Damascus: Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack. The comments are the first by Assad...
New Delhi: The BJP Monday asked former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the correspondences of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru with a host of personalities to the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library, saying the historical documents belonged to the country and were not anyone's...
New Delhi: Thanking India for its ‘immense support’ during the unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Monday also assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will not allow the island nation to be used in any way that is detrimental to the...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said the Congress party carried out major amendments to the Constitution to brazenly help the ‘family’ and the ‘dynasty’. She also termed the Congress party as "anti-women" for not passing the Women's Reservation Bill under pressure from its...
New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka Monday adopted a futuristic vision to expand their partnership, resolved to soon conclude a defence cooperation pact and decided to ramp up energy ties by establishing electricity grid connectivity and multi-product petroleum pipelines. The decisions were taken during wide-ranging...
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is likely to travel to Beijing within the next few weeks to lead the Indian delegation at a new edition of the Special Representatives dialogue on the larger boundary question that will be held after a gap of...
Gaza: At least 25 Palestinians were killed in two Israeli airstrikes targeting a school sheltering displaced people and a civil defence centre in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Marwan al-Hams, an official at Gaza-based health authorities, told Xinhua that Sunday about 21 Palestinians...
Brisbane: Atrocious shot selection by the top-order batters, including Virat Kohli, left India reeling at 48 for four at tea on a rain-marred day three of the third Test against Australia here Monday. Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc struck twice and Josh Hazlewood once as India...
New Delhi: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who is on a three-day state visit to New Delhi, was accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Monday, marking his first overseas visit as head of state. President Dissanayake is expected to hold crucial...
New Delhi: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away December 15 due to heart complications, a source said. Hussain was admitted to the ICU of a San Francisco hospital after experiencing heart-related problems, the source added. In his career spanning six decades, the musician has worked...
The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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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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