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Guwahati: In a pointed statement aimed at critics who frequently raise concerns over India’s strategic 'Siliguri Corridor', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday drew attention to Bangladesh’s own geographical vulnerabilities, asserting that the neighbouring country has two fragile corridors that are even more susceptible...

Washington/New Delhi: Pakistan continues to regard India as an existential threat and is accelerating the expansion of its nuclear weapons programme in response, according to the United States Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in its 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment. The report raises fresh concerns about growing...

New York/Manama/Seoul: India now has a new approach in combating cross-border terrorism from Pakistan and anyone involved in such crimes will not go unpunished, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said in New York hours before he led a delegation of Parliamentarians to Guayana. Tharoor made the...

New Delhi: In a landmark development poised to transform the global standing of traditional medicine systems, an agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization (WHO). The agreement inked Saturday marks the beginning of work on a dedicated Traditional...

Kochi/New Delhi: A Liberian vessel carrying 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo, sank off the Kochi coast Sunday, sparking fears of a possible oil spill. All 24 crew members were rescued after the ship developed a critical tilt Saturday, according to officials. So far,...

New Delhi: India has become the fourth-largest economy in the world, overtaking Japan, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam has said. Subrahmanyam said the overall geopolitical and economic environment is favourable to India. "We are the fourth largest economy as I speak. We are a USD...

Kolkata: A Border Security Force (BSF) unit deployed at a remote village along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal has launched a maiden incense manufacturing programme to provide gainful employment for local women, promoting women empowerment in the region, officials said. The project, ‘Baibhav Samruddhi...

New Delhi: Playing cards for entertainment and recreation without an element of betting and gambling does not involve moral turpitude, the Supreme Court has said as it restored the election of a man in a cooperative society in Karnataka. A bench of Justices Surya Kant...

Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav Sunday expelled son Tej Pratap Yadav from party for six years. Lalu Prasad has also snapped all family ties with him. Prasad made the announcement in a post on X in the afternoon. “The activities, public...

New Delhi: Government-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has made new oil and gas discoveries in the Mumbai Offshore hydrocarbon basin that are expected to enhance the production of the upstream oil giant in the near future. The discoveries, which have been named 'Suryamani'...