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New Delhi: The rate of unemployment in the country declined to 5.2 per cent in July from 5.6 per cent in June, a government survey said Monday. The unemployment rate (UR) in May was also 5.6 per cent, said the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday conveyed to President Vladimir Putin India's consistent position for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict when the Russian leader apprised him on the summit talks he held with US President Donald Trump. Trump and Putin met in...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked the NHAI why a commuter should be asked to pay Rs 150 toll if it took 12 hours to cover a 65-kilometre highway stretch in Thrissur, Kerala. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said it wants defence forces to have "braveheart cadets" who should not be deterred by injuries or disabilities suffered during training and directed the Centre to explore the possibility of providing them with insurance covers for such exigencies. A...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday slammed the Opposition for its protest during a discussion in Lok Sabha on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's journey to the International Space Station, which led to the House's adjournment, saying it should have risen above party politics on an...

New Delhi: Accusing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of acting like a BJP spokesperson, Opposition parties Monday said he failed to answer their questions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and issues related to voter list irregularities. Addressing a joint press conference...

Gaya: As the Voter Adhikar Yatra, spearheaded by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, entered Gaya district on the second day of its march, the INDIA bloc leaders asserted that the Election Commission of India (ECI) would...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress Monday filed a petition with a single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI), challenging its decision to seek details of booth-level agents (BLAs) from individual political parties a year before the Assembly elections...

New Delhi: The government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY) portal Monday, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said, urging employers and first-time employees to take benefit of the Rs 1-lakh crore central scheme. The Union Cabinet approved the Employment Linked Incentive...

Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Monday handed over vehicles, medical equipment and military animals to Nepal's Army Chief Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel, strengthening bilateral defence cooperation. Misri arrived in Nepal Sunday for a two-day official visit. The handover of "light strike vehicles, critical care medical...