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Mumbai: Mumbai Police Tuesday issued a notice to activist Manoj Jarange and his team, asking them to vacate Azad Maidan at the earliest, as his hunger strike over the Maratha quota demand entered its fifth day, officials said. Though permission was granted earlier for a...

New Delhi: With the Yamuna crossing the danger mark Tuesday, water began entering houses in parts of the Trans-Yamuna area of Delhi. The river crossed the danger level in the morning, posing a flood threat to low-lying areas of the capital. After overnight rain, residents...

New Delhi/Kabul: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Monday spoke with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, expressing condolences over the loss of lives in the earthquake that struck the war-ravaged country Sunday night. Wishing early recovery to those injured, the EAM expressed India's full...

New Delhi: Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has dismissed White House trade adviser Peter Navarro's 'laundromat' remark, asserting that India has not violated any rules in purchasing Russian oil and its energy trade since the Ukraine war has helped stabilise global markets and keep prices...

Tianjin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday conveyed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that it is humanity's call to end the Ukraine conflict as soon as possible. Modi and Putin held talks on the margins of the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday spoke to Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and took stock of the flood situation in the state, officials said. During the telephonic conversations, the governor and the chief minister briefed the home...

Jammu: An infiltration bid by the terrorists on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district was foiled Monday by the Army, and an anti-terrorist operation is now underway in the area. Officials said that the alert soldiers challenged the suspected movement...

Tianjin (China): Maintenance of peace and tranquility at the border is like an insurance policy for India-China ties and Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed this position to Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. The two leaders held wide-ranging talks earlier in...

New Delhi: Fresh downpour in parts of India Sunday compounded the woes of some flood-ravaged states, where swollen rivers inundated new areas, roads were blocked and educational institutions were closed. Punjab, which has been hit by flash floods, received fresh rain. In Uttarakhand, a rain-triggered...

New Delhi: Motor vehicle tax is compensatory in nature and if a vehicle is not used or not kept for use in a 'public place', then its owner should not be burdened with motor vehicle tax for such period, the Supreme Court has said. A...