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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the lathi charge on the workers of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Shri Ram Swaroop Memorial University in Barabanki. Acting on his directions, Circle Officer (CO) Harshit Chauhan has been removed from his...

New Delhi: Senior Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor has welcomed the latest round of diplomatic talks between India and China, describing them as a timely and necessary step by the Central government. Tharoor, a former top UN official, said Tuesday the move could help...

New Delhi: Five agreements providing for boosting ties in sectors such as shipping, civil aviation and space will be inked between India and Singapore during Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's three-day trip to New Delhi beginning Tuesday. Authoritative sources said the overall focus of Wong's...

New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday called India a "lighthouse of stability and growth" amid turbulent global times, and urged global industry leaders to invest in the nation's rapidly expanding semiconductor ecosystem. Speaking at Semicon India 2025, Electronics and IT Minister Vaishnaw highlighted the...

Mumbai: Mumbai Police Tuesday issued a notice to activist Manoj Jarange and his team, asking them to vacate Azad Maidan at the earliest, as his hunger strike over the Maratha quota demand entered its fifth day, officials said. Though permission was granted earlier for a...

New Delhi: With the Yamuna crossing the danger mark Tuesday, water began entering houses in parts of the Trans-Yamuna area of Delhi. The river crossed the danger level in the morning, posing a flood threat to low-lying areas of the capital. After overnight rain, residents...

New Delhi/Kabul: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Monday spoke with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, expressing condolences over the loss of lives in the earthquake that struck the war-ravaged country Sunday night. Wishing early recovery to those injured, the EAM expressed India's full...

New Delhi: Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has dismissed White House trade adviser Peter Navarro's 'laundromat' remark, asserting that India has not violated any rules in purchasing Russian oil and its energy trade since the Ukraine war has helped stabilise global markets and keep prices...

Tianjin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday conveyed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that it is humanity's call to end the Ukraine conflict as soon as possible. Modi and Putin held talks on the margins of the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday spoke to Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and took stock of the flood situation in the state, officials said. During the telephonic conversations, the governor and the chief minister briefed the home...