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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken blood and hair samples from Pravaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar , the duo arrested in connection with the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, to conduct DNA analysis and ascertain if they played a larger role than just sheltering the three Pakistani terrorists who shot 26 civilians, people familiar with the matter said. Pahalgam terror suspects were killed by security forces on July 28.(HT Photo) The DNA samples, collected from the Amphalla prison in Jammu, where the two are currently lodged, are likely to be matched with the clothes and weapons recovered…

The ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (Medicine at people’s doorstep’) scheme, introduced in Tamil Nadu in August 2021, and the Karnataka’s Gruha Arogya scheme, launched in October 2024 and expanded to all districts in June 2025, aim to deliver health care at doorsteps for persons with non-communicable diseases.Several other Sates are implementing similar programmes. While such initiatives represent significant strides toward proactive health care, they also prompt a profound question: as the system strives to reach people’s doorsteps, to what extent are citizens themselves able to reach, engage with, and influence health governance at different levels formally? The subject of citizen engagement Health governance,…

The Congress-led Karnataka government is likely to take a crucial decision this week with regard to the party’s pre-poll promise of granting internal reservations to 101 sub-groups in the Scheduled Castes (SCs) category.The Siddaramaiah-led government is facing the challenge of dividing the existing 17% reservation for the SCs in government jobs and public education between its sub-groups based on their backwardness. A report on the social, economic and educational situation among the SCs in Karnataka, prepared by the Commission headed by retired high court judge Justice H N Nagamohan Das, was submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on August 4. The…

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) is expected to fast-track plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. The reactor is said to be part of the country’s broader ambitions to set up a permanent base for humans to live on the lunar surface. Plans to expedite the lunar reactor emerged after US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who has been appointed as the temporary head of Nasa by President Donald Trump, sent a directive to the space agency. In the directive, Duffy has ordered Nasa to call for proposals from commercial companies to build a…

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly signed an order delaying the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods on Monday, hours before a trade truce between Washington and Beijing was due to expire. The halt on steeper tariffs will be in place for another 90 days, the Wall Street Journal and CNBC reported, citing Trump administration officials. The White House did not respond to queries on the matter.While the United States and China slapped escalating tariffs on each other’s products this year, reaching prohibitive triple-digit levels and snarling trade, both countries in…

India’s gems and jewellery exporters, citing high dependency on the US market, have expressed fears of job losses as steep 50 per cent tariffs would make Indian exports uncompetitive, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said in a statement on Monday.The exporters said that the US tariffs would have far-reaching repercussions across the economy—“disrupting critical supply chains, stalling exports, and threatening thousands of jobs”—as the US is the sector’s single largest market, accounting for over $10 billion in exports, nearly 30 per cent of the industry’s total global trade. “A blanket tariff of this magnitude is severely devastating…

New Delhi, Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Minister of Defence – Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lt Gen Sultan Kamaletdinov, held separate meetings with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan and Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Monday about advancing bilateral cooperation and expanding military-to-military ties. India, Kazakhstan discuss ways to boost defence cooperation, military ties He also called on Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth here. “In a cordial and friendly atmosphere, both ministers discussed matters related to defence cooperation and defence industrial collaboration. They agreed that the defence partnership between both sides was robust…

President Trump took questions from reporters about his plans to boost federal law enforcement in D.C. — and his plan to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

The Highlanders topped Group-E with seven points. | Photo Credit: X@NEUtdFC Spanish forward Jairo Samperio produced a late equaliser to help ISL club NorthEast United FC hold I-League 2 side Rangdajied United FC to a 2-2 draw in the concluding Group-E league match of the 134th Durand Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Monday. NorthEast United shot into lead with Bekey Oram converting a penalty in the 24th minute. Randajied scored successive goals through forward Manbha and Danzel Umdor in the 32nd and 44th minutes to lead 2-1 at half-time. However, Jairo scored in the 76th minute to save…

Here’s an uncomfortable fact: the hospitality industry is responsible for around 10 percent of the world’s food waste, with hotel buffets being a major contributor. But younger travelers, in particular, are asking for change, says Annie Jones, owner of Telos Travel, a luxury agency. “People are saying, ‘I don’t want a buffet, I don’t want a French restaurant if I’m not in France,’” she says. “They’re really looking for the local taste.” Jones notes a shift in interest toward properties such as the new Hôtel du Couvent, in Nice, France, which gathers ingredients for meals from its on-site farm. It’s…