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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Joe Biden on Monday and discussed the situation in Bangladesh and Ukraine. The leaders spoke about the ongoing situation in Ukraine, and the political climate in Bangladesh,…

NEW DELHI: Four union ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, S Jaishankar and Ashwini Vaishnaw, will attend the India-Singapore ministerial meeting on Monday with a view to further strengthen trade and economic ties between…

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at the Central government over its announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), stating that the ‘U’ in UPS stands for Narendra Modi government’s U-turns. The Cabinet on Saturday…

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said crimes against women are unpardonable sins and the guilty should not be spared. He was speaking at the ‘Lakhpati Didi Sammelan’ in north Maharashtra’s Jalgaon, days after the…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the youth to embrace the same spirit of dedication that had fuelled the country’s freedom struggle to achieve the ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal. In the latest edition of his radio programme…

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the decision to bring a unified pension scheme for central government employees and hit out at the Congress, asking why it has not implemented its promise of bringing back…

RAIPUR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the outlawed CPI (Maoist) will be eliminated from the country by March 2026 with the strategy aimed at a final assault against the rebels. He announced the deadline after…

PRAYAGRAJ: Pressing the demand for a nationwide "caste census", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said 90 per cent people of the country are sitting out of the system and the steps should be taken in their interest. He also said…

New Delhi: Amid ongoing protests by the non-BJP led States regarding a new pension scheme, the Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), designed to offer guaranteed pension…

SRINAGAR: A tactical surveillance drone (mini-UAV) of the Indian Army inadvertently crossed into Pakistan from the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. A defence official said the drone was conducting a…

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH : After Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP from Bathinda Harsimrat Kaur Badal raised concerns with the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on how two Sikh holy books were seized by the Qatari authorities, the Ministry of…

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Pentagon, Washington DC. The Ministry of Defence said, “They held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral defence…

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday voiced concern over increasing space debris as a result of numerous satellites being placed in orbit and lauded ISRO for setting itself a target to make future space missions debris-free by…

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday launched a national medical register (NMR) portal, which will be a comprehensive and dynamic database for all allopathic registered doctors in India. The ministry plans to soon launch…

Kyiv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Kyiv on Friday following a brief visit to the Ukrainian capital. He met with President Volodymr Zelenskyy and pledged to help end the war with Russia. "My trip to Ukraine was unforgettable. I come…

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RAIPUR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting on August 24 during his three-day visit to the Chhattisgarh capital on the outcome of the strategy focused on anti-Maoist operations and the way forward. Shah is…

NEW DELHI: India and Poland will deepen their relations, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after meeting Polish PPM Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Thursday. The two nations have become strategic partners now. “I am glad to have met my friend…

NEW DELHI: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has sought withdrawal of the 5% customs duty on newsprint, considering that the industry is facing difficulties. A delegation of the INS, headed by president Rakesh Sharma, met with I&B…

NEW DELHI: After a U-turn of sorts over the lateral entry appointments in the higher bureaucracy, the BJP-led NDA government is likely to call the allies’ meeting to discuss the next move on the same theme after Prime Minister Narendra…