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Farm bills ‘protection shield’ for farmers, opposition misleading them: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stoutly defended farm sector reform bills, asserting that they will act as a "protection shield" for farmers...

Pak to set up markets along border with Afghan, Iran to boost trade, curb smuggling: Report

Islamabad: Pakistan will set up 18 markets along its border with Afghanistan and Iran to simultaneously boost trade with the two neighbours and curb...

Parliament passes bill to cut salaries of MPs by 30 per cent

New Delhi: Parliament on Friday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent "to meet the exigencies...

Kejriwal appeals to all non-BJP parties to unite in RS to oppose farm bills

New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to all non-BJP parties on Friday to unite in the Rajya Sabha and oppose three bills...

Why insult corona warriors: Rahul on govt’s ‘no data on deaths of healthcare worker’ RS reply

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government for stating that data on healthcare staff who were affected by COVID-19 or had...

President Trump not to attend UNGA session in-person: WH chief of staff

Washington:  US President Donald Trump will not attend in-person the landmark 75th annual UN General Assembly session next week, White House chief of staff...

COVID-19: 96,424 new infections pushes India’s tally to over 52 lakh

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally raced past 52 lakh with 96,424 people testing positive in a day, while the number of people who have...

Deeply concerned about India-China border issue, says Congressman

Washington: An Indian-American Congressman has urged China to end its military provocations of India and pursue a diplomatic resolution to the tense border standoff in...

Working to make a decision on Tiktok: Trump

Washington:US President Donald Trump said he has spoken with the leadership team of Walmart and Oracle as part of his decision-making process on TikTok,...

Biden admin will have no tolerance for terrorism in S Asia, says his campaign

Washington: A Biden administration will have no tolerance for terrorism in South Asia and will place a high priority on strengthening the ties between...

DNA results of Rajouri youths in a few days: DGP

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said the test results of the DNA samples collected from the...

Mismatch between what China says and does: Rajnath

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted in Parliament that no force in the world can stop Indian soldiers from patrolling the...

52 kg explosives recovered in Pulwama

New Delhi: A Pulwama-style attack was averted on Thursday by the Army with the recovery of 52 kg of explosives in Karewa area of...

Pak to elevate Gilgit-Baltistan to full-fledged province: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to elevate Gilgit-Baltistan’s status to that of a full-fledged province, a Pakistani media report on Thursday quoted a senior minister...

To resolve issues peacefully, Pak has to rein in militant groups: Govt

New Delhi: India on Thursday said that it desires to have normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan and any issues between the two countries should...

PM Modi turns 70, wishes pour in

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 70 on Thursday, and wishes poured in for the BJP leader from top dignitaries, including President and...

Accorded highest priority to getting permanent membership of UNSC: India

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it has accorded the "highest priority" to getting permanent membership in an expanded UN Security Council that reflects...

Covid-19 tally in India over 51 lakh, recoveries cross 40 lakh

NEW DELHI: A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India's Covid-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have...

India should get Covid-19 vaccine at affordable rate: Azad

NEW DELHI: Noting that several countries have already secured favourable commitment for supply of a Covid-19 vaccine, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam...

Indian cities drop in Global Smart City Index; Singapore on top

NEW DELHI: Four Indian cities — New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru — witnessed a significant drop in their rankings in the global listing...

Players to stay inside bio-bubble: AIFF lays down strict COVID rules for I-League qualifiers

KOLKATA: Relieved to be finally able to start the delayed football season next month with the I-League Qualifiers here, the All India Football Federation...

Team now more acceptive of bio-bubble, empty stands won’t lead to drop in intensity: Kohli

DUBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said his teammates have become 'acceptive' of living in the IPL bio-bubble and there is...

SAD’s Harsimrat Kaur resigns as union minister over govt’s ‘anti-farmer ordinances and legislation’

New Delhi: In a set back to the BJP government at the centre, Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal, the long time...

Army Chief visits LoC in north Kashmir

  Srinagar: Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday arrived here on a two-day visit and took "a firsthand assessment" of the situation along...

Border standoff: India says China should work with it for complete disengagement in eastern Ladakh

New Delhi:  India on Thursday said China should sincerely work with it for complete disengagement of troops at the earliest from all friction areas...

Israeli and Dubai diamond exchanges sign trade agreement

Dubai: The Israeli and Dubai diamond exchanges announced Thursday they had struck a deal to boost trade, just days after Israel signed breakthrough agreements...

Mismatch between what China says and does: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi:Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said China attempted to change the status quo along the LAC with its provocative military manoeuvres late...

IT dept searches hotelier, jeweller in J&K

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has conducted raids on a prominent hotelier and a jeweller based in Jammu and Kashmir on charges of alleged...

ED files charge sheet against Shabir Shah’s wife Bilquis

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has made Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah's wife Bilquis Shah an accused in a 2005 case of money laundering...

Cross LoC firing in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan Army opened heavy fire and shelled mortars targeting forward areas along the LoC in two sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch...

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