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London: Keir Starmer, the human rights barrister elected Britain's new Prime Minister Friday, pledged a “reset” not only for the country but also for the Labour Party's relationship with the Indian diaspora to pursue a “new strategic partnership", including an FTA, with India if his...

New Delhi: India's annual defence production has hit a record high of approximately Rs 1.27 lakh crore in 2023-24, with the Make in India programme crossing new milestones, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Friday. The value of defence production in FY 2022-23 was Rs 1,08,684...

New Delhi: The NEET-PG 2024 entrance examination will be held August 11 in two shifts, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences announced Friday. The exam was earlier scheduled to be held June 23. "In continuation of NBEMS notice dated 22.06.2024, the conduct of...

Hathras (UP): Uttar Pradesh government agencies have launched intensive searches across the state and in neighbouring Rajasthan and Haryana to trace Hathras stampede key accused Devprakash Madhukar, official sources said Friday. A senior government official told PTI that the agencies, including the police, are also...

New Delhi: Ahead of the Union Budget presentation, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Friday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, pressing for enhanced financial support to the debt-burdened state. Sources said Naidu, during the meeting in North Block, highlighted various ongoing projects in...

Ranchi/ Nayagarh: Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, an Odisha-born, took oath as the 15th chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court Friday. Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to Sarangi at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Speaker Rabindra Nath...

Hathras/ Aligarh (UP): Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Friday said there were lapses on the part of the administration in the Hathras stampede incident that killed over 100 people, but added that he did not want to make it "political". Gandhi...

Hyderabad: In a major setback to the opposition BRS in Telangana, six party MLCs joined the ruling Congress late Thursday night in the presence of state Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. Bharat Rashtra Samithi continues to suffer from desertions, with several leaders, including six MLAs,...

New Delhi/ Chandigarh: Jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid are set to take oath as Lok Sabha members on Friday, subject to some conditions in their parole orders. While Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, is in Delhi's Tihar...

Mumbai: An ocean of humanity greeted the victory parade of the T20 World Cup winning Indian team in South Mumbai's Marine Drive as thousands of passionate fans gathered to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars, bringing the traffic to a complete standstill. The two-hour...