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New Delhi: The government on Saturday notified the electoral bond scheme 2018. As per provisions of the Scheme, electoral bonds may be purchased by a person who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India, an official…

Tirumala: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman Y V Subba Reddy on Thursday said that the VIP break darshan timings have been changed with the objective of providing early darshan of Lord Venkateswara Swamy for common devotees…

Colombo: A group of four Sri Lankan fishermen who set sail on September 25 and got lost in the sea for 63 long days have been rescued by the Indian Coast Guard, it was reported on Wednesday. The men were on board FV Neil Mary were sailing…

Moscow: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, speaking in a synagogue, that his family roots "traced back to a Rabbi in Moscow," according to a Jewish newspaper in Britain. Johnson was visiting a synagogue in his…

Bhopal: The Centre on Wednesday approved the Madhya Pradesh dispensation's proposal vis-à-vis a six-month extension in the tenure of Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains - a 1985-batch IAS officer who was due for superannuation this very day.…

New Delhi: Bilkis Bano on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court and filed a review petition against the premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life term for her rape and murder of seven family members of hers. Shobha Gupta, Bilkis…

New Delhi: In a democracy there is no place for hate speech, demonization and misuse of religion for narrow ends, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday addressing an interfaith peace and social harmony conference of Ulemas…

Kolhapur: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray announced on Tuesday that his party will contest forthcoming election to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on its own. Addressing a press conference here this evening, he asserted…

New Delhi: India and France on Monday discussed ways to bolster defence industrial cooperation and potential co-production opportunities during the 4th Annual Defence Dialogue between the two countries here. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh…

Baroli (MP): Erstwhile Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that he had actually drafted a detailed plan of the Bharat Jodo Yatra a year back but the pandemic threw a spanner in the works. “Even (party General Secretary) Mr…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Presidency of G-20 has arrived as a big opportunity for India and we have to make full use of this opportunity and focus on Global Good, and world welfare. "This becomes even more…

New Delhi, Nov 27 (UNI) An Australian Army contingent comprising soldiers from the 13th Brigade of the 2nd Division has arrived at the location where the bilateral training exercise "Austra Hind 22" will take place from 28 November to 11…

Cikkamagaluru: BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi on Sunday stirred yet another row for his 'namard Congress leaders' remark and called Siddaramaiah as Siddaramullah Khan. "The Congress leaders say that Hindu is a dirty word. I would…

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre that it has "surrendered" itself and its institutions to the "diktats" of the RSS. "The government has completely surrendered itself…

Sangli: In a surprised move, the people of Tinkodi village in Jat tehsil of this district on Saturday took out a 'padyatra' (march) expressing their support to Karnataka Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai for staking claim on 40 villages in the…

Tirupati: The Tirupati Municipal Commissioner (TMC) Anupama Anjali has directed TMC engineering and health officials to make all arrangements on the route of the traditional Srivari Saree procession from Tirumala to Sri Padmavathi temple…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Constitution Day celebrations in the Supreme Court on Saturday here at 10 AM. The day has been celebrated as Constitution Day since 2015, to commemorate the adoption of the…

Hyderabad: Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command, Indian Air Force visited Air Force Station at Begumpet, here on Friday. He was received by Group Captain Manish Kumar, Station…

Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv-Sena faction spokesperson Mhaske Thursday criticized Sena leader Aditya Thackeray's meeting with Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and termed it as Sena politics to gain…