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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar Monday called for urgent global reforms to strengthen biosecurity and fortify the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) as it marks its 50th anniversary. Speaking at the Conference on 50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention: Strengthening Biosecurity for...

New Delhi: Newly-elected Vice President CP Radhakrishnan took over as the Speaker and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Monday as the Parliament's Winter Session kicked off. Radhakrishnan, the former Maharashtra Governor, was elected as the Vice President of India with a total of 452 votes,...

New Delhi: Opposition leaders Monday sharply criticised the government as the 19-day Winter Session of Parliament commenced, accusing it of deliberately restricting debate and accountability. Speaking to IANS, Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “It is very clear that they have no intention of letting...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that there should not be any "drama" in the House and emphasised that the focus should be on policy-making and not sloganeering. Addressing the media ahead of the Parliament's Winter Session, PM Modi said, "This Winter Session...

Srinagar: Assisted by J&K Police and the CRPF, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday was conducting raids at 10 locations in Kashmir as part of its probe in the Delhi terror blast case. Officials said that the NIA carried out simultaneous raids at 10 locations...

Colombo: At least 334 people have lost their lives, and 370 others are still missing as Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc in Sri Lanka, local media reported, quoting the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). The worst-hit district is Kandy, where 88 deaths and 150 missing persons have...

New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has busted a Pakistan-backed terror module led by gangster-turned-terrorist Shahzad Bhatti, currently based in the neighbouring country, an official said Sunday. Police have arrested three key operatives of the module – one each from Punjab, Madhya Pradesh...

New Delhi: The government is pushing for a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram in Parliament’s Winter Session, as several ruling party members gave suggestions on the issue during a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Rajya Sabha Sunday, said an MP....

Kohima:  Nagaland is fully geared up for the 26th edition of the iconic 'Hornbill Festival', beginning Monday, with elaborate preparations in place at the Naga Heritage Village in Kisama, around 12 km south of the state capital Kohima. The 10-day festival, coinciding with Nagaland's Statehood...

New Delhi: The BJP Sunday dismissed as “baseless” the Congress's allegation of “vendetta politics” against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, and asked the Congress leaders to give an account of the “loot” they allegedly committed instead of giving speeches. With...