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New Delhi: Central drug regulator CDSCO has initiated risk-based inspection of drug manufacturing units in six states following collection of 19 samples, including those of cough syrups, antipyretics and antibiotics in the wake of child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, allegedly due to contaminated...

New Delhi: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will undertake a two-day visit to India next week in his first trip to the country since he assumed charge of the top office in July last year. Starmer's visit to India from October 8 to 9 will...

Hyderabad: An Indian student from Hyderabad was killed in the US when unidentified assailants opened fire at him at a gas station, his family said here Saturday. Pole Chandrashekar was shot dead by the miscreants Friday night in Dallas, they said, urging the government to...

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has told the Supreme Court that it has decided to publish the provisional answer key after the preliminary examination is conducted. The UPSC conducts examinations, including the prestigious Civil Services Examination. In an affidavit filed in the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday unveiled various youth-focused initiatives worth more than Rs 62,000 crore, with a special emphasis on poll-bound Bihar. Modi launched PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs), a centrally sponsored scheme with an investment of Rs...

Belagavi: Tension continued to simmer in Karnataka's Belagavi city Saturday following a stone-pelting incident linked to the raising of 'I Love Muhammad' slogans. Police have detained 11 persons and made tight security arrangements across Belagavi city. The Police Department is on high alert as Chief...

Patna: With the Bihar Assembly elections drawing closer, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar began his two-day visit to the state Saturday to review poll preparedness. He is accompanied by Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh and Dr. Vivek Joshi. The CEC reached Patna Friday night...

New Delhi: India welcomes US President Donald Trump's leadership as peace efforts in Gaza make decisive progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday. Modi referred to the indications of the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas and said it marks a significant step forward in...

New Delhi: India and Canada have agreed to boost security cooperation including in combating terrorism and transnational crimes, the external affairs ministry said on Friday against the backdrop of Ottawa's decision to list the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. Canada on Monday designated...

Mumbai/New Delhi: Pilots' grouping ALPA India Friday said AAIB has declined the request to include its representative in the team probing the Air India plane crash in June that killed 260 people, citing government norms. Representatives of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) India Friday held...