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PM Modi to visit poll-bound West Bengal, Assam on Jan 17-18

To lay foundation for rail, road projects NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal and Assam on 17-18 January.West Bengal and Assam—the...

Jaishankar underlines importance of economic security in uncertain global environment

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India places a very high priority to its relationship with Japan, which has evolved...

Election officials collect documents from Amartya Sen’s ancestral home for SIR

KOLKATA: Election officials on Friday visited Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen's residence at Bolpur in Birbhum district and collected the requisite documents in connection...

CCPA takes action against unauthorised sale of walkie-talkies on e-commerce platforms

NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has taken suo motu cognisance of the large-scale illegal listing and sale of walkie-talkies (Personal Mobile...

UGC proposes standardised counsellor ratio, well-being centres for student mental health

NEW DELHI: A UGC panel has proposed specific counsellor-to-student ratios, one for every 500 students in larger institutions and one for every 100 in...

I-PAC raids: SC issues notice to Mamata, Bengal officials on ED plea

Stays FIR, orders CCTV footage to be preserved NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and...

High-level panel formed to examine digital arrest issues: MHA tells SC

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it had formed a high-level committee to examine issues...

‘India, US engaged in trade deal talks’

NEW DELHI: India and the United States are currently in discussions over a potential trade deal, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal stated on Thursday. He noted...

Homebuyers’ maintenance societies, RWAs can’t intervene in insolvency process of developer firm: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that homebuyers' societies or Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) ordinarily constituted for maintenance and management of common...

‘Today, world listens when India speaks’: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that India has emerged as a strong and developed nation, adding that while the country...

Congress’ flexible policy on religion-based politics damaged country, Constitution: Jamiat chief

NEW DELHI: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani on Wednesday accused the Congress of adopting a "flexible policy" during its rule towards politics based...

India’s GDP growth pegged at 7.5–7.8% in FY26

Deloitte flags moderation in FY27 NEW DELHI: India is likely to record a GDP growth of 7.5–7.8% in the current financial year (FY2025-26), supported by...

PM Modi joins Pongal celebrations, calls it global festival

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today participated in the Pongal celebrations at the residence of Union Minister of State L. Murugan in the...

‘BJP did boycott drama, now welcoming foreign powers’: Akhilesh

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav has launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying that the BJP and its allies, after...

Will hold dog feeders responsible, accountable for stray dog-bite incidents: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may impose liability on both civic authorities and dog feeders for any injury or...

‘No more 10-min delivery’: Quick commerce players do away with deadline after labour min intervenes

NEW DELHI: Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has persuaded major delivery aggregators to remove the mandatory 10-minute delivery deadline, following a series of sustained...

SC delivers split verdict on Section 17A of PC Act mandating sanction to probe govt servants

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of a 2018 provision of the anti-graft law which...

Iran unrest hits India’s basmati rice exports, domestic prices slide

NEW DELHI: Civil unrest in Iran has begun affecting India’s basmati rice exports to the country, triggering a sharp fall in domestic prices as...

Extreme cold conditions can affect kidney, lungs and heart: AIIMS doctors

NEW DELHI: As the national capital reels under a cold wave, doctors at AIIMS Delhi warned that such extreme cold conditions can complicate chronic...

PM Modi believes in empowering people, not offering freebies: Goyal

RAJKOT: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in empowering people through schemes instead of offering freebies. Addressing a seminar...

Complete disclosure in applications for govt job basic requirement rooted in fairness: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said proper and complete disclosure in applications for government employment was not a simple procedural formality, but...

Swami Vivekananda was India’s greatest international ambassador of culture: CJI Kant

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday paid tributes to spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary and said that...

Ajmer Sharif Dargah was temple, claims petition in court; demands ASI survey

JAIPUR: A petition claiming that the Ajmer Dargah was originally a "Shiva temple" and demanding a survey of the site was filed in a...

TMC’s Abhishek slams ED raid on I-PAC office, alleges political vendetta

KOLKATA: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday attacked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for its recent raid on the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC...

Allahabad HC sets Feb 3 hearing in Gyanvapi mosque dispute case

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has fixed February 3 as the next date for the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque dispute case in Varanasi. The...

ISRO’s PSLV-C62 rocket encounters ‘anomaly’, deviates from flight path, misses orbit

SRIHARIKOTA (AP): ISRO's PSLV-C62 rocket carrying 16 satellites, including a foreign Earth Observation satellite, "encountered an anomaly", the space agency said on Monday, signalling...

Edu Min interacts with 43 young authors selected under PM-YUVA 3.0

NEW DELHI: Interacting with 43 young authors selected under the PM-YUVA 3.0 (Prime Minister’s Young Authors Mentorship Scheme), Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has...

Forces opposing Somnath rebuilding still active, need to defeat them: PM Modi

SOMNATH (GUJARAT): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the forces that had opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath temple after independence are "still...

India tightens crypto noose: Live selfies, geo-tagging now mandatory for users

NEW DELHI: In an effort to eliminate illegal activity in the digital asset market, India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has unveiled stringent new Anti-Money...

Amit Shah warns of emerging threats in Kerala, questions role of SDPI, JeI

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday warned that Kerala's law and order situation may look calm now, but "several threats are slowly...

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