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New Delhi: In a significant observation on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Delhi High Court has stressed the urgent need for legislative clarity to prevent personal or customary laws from overriding national legislation. “Is it not the time to move towards a Uniform Civil...

New Delhi: India and US have discussed various aspects of the proposed trade agreement, and both sides have decided to continue their engagements to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade pact, the Commerce Ministry said Friday. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal had...

Chandigarh: The legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on Friday -- its final adieu threaded through history and many a remembrance. The sun shone...

New Delhi: The ties between India and Sri Lanka have reached a point of unprecedented excellence since the visit of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to India and the following visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka, the island nation's envoy said Friday. Interacting...

New Delhi/Jharsuguda: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil state-owned BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G stack during his Odisha visit September 27, marking India’s entry into the coveted league of nations that produce and manufacture telecom equipment. The India-made network is cloud-based, future-ready and can upgrade seamlessly to...

New Delhi: Hanif Khan’s arrest on charges of spying by the Rajasthan Police marks the fourth espionage-related arrest in Jaisalmer this year. In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Intelligence agencies had warned that the ISI would indulge more in espionage and disinformation warfare against India....

New Delhi/Leh: The Congress Friday demanded a judicial probe into the killing of four youth during violent protests in Ladakh. The four were killed in firing when the police tried to control violent protests for statehood in Ladakh Wednesday. In a post on X, Congress...

Leh: A home ministry team held a series of meetings in Leh to review the overall security situation as curfew remained in force for the third consecutive day in Leh town Friday, officials said. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere, officials said. The curfew...

Chandigarh: A ceremony for the culmination of operations of Russian-origin MiG-21, whose induction in the early 1960s catapulted the force into the jet age, was underway at the Chandigarh Air Force Station in Chandigarh Friday. Six decades after they were inducted into the force, the...

New Delhi: Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) Friday said US President Donald Trump's move to impose 100 per cent import tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs from October 1 will impact only patented and branded products, not generic medicines. Reacting to the development, IPA Secretary General Sudarshan Jain...