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Chennai: Actor Kamal Haasan has stirred a fresh controversy over language identity after claiming that Kannada ‘was born out of Tamil’ during a public event in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The remark has triggered sharp political reactions and public outrage in Karnataka, with the BJP and...

New Delhi: The Central government has notified the rules under the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act 2023, which enable greater jointness and Command efficiency in the Armed Forces. The rules formulated under the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act 2023 have been...

Paris: France has reiterated its solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan and agreed that the democratic world needs to speak in one voice on this issue, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said at the conclusion of the Paris leg of...

Riyadh: Former minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is part of an all-party delegation, has been admitted to a hospital and is now under medical supervision, BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda said Tuesday. "Halfway into our delegation's tour, Shri @ghulamnazad has had to be admitted to...

New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, dancer Shobana Chandrakumar, actor Anant Nag and Vice Chancellor of prestigious King George's Medical University Soniya Nityanand were among 68 eminent personalities conferred with the coveted Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday. A total...

New Delhi: India's FDI inflows increased to $81.04 billion in FY 2024-25, marking a 14 per cent increase from $71.28 billion in FY 2023–24, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. There has been a steady rise in...

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) Tuesday said it targeted 76 Pakistani border outposts and 42 forward defence locations (FDLs) and destroyed three terrorist launch pads in strong retaliation to unprovoked firing and shelling by Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu...

New Delhi: India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall amounting to 108 per cent of the long-period average in June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. The weather office said the country may receive 106 per cent of the long-period average rainfall of 87...

New Delhi: The US Embassy in India Tuesday warned international students studying in the US that if they "drop out, skip classes, or leave your programme of study" without informing the school, then their student visas may be revoked. The Embassy in a post on...

Pahalgam: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday held a special Cabinet meeting in Pahalgam, which was shaken by a deadly terror attack last month, to give a clear message that the government will not be "intimidated by cowardly acts of terror". After the...