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New Delhi: Finnish President Alexander Stubb began a four-day visit to India Wednesday to bolster bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas, including trade, investment and critical technology. Stubb will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday, following which the two sides are...

New Delhi: In a move aimed at reducing dependence on China for critical minerals, Japan is in discussions with India to jointly explore rare earth deposits in the desert state of Rajasthan, according to reports. The talks come after India recently identified three hard-rock rare-earth...

New Delhi: As the conflict in West Asia widened, India Tuesday emphasised the interest of one crore Indian nationals in the region and voiced concern over consequences for the Indian economy due to possible disruptions in energy supplies, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed...

Kolkata: In fresh action in connection with the Sahara Prime City land case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided multiple premises of the company and its officials in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and seized electronic evidence, an official said Tuesday. The ED's Kolkata Zonal Office...

Srinagar: Schools and colleges across Kashmir will remain closed till March 7 in the wake of protests against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint air strike by Israel and the US. "All schools and colleges of Kashmir Division will...

New Delhi: IndiGo Tuesday operated four repatriation flights to Jeddah and plans to have another flight to Muscat later in the day to bring back passengers stranded due to the Middle East conflict. There are also plans to operate repatriation flights to cities in the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday urged industry leaders to step up investments, embrace emerging technologies and prioritise research to help India Inc fully leverage the vast opportunities offered by free trade agreements with various nations. "The days of cutting corners in research are...

New Delhi: India’s national carrier Air India Tuesday brought back 149 stranded passengers from Dubai as part of special operations amid the ongoing situation in the Middle East. The flight, AI916D, landed safely at Delhi Airport at 10:58 am IST, according to the airline. The...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Tuesday postponed the class 10 and 12 board exams scheduled for March 5 in the Middle East region amid the Iran-Israel conflict, officials said. Due to the current situation in parts of the Middle East- Bahrain,...

New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has criticised the Central government's silence regarding the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the joint US-Israel airstrikes. She stated that the lack of any official statement on this matter is not neutral;...