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Thiruvananthapuram: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Saturday lashed out at Congress leader P Chidambaram over his comment that the three new criminal laws were "drafted by part-timers", terming it as "inexcusable" and urging him to withdraw his "derogatory, defamatory and insulting" observation. Dhankar said he was...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday spoke to newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK free trade agreement, a statement said. Modi congratulated him on assuming charge and...

Ahmedabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday said by trouncing the BJP in Ayodhya, the INDIA bloc has defeated the Ram temple movement once led by LK Advani, and expressed confidence that the saffron party will meet the same fate in Gujarat in the next election....

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal alleged Saturday that he was made the victim of a ‘deep political conspiracy’ and arrested by the ED in the excise policy case based on a false statement by a witness. In a video message,...

New Delhi: Parliament's Budget Session will be held between July 22 and August 12, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Saturday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget July 23. Rijiju said, "Hon'ble President of India, on the recommendation of Government of India,...

Srinagar: An Army soldier died in an encounter between the security forces and the terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kulgam district Saturday. Officials said that an Army soldier, injured during the encounter between the security forces and the hiding terrorists in a village of Kulgam...

Chennai: As many as eight suspects have been held in connection with the murder of the president of Tamil Nadu unit of BSP K Armstrong, police said, but political leaders and supporters of the slain leader have questioned if they were the real culprits. Supporters...

New Delhi: The counselling process for the medical entrance exam National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 which was expected to start Saturday has been delayed. The counselling session was expected to start July 6 even though the Medical Counselling Committee had not shared...

New Delhi: The All India Loco Running Staff Association's South Zone president said Saturday loco drivers handed a memorandum to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, blaming poor working conditions for recent train accidents. R Kumaresan, who played a crucial role...

Noida: Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the July 2 Hathras stampede that claimed 121 lives, had fled to Delhi after the deadly episode before Uttar Pradesh Police got him into its custody late last night, officials said. Madhukar's lawyer A P Singh late Friday...