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PM Modi returns to Delhi after successful five-nation tour

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday returned to New Delhi after concluding a highly productive and successful five-nation tour to Ghana, Trinidad &...

Nitish Kumar expands 35% quota for women in govt jobs across all roles

PATNA: After granting 35 per cent reservation to women candidates, who are native residents of Bihar, in all direct recruitment processes across the state,...

Goyal highlights resilience of Indian agriculture amid global challenges

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, highlighted the government’s continued focus on empowering India’s agricultural sector while addressing the 16th...

‘No SIR’: Bihar erupts in protest against Election Commission’s voter-list revision

NEW DELHI: Protests erupted across Bihar on Wednesday against the Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls even as the Supreme Court agreed...

57% enumeration forms collected, people participating enthusiastically in voter-list revision: CEC

NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday said the electors of Bihar have enthusiastically participated in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

Choose Gandhi, Ambedkar, Periyar, not the oath of Godse: TN CM urges students

CHENNAI: With the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar, and Periyar EV Ramasamy available, students should not go astray by following the...

Marathi vs Hindi row escalates in Maharashtra

BJP juggles backlash, allies, and civic stakes MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s minister for information technology and cultural affairs, Ashish Shelar on Monday evening called out party MP...

Army joins hands with LAHDC Leh for Indus River clean-up drive

NEW DELHI: In a significant move towards environmental sustainability, Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, Tashi Gyalson, held a...

PM Modi urges BRICS to prevent weaponisation of minerals

RIO DE JANEIRO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for stronger safeguards against the weaponisation of critical minerals, technologies, and supply chains, urging...

VP seeks FIR in Justice Varma cash case, flags need to confront uncomfortable truths

NEW DELHI: Emphasising that India being a mature democracy which is governed by a rule of law, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday raised...

BJP trying to intimidate people, Congress leaders; has not fulfilled pre-poll promises: Kharge

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the ruling BJP of reneging on its pre-poll promises and asked people to remain united...

Meet Dibrugarh, the new fish species discovered in Brahmaputra river

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable discovery from India’s northeast, researchers have identified a new species of freshwater fish in the Brahmaputra River near Dibrugarh,...

PM Modi receives warm welcome from Brazilian Prez Lula ahead of BRICS Summit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with warmth as he arrived at the Museum...

Delhi govt to launch app listing blood donors soon: CM Gupta

NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the government will soon launch an application linked to a blood donor...

Rajnath to inaugurate DAD Controllers’ Conference Focused on defence finance reform

NEW DELHI: A Controllers’ Conference is being organised by the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) at the Dr SK Kothari Auditorium, DRDO Bhawan, here. The...

Congress slams govt over poverty, inequality data

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday criticised the Modi government for its handling of poverty and inequality data, accusing it of “spinning”...

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla irrigates seeds in space for future farming

NEW DELHI: Indian astronaut Shubhandhu Shukla has now completed 10 days in space, advancing research critical to the future of long-duration space exploration. Shux’s work...

We‘ve come together to stay together: Uddhav at joint rally with cousin Raj Thackeray

MUMBAI: “We have come together to stay together,” said Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray as he shared the stage with his cousin and...

Setback for Saif Ali Khan, family as Rs 15,000 cr property case goes to retrial

BHOPAL: In a major judicial development concerning one of Bhopal's most protracted royal property disputes, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside a...

SC’s in-house probe report in Justice Varma case has no constitutional relevance: Sibal

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the Supreme Court's in-house inquiry report in Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma's case...

EAM Jaishankar to embark on 3-day visit to China from July 13 to attend SCO meeting

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will undertake a three-day visit to China, starting July 13, sources in the Ministry of External...

53 pc of Indian ransomware victims paid ransom: Report

NEW DELHI: Nearly 53 per cent of Indian companies that were hit by ransomware attacks paid the ransom to get their data back, a...

Indian Armed Forces launch curtain raiser for Academia-Defence technology collaboration

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming Tri-Services Academia Technology Symposium, a curtain raiser event for the same was organised today by the Indian Army,...

105 pillars of light seen over the Himalayas. We now know what they were

NEW DELHI: On the night of May 19, 2022, the skies above the southern Tibetan Plateau, near the sacred Pumoyongcuo Lake, were illuminated by...

PM Modi honoured with Ghana’s national award ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’

ACCRA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Thursday (India time) conferred with Ghana’s national honour, “The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana,”...

Mamata writes to Shah, seeks action against provocative social media content, cybercrime

KOLKATA: Expressing concern over the rising impact of provocative social media content and cybercrime, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to...

Rahul slams govt over farmer suicides in Maharashtra

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday strongly criticized the government over the rising number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. In a post shared...

Sambhal temple-mosque row: Court to hear plea for ban on namaz on July 21

SAMBHAL (UP): A Chandausi court in Sambhal district on Thursday set July 21 to hear a plea seeking ban on offering of namaz at...

Cash-at-home row:  Centre sets ball rolling on Justice Varma’s impeachment, reaches out to parties for signatures

NEW DELHI: The Centre has begun reaching out to key political parties to build consensus on initiating a removal motion against Justice Yashwant Varma,...

Delhi University students in 4-year UG progs can now graduate early

NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi has informed students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programmes that they can opt to exit after completing six semesters...

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