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New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Saturday alleged a crackdown on the satirical digital outfit, saying it does not have access to any of its social media accounts following a series of takedowns and hacking incidents. In a post on X, he...

New Delhi: India and the US will continue to work closely for the global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed him on the West Asia crisis and discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties in crucial sectors,...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said he will lead a business delegation of over 150 members to Canada on May 25-27 to seek investments, enhance collaborations and give impetus to talks for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA). He said that...

New Delhi: Blistering heat and scorching summer winds swept across several parts of India Saturday, pushing temperatures past 44 degrees Celsius in several regions. The punishing weather forced hospitals in Punjab to operationalise heat stroke management units, while the IMD issued a heatwave alert for...

New Delhi: Asserting that India-US partnership continues to deepen, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Saturday said that the relationship with New Delhi remains at the cornerstone of Washington's approach to the Indo-Pacific and both countries will have some "exciting and new announcements" to make...

New Delhi: Former law and education minister Kapil Sibal accused the Centre Saturday of being insensitive and putting students' lives in jeopardy by failing to ensure a foolproof system for the NEET. He also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre of lacking accountability, as those...

Rampur: In fresh trouble for jailed Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan, an Uttar Pradesh court Saturday enhanced the sentence of the former MP from seven years to 10 years and raised the penalty imposed on his son from Rs...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha leader of the CPI(M), John Brittas, wrote to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday, raising concerns over the CBSE Class-12 On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, alleging blurred scanned answer scripts, inconsistencies in evaluation and technical problems in the revaluation process. In...

New Delhi: The Centre Saturday notified draft rules under the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), laying down the institutional and administrative framework for rollout of the new rural employment programme that will replace MGNREGA from...

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Saturday after arriving for his first official visit to India -- a trip aimed at recalibrating the bilateral relations that have faced headwinds since mid-last year. The top US diplomat is...