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Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Wednesday dismissed allegations by former BRS leader K Kavitha of a "tacit understanding" with BRS MLA T Harish Rao, saying he "does not need to be involved with such dirty people." He added that he "should not be...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved a Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme to develop recycling capacity in the country for the separation and production of critical minerals from secondary sources. This scheme is part of the National Critical...

New Delhi: Left parties Wednesday deplored the denial of bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others by the Delhi High Court in the "larger conspiracy" case of February 2020 riots, calling it a "travesty of justice". The Communist Party of India (Marxist) said this...

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict over a special court's order directing a magisterial court to consider the plea for an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for a statement he made in the US. Justice Sameer Jain, acting on Gandhi's...

Chandigarh: A fresh spell of heavy rains compounded the flood situation in Punjab, which is battling its worst deluge since 1988, as all 23 districts of the state have been hit and 30 lives lost so far. Rescue and relief operations are underway on a...

Jammu: In a daring operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) pressed its helicopter to launch a high-risk rescue operation to evacuate 45 civilians, including women and children, who were trapped in their flooded village in the  Akhnoor sector near here Wednesday, officials said. The rescue...

New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday held talks with Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul on strengthening economic relations between the two countries amid the changing dynamics in world trade triggered by the sharp hike in US tariffs. “Held...

New Delhi: India would like to see its negotiations with the European Union for a free trade agreement move to a decisive conclusion soon, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Wednesday. Jaishankar made the remarks at a joint media briefing after holding wide-ranging talks with...

New Delhi: The free trade agreement between India and four-European nation bloc EFTA, which will come into force from October 1, will have legally binding provisions on trade and sustainable development, Switzerland said Wednesday. "For the first time, India has laid down legally binding provisions...

Hyderabad: Kalvakuntla Kavitha Wednesday resigned from the membership of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and also from the post of Member of Legislative Council. A day after the BRS president and her father, K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), suspended her from the party, Kavitha announced that...