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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday hit out at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for his remarks questioning the need to spend large sums on lighting diyas and candles during Diwali, calling his statement "shocking" and "insensitive" towards Hindu traditions. A controversy...

Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has been elected as the leader of the NPF legislature party (NPFLP). The decision was taken after Rio's Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) Saturday adopted a resolution for merger with the Naga People's Front (NPF). The development comes after...

Jerusalem: Hamas said that Israel's continued closure of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip will "delay recovery operations and the handover of bodies of Israeli hostages." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to keep the crossing closed until further notice "constitutes...

Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari strongly condemned the alleged attack on Darjeeling MP Raju Bista in North Bengal, accusing the Trinamool Congress of the "heinous" act by its goons. Saturday evening, BJP MP Raju Bista's convoy was attacked by miscreants...

New Delhi: India's first indigenously-designed 7-nanometer computer processor 'Shakti' is expected to be ready by 2028, which can be produced at chip plant locally in future, the IIT Madras-based team informed Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Saturday. A video posted by minister's social media account shows...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said talks between India and the US on a proposed bilateral trade agreement are progressing in a cordial atmosphere and New Delhi will protect the interests of farmers, fishermen and MSME sectors. "Bharat ke kisano ka,...

Hyderabad: A statewide bandh called by the BC JAC to protest against the High Court's stay order on the 42 per cent quota to BCs in local body polls was observed in Telangana Saturday, including the ruling Congress supporting the agitation. The BRS and BJP...

Lucknow: Every inch of Pakistan's territory lies within range of BrahMos and what happened during ‘Operation Sindoor’ was just a trailer, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Lucknow Saturday, in a stern warning to Pakistan. The operation proved that victory has become a habit for...

Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday promised restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir at "an appropriate time" and a "good resolution" of demands raised by people of the Union Territory of Ladakh. Speaking at a media conclave in Patna, he also claimed that...

Patna: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday announced its third list of 28 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, further intensifying its preparations for the high-stakes contest. The third list includes Shashi Bhushan Tiwari from Lauriya, Arjun Kumar Sinha from Bettiah, Gaysaudin Samaini from...