New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's "poor thing and very tired" remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter's hour-long address to Parliament Friday snowballed into a huge controversy, with the Rashtrapati Bhavan saying they were in "poor taste, unfortunate and unacceptable." Prime Minister Narendra...
New Delhi: Amid a debate over 70-90-hour work week, the pre-Budget Economic Survey Friday cited studies to state that spending over 60 hours a week on work could have adverse health effects. The survey noted that spending long hours at one's desk is detrimental to...
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament began Friday amidst a fresh controversy following reported remarks by Congress MP Sonia Gandhi about President Droupadi Murmu. Speaking to reporters after the President’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament, Sonia Gandhi described President Murmu as a...
Arlington: A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinised the actions of the military pilot in the country's deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. At least 28...
New Delhi: Expressing his stance against de-dollarisation vehemently Friday, Donald Trump warned BRICS nations and threatened them with 100 per cent tariffs on their exports if they try to replace the US dollar as the main currency in global trade. President Trump has repeatedly said...
Jammu: Two heavily-armed terrorists were killed as alert troops scuttled their attempt to infiltrate from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said Friday. The incident took place in the Khari Karmara area of Poonch district Thursday and a...
Mumbai: As the nation gears up for the Economic Survey and the Union Budget 2025-26, the domestic benchmark indices Friday opened higher. Optimism was seen in the air as investors looked for potential catalysts in the upcoming Budget. While the Sensex was up almost 184...
New Delhi: Members of the Judicial Enquiry Commission that has been set up to go into the reasons behind the tragic stampede at the ongoing Maha Kumbh that resulted in 30 deaths and injuries to 60 people Wednesday, will reach Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj at around...
Mahakumbh Nagar: Millions of devotees flocked to the Triveni Sangam and other ghats at the Maha Kumbh to take a dip Thursday with the Uttar Pradesh government ramping up efforts to ensure crowd management and safety of people a day after the stampede tragedy. More...
New Delhi: Parliament's Budget Session is likely to get off to a stormy start Friday with opposition parties demanding a discussion on the alleged mismanagement of the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj where 30 pilgrims were killed in a stampede. At the all-party meeting chaired...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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