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New Delhi: As the Ukraine conflict continues with no signs of abating, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and reiterated India's long-standing position in favour of dialogue and diplomacy…

Tehran: At least three people were killed and 19 others wounded in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Iran's southern Hormozgan province early on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported. The epicenter of the earthquake was located…

Ankara: The Turkish Broadcasting Authority (RTUK) has blocked the websites of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and US-based radio broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) for broadcasting without license. "Late on Thursday evening, the Internet…

New Delhi: The Nari-Niti Foundation India felicitated prominent personalities for their excellent work in different fields at an award ceremony at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi on Friday. The awards are dedicated to the 75th-year…

Warwickshire: Warwickshire County Cricket Club on Friday announced the signing of India all-rounder Krunal Pandya for the upcoming Royal London Cup campaign. Krunal has been a regular in the Indian Premier League (IPL) having represented Mumbai…

New Delhi: The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has issued a framework for angel funds under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2022, an official statement said on Friday. Under the framework, a Fund Management Entity…

Dhaka: (Mir Afroz Zaman-UNI) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), said Bangladesh has shown enviable success in curbing militancy and terrorism. He said if RAB had not eradicated militancy from…

Birmingham: Rishabh Pant smashed 89-ball century to rescue India from dire straits and end Day 1 at 338 for 7 in the delayed fifth Test against England at Edgbaston here on Friday. Pant's sterling knock of 146 runs off 111 balls and a fabulous 222…

Moscow: Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who assumed the post earlier this week under a rotation deal with his coalition partner Naftali Bennett, met with Israel Security Agency (ISA) chief Ronen Bar on Friday to discuss various aspects…

Mumbai: Bhartiya Janata Party MLA Rahul Narvekar on Friday filed his nomination for the post of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker. The elections for the Speaker's post will be held on Sunday as the two-day session of the state Assembly will be held on…

New Delhi: A letter petition has been filed by Gau Mahasabha leader, Ajay Gautam, before the Chief Justice of India (CJI) seeking to direct the bench headed by Justice Surya Kant to withdraw the oral observations made by him against suspended…

Imphal: Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita, GOC-in-C, Eastern Command along with Lieutenant General R C Tiwari, Spear Corps was on a two-day trip to Manipur till Friday to visit the field formations and forward areas of Assam Rifles in the…

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): A Maoist – on whom a reward of Rs 5 lakh had been announced – was neutralized on Friday during a half-hour-long gun-battle between rebels and a District Reserve Guard patrol at Borapara forest within Gadiras Police Station…

One of the most-awaited festivals in the Orissa state as well as in India, Jagannath Rath Yatra is an annual event, which is celebrated in the month of June or July. It is dedicated to Lord Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his sister Goddess Subhadra and…

Srinagar: All India Radio Srinagar has started the Amarnath Yatra special broadcast ffrom Baltal base camp from Thursday, officials said. AIR established an FM transmission facility and studio facility at Baltal where daily broadcast for Yatra will…

Shimla: Southwest Monsoon advanced into entire Himachal Pradesh on Thursday as it wreaked havoc in many places during the past 24 hrs, washing away fertile lands and causing a flood like situation with sudden rise in the water level of some rivulets…

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court here on Thursday refused to hear a public interest litigation, seeking action against dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs of the party, and said it would hear the plea if the petitioners deposit…

Mumbai: Eknath Shinde, who once drove an auto on the roads of Thane in Maharashtra, is now the 20th Chief minister of the state. Born in Jawali taluka of Satara in Maharashtra in 1964, Shinde's family migrated to the neighboring Thane city, in order…

Amsterdam: The Indian Senior Women's Hockey Team is aiming for a podium finish in the upcoming 2022 Women's Hockey World Cup, according to the ace defender Gurjit Kaur, following a remarkable third-place finish in the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League…