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New Delhi: US President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday, apparently in an attempt to address the sharp downturn in the relations between the two countries. US ambassador to India Sergio Gor confirmed the phone conversation in a brief social media post....

New York: Describing the India Gate in New Delhi as "India's beautiful Triumphal Arch", US President Donald Trump said a similar monument in America will be "the greatest of them all." The 42 metre high India Gate, an "Arc-de-Triomphe", honours the memory of the 70,000...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of anti-conversion laws enacted by multiple states. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses within four weeks from the Union government...

Victoria/New Delhi: Seychelles President Patrick Herminie will travel to India for a State Visit from February 5-10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will be Herminie's first visit to India since assuming office in October last year, the Ministry of External Affairs...

Thiruvananthapuram: A fresh controversy has erupted at the Sabarimala temple, already under scrutiny in connection with the gold heist case, with a Devaswom Vigilance investigation finding that a film shoot was conducted in violation of restrictions at the holy shrine and its surroundings. According to...

New Delhi: A row erupted in the Lok Sabha Monday after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to quote from the unpublished "memoir" of former Army Chief Gen (retd) MM Naravane, but Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with other BJP members, strongly opposed it...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday embarked on a three-day visit to the US to attend a Washington-led ministerial meeting on critical minerals supply chain. Jaishankar's visit assumes significance as it is being seen as an opportunity to address the sharp downturn in...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted bail to three accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case that claimed two lives, while observing that parents are to be blamed for such incidents involving juveniles. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan observed...

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Banerjee filed the petition January 28. She has made the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer...

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday said his Grammy Award win was not a personal achievement but a recognition of a shared universal responsibility. The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, won his first Grammy in the category of best audio book, narration, and storytelling...