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Jammu: Survivors of the June 9 terrorist attack on pilgrims in J&K's Reasi district have said that the attackers kept on firing at the fallen bus for almost 20 minutes. They said that after the driver was hit in the firing, the bus plunged into...

New Delhi: Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear Tuesday with cabinet ministers and ministers of state filing into their respective offices to assume charge. A day after the...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha poll results have come as a reality check for ‘overconfident’ BJP workers and many of its leaders as they were happy in their ‘bubble’ and enjoying the glow of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aura but not listening to the voices...

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister-designate N Chandrababu Naidu Tuesday declared that Amaravati is the state capital. Addressing a meeting of the newly-elected MLAs of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which elected him as the leader, he made it clear that his government would not play...

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer Tuesday invited National Democratic Alliance leader Nara Chandrababu Naidu to form the government after leaders of NDA partners met him and staked a claim to form the government. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) State President K Atchannaidu, BJP State...

New Delhi: The VIP security setup of the Union government is expected to witness a major ‘shift and overhaul’ with the new ministers taking charge and the task of guarding over a dozen high-risk persons by the NSG and the ITBP being transferred to other...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought the National Testing Agency's response to a plea seeking fresh conduct of medical entrance exam NEET-UG, 2024, on the grounds of alleged question paper leak and other malpractices. A vacation bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Ahsanuddin...

New Delhi: Indian universities and higher education institutions will now be allowed to offer admissions twice a year on lines of foreign universities with the University Grants Commission giving a go-ahead to the plan, UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar said. The two admission cycles will be...

New Delhi: In a bid to enable state governments to accelerate development and capital spending, the BJP-led NDA government released one additional instalment of devolution of taxes, cumulatively amounting to Rs 1,39,750 crore this month. The Interim Budget 2024-25 had a provision of Rs 12,19,783...

New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday said the government will push ahead with its tech-driven agenda of cementing India's global lead in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, and as a technology and digital hub. Taking charge of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) -- a...