New Delhi: Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda Thursday strongly condemned Congress and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge for "demeaning" and "derogating" constitutional positions and "questioning the Chair." Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Nadda emphasised that the...
London: A 32-year-old Indian student has died in a road accident in eastern England's Leicestershire while four other people were hospitalised with serious injuries, according to police. Chiranjeevi Panguluri died on the spot as a passenger in a car that ended up in a ditch...
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike targeted a neighbourhood in the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon killing three people, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Earlier Wednesday, three others were killed and one more injured in Israeli airstrikes on the town of Khiam and the villages...
Canberra: Australia's unemployment rate fell in November, defying the expectations of economists, official data has revealed. According to monthly labour force figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Thursday, the official unemployment rate was 3.9 per cent in November, down from 4.1 per...
Tehran: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the recent events in Syria, including the fall of its government, were part of a joint plan by the United States and Israel. “There should be no doubt that what has happened in Syria is the result...
Beijing: The “successful” meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Russia in October “signified a new beginning” of India-China relations, a senior minister of the ruling CPC has said. Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party...
Brussels: European Union envoys have agreed a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting in particular a vast shadow fleet of ships that Moscow is exploiting to skirt restrictions on transporting oil and fuel, the EU's Hungarian presidency said Wednesday....
Singapore: Indian challenger D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China played out a draw in the 13th game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here Wednesday. The drawn match left Gukesh, playing white, and Liren on an identical tally...
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed a bill to amend Railway laws with the government insisting that it will not lead to the national carrier's privatisation. Responding to a debate on the Railway Amendment bill, Railway Minister Ashiwni Vaishnaw said in the Lower House...
Digha (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday thanked several senior leaders of the INDIA bloc for backing her as the leader of the non-BJP coalition. Banerjee, who is on a three-day trip to the coastal town of Digha in Purba Medinipur district, told...
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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