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New Delhi: At 90 million, India ranked second in the number of adults living with diabetes in 2024. China was first at 148 million and the US ranked third at 39 million, according to a study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal. Researchers, including those from the ...

New Delhi: India and the US are "very near" to finalising the trade agreement, and it would be announced when both sides are ready, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday. The negotiating teams of both sides are discussing virtually all pending issues, he said."Its very near, but we ...

New Delhi: India has been ranked 80th in the Henley Passport Index 2026, marking an improvement of five places compared to last year, according to reports. The ranking indicates that Indian passport holders can now travel visa-free or obtain a visa-on-arrival in 55 destinations worldwide.According to the Henley Passport ...

Jammu: Indian Army troops opened fire to take down multiple suspected Pakistani drones that entered Indian territory from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening, army officials said in Jammu. However, the drones briefly hovered in the Manjakote sector ...

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s administration on Tuesday dismissed five more government employees after accusing them of working covertly for two proscribed militant organisations. Officials described the move as part of a broader, “decisive” effort to dismantle what they termed the terror ecosystem operating within ...

Srinagar: The Indian Army late Sunday night opened fire after detecting a Pakistan drone in the Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district along the Line of Control (LoC), defence sources confirmed.Troops deployed in the forward area picked up the drone’s movement during routine surveillance and immediately activated ...

Jammu: Security forces picked up movement of suspected drones in several forward areas along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday evening, officials said.All the flying objects came from the Pakistan side and returned after ...

Mumbai: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said a hijab-clad woman would one day become India's prime minister as the country's Constitution accords equal status to people from all communities unlike that of Pakistan, which restricts top constitutional posts to a single community.His remark drew a sharp reaction from the ...

With the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, former chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), an extremely acrimonious phase of that country’s politics has come to an end. It also coincides with the beginning of a new era marked by the homecoming of her 60-year-old son, Tarique Zia, now ...

Dhaka: The air force chiefs of Bangladesh and Pakistan have held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 fighter aircraft to Dhaka, the Daily Star reported, citing Pakistan’s military.Referring to Pakistan military’s press wing, the report said on Wednesday that the talks took place in Islamabad. ...