New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday expressed India's commitment to Afghanistan's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence and announced India's upgradation of Technical Mission in Kabul to the status of Embassy. He said that Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India marks...
Washington: The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organisations and private sector players, US officials said Thursday. The officials, who spoke on...
Patna: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday issued a notification for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, setting in motion the process of nomination filing by contesting candidates for the 121 Assembly constituencies, slated for voting in the first round. The notification,...
Kolkata: Amid indications that the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will start after October 15, the electoral officials in the state have received concrete assurance that the ECI will not remain silent in case of a single event of...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Friday a plea filed by Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is seeking an independent inquiry, under the chairmanship of a former Apex Court judge, into the Karur stampede in Tamil...
Manila: An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, and a hazardous tsunami was possible nearby. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said it was expecting damage and aftershocks from the earthquake, which was centred...
Kabul: Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan surged dramatically following multiple explosions in Kabul that residents and observers fear were the result of unprovoked cross-border airstrikes. The Afghan capital was shaken as powerful blasts echoed through several neighbourhoods, with witnesses reporting the distinct sounds of aircraft...
New Delhi: Actor Karisma Kapoor’s children Thursday told the Delhi High Court that their stepmother Priya Kapur was “greedy” and likened her to a “Cinderella stepmother” while opposing her claim in the ongoing family property dispute. The counsel appearing for Samaira and Kiaan Raj made...
Mumbai: India and the UK Thursday unveiled a series of initiatives including a government-to-government agreement on supply of lightweight multirole missile (LMM) systems to enhance India's air defence capabilities. The new measures to expand the bilateral defence cooperation were announced following wide-ranging talks between Prime...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer discussed the Khalistani extremist issue during their discussions held in Mumbai Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. While addressing a special media briefing on Starmer's visit to India, Misri said that PM Modi,...
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