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New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs Saturday stated that it had “no role to play” in the press conference held by Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi, which drew criticism due to the absence of women journalists. The Ministry of External Affairs...

Chandigarh: Haryana government Saturday transferred Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, days after IPS officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh residence, officials said. According to an official order, IPS officer Surinder Singh Bhoria has been appointed as the new Rohtak...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday held talks with US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor amid continuing strains in the relations over Washington's imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports. Gor, accompanied by Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael J Rigas, is...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: A second-year student from Odisha was allegedly gang-raped outside a private medical college in West Burdwan district's Durgapur Friday night, police said Saturday. A case has been registered against several people in connection with the incident, though no arrests have been made so far....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched two major agricultural schemes with a combined outlay of Rs 35,440 crore, including a mission for self-reliance in pulses, and called upon farmers to increase production to meet domestic and global demand. Farmers have a critical role...

New Delhi: The opposition Saturday termed the absence of female journalists from a press conference of visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi 'unacceptable' and “an insult to women”, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify his position on the matter. Congress leader Rahul...

Kolkata: With the recovery of one more body during the last 24 hours, the total number deaths in the flood and landslide-affected hills, Terai and Dooars regions of West Bengal has risen to 40. The total official death toll as of Thursday morning, the last...

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has claimed that its president Akhilesh Yadav's official Facebook account has been suspended and accused the BJP government of imposing an "undeclared emergency" to suppress every opposing voice. According to sources, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister's account with more...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested the CFO of industrialist Anil Ambani's group company Reliance Power in a money laundering case linked to issuance of an alleged fake bank guarantee of Rs 68 crore, official sources said Saturday. The CFO, Ashok Pal, was...

New Delhi: Kabul will soon send its diplomats to India as part of "step-by-step" efforts to improve bilateral relations, Afghan Foreign Minister Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said Friday even as he asserted the Taliban will not allow anyone to use Afghan soil against...