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Mamata extends greetings

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated Omar Abdullah on being sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir...

BJP Chief Hopes New Govt Will Further Strengthen ‘Peace’

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Wednesday congratulated Omar Abdullah on being sworn in as chief minister, and expressed hope that...

Need to introspect if ‘good neighbourliness’ is missing somewhere: EAM In Pak

Islamabad: In a thinly veiled reference to both China and Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday highlighted how terrorism was holding back regional...

Govt orders withdrawal of NSG commandos from VIP security

New Delhi: The Union government has ordered the complete withdrawal of the counter-terrorist commando force NSG from VIP security duties and handing over its...

Centre Hikes DA By 3% For Employees, Pensioners

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 3 percentage points effective from July 1 this year, benefitting more than...

Redress Pensioners’ Grievances Within 21 Days: Centre

New Delhi: The Centre has asked all its departments to strive to redress pensioners’ grievances within 21 days, according to an official statement issued...

Global conflicts driving up to 21,000 deaths daily from hunger: Oxfam

Most food crises are ‘largely manufactured’, charity says in new report published on World Food Day LONDON: Hunger caused by conflicts around the world has...

Israel’s Lebanon campaign resumes strikes on Beirut despite US ‘opposition’

BEIRUT: Israel has resumed air strikes on Beirut despite objections from the United States over the way it is conducting its campaign in Lebanon. Israeli...

India, Canada must engage in open dialogue for resolution: Ontario-based organisation

OTTAWA: Amid the India-Canada diplomatic row, an Ontario-based organisation has said that it is "crucial" that both nations engage in open dialogue and work...

Proud to become first active member of BJP: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the BJP’s nationwide ‘active membership campaign’ and became the first active member of the party. Modi...

Govt increases MSP for all mandated rabi crops for 2025-26

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the increase in minimum support prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for marketing...

VP Dhankhar warns against ‘threatening effect of demographic disorder’

JAIPUR: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has warned the people against the threatening effect of demographic disorder “being engineered strategically for making political fortresses”. “Demographic disorder is...

Focus on making high quality products to tap global markets: Goyal

NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked the industry to focus on making high quality products to tap global markets....

Opposition Congress urges EC to conduct MP bypolls via ballot papers

BHOPAL: The Opposition Congress on Wednesday demanded the Election Commission to conduct by-polls at Vijaypur and Budhni in Madhya Pradesh through the ballot paper...

Sensex drops 318 points to settle at 81,501; Nifty declines by 86 points to 24,971

MUMBAI: Benchmark Sensex declined by 318 points while Nifty slipped below 25,000 level on Wednesday due to selling in IT and auto shares amid...

Explained: India’s fight against trachoma that can lead to irreversible blindness

NEW DELHI: Strong public health and community support has helped India to be free from trachoma — a highly contagious bacterial infection that has...

England 239-6 in second Test after Sajid strikes for Pakistan

MULTAN: Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan took three wickets in the space of 10 deliveries including centurion Ben Duckett to leave England on 239-6 in...

Neetu David becomes second Indian woman to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Neetu David was on Wednesday inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. A prolific spinner with more than 100...

TN CM To Skip Swearing-In Ceremony

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin will not be attending the swearing-in of Omar Abdullah as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir...

India At UN Condemns Pak’s ‘Unsubstantiated Allegations’ On J&K

New York : Counsellor Eldos Mathew Punnoose exercised India’s right of reply against Pakistan at the Joint General Debate on decolonization at the United...

First visit by EAM to Pak in 9 years: Jaishankar arrives in Islamabad to attend SCO meeting

Islamabad: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in the first...

Maharashtra to vote in single phase on Nov 20, Jharkhand in two phases on Nov 13; results on 23rd

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India Tuesday announced the Maharashtra assembly polls will take place on November 20, while Jharkhand polls will be...

Telecom leaders hail PM Modi’s bold vision for Digital India

NEW DELHI: At the 8th edition of India Mobile Congress during the International Telecommunication Union – World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (ITU-WTSA) 2024, telecom industry...

India, US ink Rs 32,000 cr deal for advanced drone procurement

NEW DELHI: India and the United States signed a significant deal on Tuesday worth Rs 32,000 crore for the procurement of 31 MQ-9B Sky/Sea...

Rajnath highlights maritime security at VLF station launch in Telangana

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasised the importance of maintaining peace and order in the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean region, urging...

Air India flight diverted to Canada over bomb threat

NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from New Delhi to Chicago was on Tuesday diverted to Canada after receiving a bomb threat which was...

Akash Ambani calls for holistic AI strategy focused on self-sufficiency

MUMBAI: Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Akash Ambani called for the government to embrace a holistic artificial intelligence (AI) strategy focused on self-sufficiency. While speaking at...

UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah war

UNICEF, WFP call for support for hundreds of thousands displaced by fighting; women and children bearing brunt BEIRUT: United Nations agencies have called for an...

3 share Nobel in Economics for explaining why some countries are rich and others poor

NEW DELHI: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to three US economists for providing new...

Sri Lanka to apply for BRICS membership

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is to place on record its request for membership of BRICS at the outreach BRICS summit to be held in Kazan,...

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