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New Delhi: Private banks, including HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, have informed that they will start same-day cheque clearance from October 4, following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) updated settlement framework for quicker and more secure payments. Cheques deposited from October 4 will be...

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, has moved the Supreme Court seeking his release. Wangchuk was detained under the stringent National Security Act September 26, two days after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh left four people dead and...

Leh:  With the situation limping back to normalcy after violent clashes September 24, which left four people dead in Leh, the authorities have ordered the reopening of all schools up to Class 8 from Friday. However, they called for strict adherence to the prohibitory orders...

Sam Pitroda’s close association with Rahul Gandhi contradicts Chidambaram’s denial New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s remark during a podcast interview with ABP News - that Sam Pitroda does not guide Rahul Gandhi on foreign policy matters - stands contradicted by footage showing Pitroda...

New Delhi: India and China will resume direct flight services later this month, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. The flight services between the two sides were suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It was not restored in view of the eastern...

New Delhi: Claiming that there is a wholesale attack on the democratic system in India currently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said allowing different traditions to thrive is important for the country, as we cannot do what China does, which is to suppress people and...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday came down heavily on Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made during his visit to Colombia, accusing him of defaming India on foreign soil...

Imphal: A mob attacked a convoy of Manipur Police at Longja village in the state’s Chandel district, damaging several vehicles, though no injuries were reported, officials said Thursday. A police official in Imphal said that windshields of three police vehicles were damaged in the attack...

New Delhi: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Congress leaders and parliamentarians Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tributes to two of India's most revered figures, invoking their ideals as guiding lights in...

Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday said the positions taken by various countries after the Pahalgam terror attack showed the nature and extent of their friendship with India. He was speaking at the RSS's annual Vijayadashmi rally, which also marked the centenary of...