Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday thanked all stakeholders involved in the US-Iran peace talks held in Switzerland, saying the negotiations had made "encouraging progress". In a social media post, Sharif said the first high-level committee meeting under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum...
New Delhi: The government has approved the installation of its indigenous train protection system -- Kavach -- on 631 route kilometres (RKm) of the East Coast Railway network at an estimated cost of Rs 270 crore, the Ministry of Railways said Monday. The project will...
Lucknow: A fire broke out at a three-storey commercial building in Lucknow Monday afternoon, following which the fire department launched a rescue and firefighting operation, officials said. Some people were feared trapped in the building, while others had to jump out of the building to...
Chennai: The toll in the ammonia gas leak tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district mounted to five and arrangements were on to shift the mortal remains of the workers to their home town, state Labour Welfare Minister J Mohamed Farvas informed the Assembly Monday. State...
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) remained at Jantar Mantar Monday for the third consecutive day, continuing their protest over alleged examination irregularities and the May 3 NEET paper leak. The sit-in, which began Saturday afternoon, continued overnight with protesters staying at the site...
Ulaanbaatar: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Monday arrived in Mongolia for a visit aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation and special partnership between the two countries. Upon his arrival, EAM Jaishankar was welcomed by Mongolia's State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Munktushig Ilkhanajav....
Burgenstock: Negotiations between the United States and Iran continued late into the night in Switzerland Sunday, with US officials saying discussions remained active and expressing confidence that talks launched by Vice President JD Vance had produced early progress on Iran’s nuclear programme, the Strait of...
New Delhi: The annual Ambubachi Mela, one of the largest and most significant religious gatherings in eastern India, is set to commence at the revered Kamakhya Temple Monday, with authorities expecting more than eight lakh devotees, pilgrims, sadhus and tourists from across the country and...
Washington: The United States has approved two proposed defence support packages for India worth a combined $428.2 million, covering long-term sustainment for M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers and follow-on support for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, according to notifications published by the Pentagon. The notices, issued by the...
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Sunday invited farmer groups to join its demonstration over alleged examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak, with founder Abhijeet Dipke saying the protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar will remain in place Monday and is expected to draw...
The Centre is courting yet another controversy by introducing a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to fundamentally alter...
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Change rarely arrives announced. But when a popular movement stirs, transformation can sweep in like a tide. The recent by-election...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selling about $7 billion in a single trading session to arrest the rupee’s slide...
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By Aakar Patel Mother of Democracy is standing for a non-permanent elected seat at the United Nations Security Council. Non-permanent...
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