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New Delhi: Pseudonymous or anonymous nature of the social media handle, analysis of the geopolitical situation and presence of VIPs onboard are some of the new criteria that agencies will keep in mind while considering the seriousness of a bomb threat made to Indian airlines....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday hailed the country's rise in defence production and export, saying every Indian can be proud of this journey, as he gave a passionate call to startups, manufacturers and innovators to be a part of the sector. In a...

Ayodhya: Thousands of earthen lamps were lit on the bank of Saryu River in Ayodhya in a world record-setting attempt to mark the eighth 'Deepotsav' Wednesday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the celebrations as he, along with his cabinet members and others, lit...

Ottawa: A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison told Parliament members of the national security committee that he had confirmed Shah's name...

Mumbai: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has received 10,905 forms filled by 7,995 candidates vying for the 288 Maharashtra Assembly seats on the last date (October 29) of filing nominations, officials said here Wednesday. This comes to an average of around 38 forms per constituency...

New Delhi: Asserting that India is in its "most precarious and difficult" economic situation in many years, the Congress Wednesday said wage stagnation, inflation and inequality are undermining consumption growth in the country. These chokepoints will strangulate growth in the years to come if not...

Bijapur: Five Naxalites, including a woman carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh and wanted for attacks on police, have surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a senior official said Wednesday. They turned themselves in before senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials...

New Delhi: The Indian Railway S&T Maintainers' Union welcomed Orissa High Court's Tuesday decision to grant bail to the three accused in the June 2023 Balasore triple train accident that had killed about 300 passengers. The high court granted conditional bail to the three men,...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court Wednesday granted interim bail to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is an accused in Renukaswamy murder case, on medical grounds, to undergo spine surgery. The bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty granted interim bail for six weeks to undergo medical treatment....

Washington: The US has said that it is "closely following" the developments related to the India-China LAC agreement and it "welcomes any reduction in tensions" along the border. The remarks were made by State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller during a media interaction Tuesday. "We're closely...