India’s space economy can take flight with 100% FDI, but it needs a law to lift-off

With a new liberalised FDI regime, India’s space sector will witness more investments and technology transfers. But how well can an executive policy function without a legal framework?

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.