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Mirzapur: Renowned classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan Pandit Chhannulal Mishra died early Thursday. He was 89. A family member said Mishra breathed his last around 4 am after a prolonged illness. The vocalist had been living in Mirzapur with his youngest daughter's family for some...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Secretariat has released the updated composition of 24 Parliamentary Standing Committees, effective from September 26. These committees, which play a vital role in legislative oversight and policy review, comprise members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and span critical...

Manila: At least 69 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that hit a central Philippine province where dozens of people were killed by a powerful earthquake Tuesday night. The magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit at about 10 pm trapped an unspecified number of residents in...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday revised upward its growth estimates for the current fiscal year to 6.8 per cent and lowered its inflation projection to 2.6 per cent based on an above-normal monsoon and the rationalisation of GST rates. In August, the Reserve Bank of...

Mumbai: In a bid to promote the use of domestic currency for cross-border settlements, the Reserve Bank Wednesday announced a slew of measures, including allowing banks to lend in Indian Rupees to non-residents from Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka for bilateral trade. Observing that India...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent for the second consecutive time, citing concerns over tariff uncertainties. Announcing the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy of the current fiscal, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the Monetary...

Chennai: Nine migrant workers were killed when an under-construction building collapsed at the Ennore Thermal Power Station in Chennai Tuesday, police said. Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed sadness over the death of 9 people and conveyed condolences. "I am deeply saddened to hear that nine...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday again claimed that he settled the "very big" conflict between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. "I have settled so many wars since we're here. We're here almost nine months, and I've settled seven. And yesterday we might have settled...

Jerusalem: Hamas said Tuesday it will discuss US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza within the group and with other Palestinian factions before responding. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already thrown his support behind it but it's unclear whether Hamas will agree and...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India Tuesday published the much-awaited final voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. During the enumeration phase of the SIR held from June 24 to July 25, more than 7.24 crore electors, out...