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New Delhi: Hailing India and Japan as the largest democratic and market economies in the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said both countries have taken several important initiatives to pave the way for peace, stability and…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday recognised the technological partnership between India and Japan as the "strongest pillar" of the bilateral ties, affirming shared resolve to converge Japan's precision technology with…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to India for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, characterising her historic visit as the start of a "new chapter" in the global strategic…

New Delhi : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday met Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju in the national capital and held detailed discussions on flood relief, rehabilitation and…

Shopian : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday backed the call for a dialogue between India and Pakistan to improve bilateral relations, asserting that there should be no objection to advocating better ties between the…

Bhopal : The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced by-elections for three Assembly constituencies of Bihar, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The polling in all three assembly constituencies is scheduled to be held on July 30.…

New Delhi : Congress MP and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairperson KC Venugopal on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case,…

New Delhi : Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim, while accusing the BJP-led governments of failing to…

Shimla : The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has intensified its monsoon preparedness across Himachal Pradesh by implementing a series of preventive and mitigation measures aimed at ensuring safe and uninterrupted traffic…

Bengaluru : The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has launched a "Safe Footpath Campaign" from July 1 to 10, covering nearly 1,000 km of road network across the city's five corporations, aimed at clearing encroachments and restoring…

New Delhi : Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday highly condemned the demolition of 125-year-old historic Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Pakistan's Farooqabad, saying that it is regrettable that a country like Pakistan,…

New Delhi : Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a swipe at the centre over the latest tragedy in Mnews agencypur, where at least 20 houses have been burnt "in the fire of hatred and…

Dehradun : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reviewed the state-level pre-monsoon mock drill conducted at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) Dehradun. The state-level mock drill was conducted in all 13…

Jaipur : Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra assumed command of the Indian Army's South Western Command, which is headquartered in Jaipur, on Thursday. According to a press release issued by PRO Defence Rajasthan, Lt Gen Malhotra was…

New Delhi : Advisor to the Prime Minister (PMO), Tarun Kapoor, on Thursday emphasised that the use of electric vehicles must be promoted among the citizens to reduce imports of oil in order to become a self-reliant nation. Speaking to the…

New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday stated that the Delhi EV Policy 2026 is not merely a step towards a cleaner environment but also a public-interest policy designed with the economic well-being of ordinary citizens in…

New Delhi : AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged role in the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple donation theft case, calling him "Dhritarashtra" and claiming that the "sequence of events…

Rajouri : Operation Sheruwali entered its 40th day on Wednesday, with security forces continuing an extensive search operation in the forested areas of Dorimal in the Gambir Mughlan area of the Manjakote sector in Jammu and…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked 11 years of the Digital India initiative, highlighting how the programme has reshaped everyday life for citizens across the country since its launch on July 1, 2015. Sharing his…

Itanagar : Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday described the coming into force of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 as a "historic day", as the new rural employment and…