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Nearly 47 per cent of ministers in country face criminal charges says ADR report

New Delhi: Nearly 47 per cent of ministers in the country have declared criminal cases against themselves, including serious charges such as murder, kidnapping,...

Modi, Singapore PM Wong expand cooperation in space, AI, green shipping

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday held bilateral talks and witnessed the signing of several MoUs...

North India floods: Army rescues 5,500 civilians in Punjab; Himachal toll climbs to 341

NEW DELHI: Heavy monsoon rains continued to wreak havoc across northern India on Wednesday, triggering floods, landslides, and widespread disruptions in Jammu & Kashmir,...

Amid US tariff turmoil, Jaishankar says India, Germany will work to double bilateral trade

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing tariff tensions between New Delhi and Washington, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar asserted on Wednesday that India and...

Asian glaciers losing 22 million kg ice every year due to climate change: Study

NEW DELHI: The impact of global warming on glaciers is unprecedented. A new study published in the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied...

PM hits out at Cong-RJD over insult to mother; Mahua cites his remarks on women leaders

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was deeply pained by the hurling of abuses at his mother during Congress' recently...

Kejriwal urges nation to aid flood-hit Punjab

AAP lawmakers to donate one month’s salary NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the nation to extend financial assistance...

2020 riots cases: Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to remain in jail as Delhi HC rejects bail

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots larger...

India offers aid to Afghanistan after earthquake

PM Modi expresses deep sadness NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep sadness over the loss of lives in the recent earthquake...

Hydrogen bomb’ of revelations on ‘vote chori’ coming: Rahul Gandhi

PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party will soon come out with a "hydrogen bomb" of revelations about "vote chori" and...

Claims, objections in Bihar SIR exercise can be filed beyond Sept 1, EC tells SC

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Monday informed the Supreme Court of India that claims and objections for inclusion or exclusion of...

EC points out low participation from parties in Bihar ER objections

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has received a mere 117 claims and objections from political parties regarding the draft electoral rolls in Bihar, starkly...

SC dismisses PIL against rollout of E-20 petrol

Govt says 'beneficial for sugarcane farmers' NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL which has challenged the nationwide rollout of 20 per...

TCA Kalyani assumes charge as Controller General of Accounts

NEW DELHI: TCA Kalyani assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, on Monday,...

Putin blames West for Ukraine war at China-led SCO summit

TIANJIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for igniting the war in Ukraine, insisting Moscow’s assault was provoked by years of Western...

Modi welcomes Ukraine peace efforts in talks with Putin, seeks end to war

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin, China, where the two leaders...

PM Modi exhorts people to take pride in ‘swadeshi’ products

Mann ki Baat NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon people to take pride in "swadeshi" (made in India) products as the...

PM to host dinner for NDA allies on eve of VP election

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to host a dinner for his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies on the eve of the...

PM Modi takes bullet train ride with Japan PM Ishiba

Meets Indian train drivers undergoing training NEW DELHI: On day two of his Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a bullet train...

‘Semiconductor sector key area of India-Japan cooperation’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Tokyo Electron Factory along with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday. Modi and Ishiba went...

Congress pushes for GST reforms, 8 opp-ruled states back rate cuts with conditions

NEW DELHI: The Congress along with eight opposition-ruled states said it favors significant reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and would back...

RCB announces Rs 25 lakh compensation to families of stampede victims, launches ‘RCB CARES’

BENGALURU: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh each for the families of the 11 fans who died...

National Designated Authority to oversee carbon trading: What it means for India

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has constituted a National Designated Authority (NDA), as required under the Paris Agreement,...

Deforestation linked to 28,000 heat-related deaths in tropics, including India

NEW DELHI: Deforestation in tropical forests across India, Brazil, Panama, and Indonesia has contributed to a surge in heat-related deaths amongst nearby populations, according...

India, Japan to partner for Chandrayaan-5 mission to Moon: PM Modi in Tokyo

NEW DELHI: In a significant development for international space cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his visit to Tokyo that India and Japan...

PM Modi begins Japan visit; what about Manipur, Congress asks

NEW DELHI: The Congress wasted no time in taking a swipe at ”The Frequently Flying (and more frequently lying) Prime Minister” and pointing to...

Voter Adhikar Yatra: Sachin Pilot poses 3 questions to Centre; condemns Patna clashes

NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary Sachin Pilot on Friday raised three pointed questions for the Centre during the ongoing Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar. Speaking...

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed as ED at IMF

NEW DELHI: Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Urjit Patel, has been appointed Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), government...

Bhagwat’s retirement remark sparks row; Akhilesh accuses him of ‘double standards’

LUCKNOW: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s clarification on retirement has set off a fresh political debate, with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav accusing him...

LS Speaker inaugurates national conference on welfare of SC, ST

BHUBANESWAR: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday inaugurated the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of the Committees on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes...

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