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New Delhi: The government has approved the release of 25 lakh additional liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the FY 26 to clear pending applications and move toward saturation of household LPG access, an official statement said Thursday....

New Delhi: India and the Netherlands held the 13th Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi Thursday, discussing ways to further strengthen the partnership in sectors such as critical technologies and innovation, including semiconductors and AI, science and technology, green hydrogen and shipping, defence and security,...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said India and Russia must work together to bring greater diversity and balance to their trade basket as he highlighted the huge opportunity in the bilateral economic partnership. In his address at the India-Russia Business Forum...

New Delhi: Over 18.82 lakh Indian students are currently studying in foreign countries, with the highest numbers in the UAE (2.53 lakh), Canada (4.27 lakh), the US (2.55 lakh), Australia (1.96 lakh), and the UK (1.73 lakh), the Parliament was informed Thursday The data, presented...

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): In one of the biggest blows to Maoist insurgency in the Bastar region this year, security forces eliminated 18 Naxalites in a fierce encounter in the dense Keshkutul forests of Bijapur district. The toll rose from an initial report of 12 to 18...

Kolkata/ Baharampur: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Thursday suspended its Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, who had triggered a storm with the proposal to build a mosque modelled on Babri Masjid in Murshidabad district. Kabir, who has hogged the limelight over the last few years with...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday alleged that the government tells visiting foreign dignitaries not to meet the Leader of the Opposition due to its "insecurity". Gandhi's remarks came hours ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day visit to India. The Leader of the...

Varanasi: A group in Varanasi Thursday organised an "India-Russia Friendship March" to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his arrival in India for the annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Varanasi is the Lok Sabha constituency of PM Modi since 2014. Putin's India...

New Delhi: All probable causes leading to the June 12, 2005, fatal Air India accident in Ahmedabad that killed more than 241 people onboard and several others on the ground are being investigated, and the final report will be published after the completion of the...

Jaipur:  In a coordinated operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Child Line, and Srishti Seva Sansthan rescued 22 minor children from Dungarpur railway station in Rajasthan. The children were allegedly being trafficked to Gujarat for catering work. Authorities also detained three agents involved in transporting...