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‘India needs more of this spirit’: Tharoor hails Trump-Mamdani meeting

‘This is how democracy should work’ NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor hopes the Indian politicians will take the cue from US President Donald Trump...

India reaffirms commitment to disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing regional collaboration and implementing innovative strategies for disaster risk reduction in the Asia-Pacific region. Speaking...

Tejas crash: ‘Patriot, outstanding athlete’, IAF pilot’s village in Himachal mourns a life lost too soon

DHARAMSALA/HAMIRPUR: For the people of Patiyalkar, a sleepy village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, the news of the death of local hero Namansh Syal...

Amit Shah says SIR for purification of voters’ list after SC issues notice to ECI

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the victory of the BJP-led NDA in the Bihar polls was a mandate against...

Afghanistan seeks Indian investments, promises conducive environment

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan's Commerce and Industry Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi on Friday invited Indian businesses to invest in the landlocked nation, promising a conducive...

IAF’s Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Airshow, pilot dies

NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) LCA Tejas fighter jet crashed during demonstrations at the Dubai Airshow 2025 on Friday, resulting in the...

Indian scientists discover genetic switch that begins pregnancy

NEW DELHI: Indian scientists have uncovered a fundamental "genetic switch" that enables pregnancy to begin by allowing an embryo to implant successfully into the...

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for record 10th term

PATNA: In a historic political moment for Bihar, Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Thursday (November 20, 2025) took oath as the Chief...

Among top 10 longest-serving CMs

PATNA: Bihar witnessed another political milestone on Thursday as Nitish Kumar once again returned to the Chief Minister’s chair, taking oath for the tenth...

US clears $93 million sale of Javelin missiles and excalibur projectiles to India

NEW DELHI: The United States has approved two major military sales to India worth nearly $93 million, strengthening New Delhi’s anti-armour defence and precision-strike...

SC urges women without sons, daughters, husbands to make will to avoid litigation

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday made an appeal to all women without sons, daughters or husbands to make a will to avoid...

‘Venomous rhetoric’: Open letter by 272 eminent citizens hits out at Rahul Gandhi over remarks on EC

NEW DELHI: Acollective of 272 distinguished public figures, among them 16 judges, 123 retired civil servants including 14 ex-envoys, and 133 veterans from the...

Nitish Kumar elected NDA legislative party leader

Stakes claim to form govt in Bihar; swearing-in ceremony today PATNA: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday elected Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Nitish Kumar as...

Jalpaiguri BLO suicide : Mamata slams EC over ‘inhuman pressure’ on field workers, demands SIR exercise be halted

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Election Commission over the suicide of a tribal booth level officer at Mal,...

Baba Siddique murder accused Anmol Bishnoi brought back from US, Held on arrival in Delhi

MUMBAI: Gangster Anmol Bishnoi, wanted in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique and linked to multiple high-profile crimes, was taken...

ISRO successfully tests engine that will power Gaganyaan mission

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has achieved a major breakthrough for its human spaceflight programme with the successful testing of a...

EC must immediately demonstrate it’s not operating under BJP’s shadow: Congress

NEW DELHI: Upping the ante over its 'vote chori' pitch, the Congress on Tuesday said the Election Commission's conduct during the SIR process has...

DELHI BLAST PROBE : ED raids 25+ Al-Falah University-linked premises; shell firms, fund diversion under lens

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday intensified its financial probe into Al-Falah University as part of the ongoing investigation into the November 10...

I’ve left politics but I’ll not stop speaking for people: Prashant Kishor after Bihar poll loss

Says JD(U) would have secured only 25 seats had it not given Rs 10,000 to women PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday...

Speculations rage about future of INDIA bloc in UP after Bihar election results

NEW DELHI: The sweeping victory of the BJP-led NDA in the Bihar Assembly elections has caused ripples across the country, but perhaps more pronounced...

Bihar drubbing: Family turmoil,humiliation allegations as Rohini Acharya quits politics, accuses RJD family of abuse 

PATNA: Following the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) poll drubbing in Bihar, turmoil has erupted within the family of party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. His...

Hindu litigant announces padyatra around Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid site on Nov 19

SAMBHAL: Mahant Rishi Raj Giri, one of the litigants from the Hindu side in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir title dispute, announced on Sunday...

ECI clarifies 3 lakh rise in Bihar voter count after Congress flags discrepancy

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday issued a detailed clarification after the Congress raised concerns about a discrepancy of nearly...

Cash transfer to women helped NDA win Bihar: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj

NEW DELHI: The Bihar election results were declared on Friday and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), which was a new entrant to the...

Cannot forget contribution of tribal society in freedom movement: PM Modi

NARMADA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that tribal pride has been an integral part of India’s consciousness for thousands of years, and...

UP govt moves to withdraw charges against all accused in Akhlaq’s lynching

NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh government has moved to withdraw charges against all those accused in the 2015 mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Greater...

BJP suspends ex-Union minister RK Singh for ‘anti-party’ activities Gives him week to respond

MUMBAI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday moved against former Union minister Raj Kumar Singh, suspending him from the party for what it...

Why EC allowed distribution of scheme funds during Bihar polls? asks Pawar

PUNE: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the entrepreneurship scheme for women played a role in the victory of the NDA in...

Nitish Kumar thanks voters for NDA’s sweeping Bihar win

Says mandate will push state towards higher growth PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the NDA’s victory in the 2025 Assembly election...

Modi-Nitish pair a hit in Bihar polls: BJP hails NDA’s performance

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday hailed the NDA's performance in the Bihar Assembly polls, saying people have once again expressed their trust in...

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