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New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday refuted before the Supreme Court allegations that a large number of names were deleted from the final voter list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi,...

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hoist a 21-foot religious (dharma) flag atop the spire of the Ram temple in Ayodhya November 25, officials said Thursday. This event will officially mark the completion of the temple's construction, according to Ram Temple Construction Committee...

New Delhi: Actor Karisma Kapoor’s children Thursday told the Delhi High Court that their stepmother Priya Kapur was “greedy” and likened her to a “Cinderella stepmother” while opposing her claim in the ongoing family property dispute. The counsel appearing for Samaira and Kiaan Raj made...

Mumbai: India and the UK Thursday unveiled a series of initiatives including a government-to-government agreement on supply of lightweight multirole missile (LMM) systems to enhance India's air defence capabilities. The new measures to expand the bilateral defence cooperation were announced following wide-ranging talks between Prime...

Beijing: China Thursday welcomed the resumption of direct flights with India, calling it an "active move" that facilitates friendly exchanges between the two nations. Responding to a question during a regular media briefing in Beijing, a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry stressed that the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer discussed the Khalistani extremist issue during their discussions held in Mumbai Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. While addressing a special media briefing on Starmer's visit to India, Misri said that PM Modi,...

Bhubaneswar: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the BJP and Bajrang Dal for last week's violence in Cuttack, Odisha's ruling party Thursday said she should focus on her state instead of meddling in affairs beyond her territory. A total of 31...

Patna: Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly election, the Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party, Thursday, announced its first list of 51 candidates, marking the beginning of its electoral campaign as a third front in the state. At a press conference in Patna, the party's National...

Washington: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has lauded India as a key growth engine of the world economy amid changing global growth patterns. Global growth is forecast at roughly 3 per cent over the medium term, down from 3.7 per cent pre-pandemic....

Dibrugarh: Former Union minister and four-time BJP MP Rajen Gohain from Assam's Nagaon parliamentary constituency resigned from the party along with 17 other members Thursday, officials said. In a letter to state BJP president Dilip Saikia, Gohain said he was resigning from the primary membership...