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New Delhi: Congress Saturday said India wrapping up its operation at Tajikistan's Ayni airbase is "yet another setback" for the country's strategic diplomacy. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said India established its Ayni air force base in Tajikistan...

Kasibugga (Andhra Pradesh): Multiple casualties are feared at a temple stampede here in Srikakulam district Saturday. Reacting to the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, in a post on X said, "The stampede at Kasibugga Venkateswara temple in Srikakulam district anguished me. It...

Patna: Asserting that "being a Bihari is now a matter of pride", Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday urged people to once again vote for the NDA in the upcoming assembly polls for faster development of the state. In a video message uploaded by his...

Kolkata/Balasore: The trial in the case of gangrape of a second-year student of a private medical college & hospital in West Bengal's Durgapur will start from Saturday. The matter will be heard at the Additional Sessions Court at Durgapur, where the case has been transferred...

Kota: Two schoolchildren were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a school van collided head-on with an SUV in Rajasthan's Kota district on Saturday morning, police said. According to police and eyewitnesses, the accident, near the 132 kV grid station in the...

New Delhi: In a landmark verdict aimed at protecting lawyer-client privilege, the Supreme Court Friday issued a slew of directions to curb arbitrary summoning of lawyers by probe agencies for rendering advice, and said investigating officers (IOs) cannot summon them in criminal probes unless approved...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday indicated that it will not interfere with the directive of FSSAI withdrawing permissions for food-and-beverage companies to use the word ORS in their labelling unless they meet the standard medical formulation. Justice Sachin Datta said if the company,...

New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi Friday said warfare is becoming increasingly "non-kinetic and non-contact" owing to multiple factors and therefore demands a response that requires military strength, and intellectual, technological and moral preparedness. Chanakya's teachings remind us that the "rising powers inevitably provoke...

New Delhi: India's exports of textiles, gems and jewellery, and marine products recorded healthy growth in several non-US markets during January-September 2025, reflecting a broad-based diversification in the country's outbound shipments, according to the commerce ministry data. Exports from these sectors to destinations such as...

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court was Friday informed that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided in principle to introduce the use of screen reader software for visually impaired candidates in various examinations conducted by it. The UPSC has said...