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Favouring firstborn sons

August 12, 2014 1:59 am

It is necessary and laudable to push for improving nutrition, advancing child and maternal health.

India home to one in every three child brides in world: UN report

July 23, 2014 2:09 am

In India, about 27 per cent of women aged between 20 and 49 were married before age 15.

Dairy farming in Africa 7,000 years ago

July 01, 2012 11:48 pm

Prehistoric people in Saharan Africa had dairy farming operations 7,000 years agoan insight revealed by their pottery.

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Indian opener Abhishek Sharma scored 84 off 35 and struck eight sixes against New Zealand in the first T20I. (Express Photo by Dhananjay Khedkar)

Need a bit of luck while bowling to Abhishek Sharma: Glenn Phillips

January 22, 2026 09:07 IST

"When a guy is in form like that, you just want to put the ball in the best areas you possibly can and hope he makes a mistake too," Phillips said about Abhishek Sharma

News Today Live Updates, 22 January | 9,599 fancy numbers were sold in Chandigarh in 2023: RLA data

Updated: January 22, 2026 09:18 IST

Latest News Live Updates | The biggest splurge came in 2025, when CH01DA0001 was auctioned for a whopping Rs 36.43 lakh, making it the most expensive fancy number sold in the last five years.

The case is linked to a CBI probe into builders and Noida Authority officials following adverse findings by the CAG and Allahabad High Court.

Before Yuvraj’s death, a planned Sports City, a ‘scam’, CBI probe after HC order

January 22, 2026 09:02 IST

Story of the swampy plot in Noida Sector 150 in which software engineer drowned.

‘When America booms, the entire world booms’: Takeaways from Trump’s speech at Davos

Updated: January 22, 2026 09:01 IST

The US President’s showstopping appearance at Davos featured characteristic bravado and bluster. From Greenland to Ukraine, the US economy to immigration, no subject was off the table

Mumbai police oppose bail plea of BEST driver accused in Bhandup crash that killed four

January 22, 2026 08:47 IST

Family members of one of the victims, a 24-year-old woman, have filed an intervention plea opposing Sawant’s bail application. The court is likely to pass an order on the matter next week.

The EC had earlier recommended their suspension and criminal proceedings.

EC seeks action-taken report from state on 4 officials

January 22, 2026 08:44 IST

The Election Commission on Wednesday directed West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty to submit a report on action taken against four state officials accused of illegally adding names to voter lists in Baruipur-Purba and Moina Assembly seats.

President Donald Trump talks to media after a meeting during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo)

After backing down on Greenland tariffs, Trump says ‘framework of future deal’ reached

Updated: January 22, 2026 09:10 IST

Donald Trump stated that he would not impose the tariffs set to take effect on February 1. Trump noted that “additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland,” and that further details will come up as the talks continue.