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New Delhi: India is stepping up efforts to explore critical minerals, promote startups in mining and build strong domestic supply chains to reduce import dependence, Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said Thursday. Speaking at the governing body meeting of the National Mineral Exploration and...

Rameswaram: In yet another incident highlighting tensions in the Palk Bay, seven fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Thursday on charges of alleged poaching. Two mechanised fishing trawlers were also seized during the...

New Delhi: Nayara Energy, India's largest private fuel retailer, Thursday raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre, passing on part of the recent surge in global oil prices following the war in the Middle East, sources said....

Rayavaram (Andhra Pradesh): At least 13 people were killed and 22 were injured after a private travel bus collided with a tipper and caught fire here in Markapuram district Thursday, police said. While earlier estimates from District Superintendent of Police V Harshavardhan Raju suggested 14 fatalities,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the Andhra Pradesh bus accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for the grieving families. At least 13 people were burnt alive, and 15 others were injured as a private...

New Delhi: The government has mandated that cooking gas LPG supply to households will be discontinued if consumers fail to switch to piped natural gas (PNG) where such connectivity is available, under a new order aimed at accelerating gas network expansion and reducing reliance on...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to US President Donald Trump that the war in West Asia must end soon as it is hurting everyone, the government told an up-in-arms Opposition at an all-party meeting Wednesday, terming Pakistan a "dalaal" (broker) nation in...

New Delhi: Amid the West Asia conflict, a total of 1,043 Indian nationals, including 717 students, have crossed out of Iran with the assistance of the mission in Tehran, the Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday. At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday welcomed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, saying that the country should run on "the principle of equal laws". After Uttarakhand, Gujarat became the second state to pass...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will not be attending the public meeting scheduled to be held in Kerala Wednesday. Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will address the rally in Kerala instead of Gandhi. A rally has been organised...