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New Delhi: With the launch of the Gyan Bharatam Portal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will steer discussions on pathways for revitalising the country's manuscript wealth Friday at the international conference on the country's traditional knowledge. The three-day conference that began Thursday has the theme 'Reclaiming...

Varanasi: India Thursday announced an over USD 655 million special economic package for Mauritius and signed seven pacts to further expand bilateral ties in several critical sectors, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing the two countries as not just partners but a family. Following talks with...

Chandigarh: In an intelligence-led operation, Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a cross-border organised arms smuggling module with the arrest of its six members and recovered six sophisticated weapons and Rs 5.75 lakh hawala money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday levelled fresh allegations against Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, claiming that the "vote-theft" PDFs showcased by Gandhi during his special press conference, to sharpen the attack on the Election Commission, were created in...

Imphal: The Manipur government has requested the United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body of the Naga community in the state, to withdraw the indefinite “Trade Embargo” along the National Highways in Naga-inhabited areas, officials said Thursday. The UNC and other Naga organisations enforced the...

New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Thursday wrote a letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, raising red flags over the violation of security protocols by Rahul Gandhi himself. The letter, raising concerns over the Leader of Opposition’s security protocol breach, has been written...

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction Thursday announced it would protest the India–Pakistan Asia Cup match September 14 in Dubai by launching the ‘Sindoor Raksha’ (My Kumkum, My Country) movement. Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Sanjay Raut Thursday said that thousands of women from Maharashtra will...

New Delhi: The Central government is likely to give the final go-ahead soon for a joint project between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and French aerospace major Safran to develop and manufacture an advanced jet engine to power India’s indigenous fifth-generation fighter aircraft....

Kolkata: Two tigresses have died in Kolkata's Alipore Zoo, with its authorities citing age-related ailments as the reason. The deaths took place within a span of 24 hours. While tigress Payel died Tuesday, tigress Rupa breathed her last Wednesday, a senior official of the zoo...

New Delh: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel have apprehended at least 30 Nepalese prisoners at multiple locations adjoining the Himalayan nation and also stepped up vigil along the borders to stop any attempts of infiltration. The jailbirds, who have been on the run, taking...