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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday exchanged views on ongoing efforts to bring an early end to the Ukraine conflict besides "positively" assessing India-France ties. The two leaders held a phone conversation that came amid fresh initiatives by the...

Halol (Gujarat): Six persons died after the cable wire of a cargo ropeway snapped at Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat's Panchmahal district Saturday, officials said. The incident at Pavagadh Hill, which is famous for the Mahakalika Temple at the summit, occurred around 3pm, they said. Superintendent...

New Delhi: India deserves a better opposition and better Opposition leaders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Saturday, as she slammed their criticism of the Modi government on the GST reforms as "ill-informed" and untouched by facts leading up to the implementation of the unified indirect...

New Delhi: In a gesture underscoring the spirit of cooperative federalism, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has written to finance ministers of all states, expressing gratitude for their support and active role in helping implement the landmark overhaul of the goods and services tax (GST)...

Chennai: AIADMK senior K A Sengottaiyan, who demanded party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to take back into the AIADMK fold all those who left the party, was stripped of his party posts Saturday. A brief statement from the party said that Palanisami has removed...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be addressing the General Debate at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), as per the revised provisional list of speakers released for the high-level session later this month. The 80th session of the UNGA is set...

New Delhi: In a swift inter-state operation, a man identified as Ashwini was arrested from Noida on Saturday for allegedly sending a threatening message to the official WhatsApp number of Mumbai Traffic Police, warning of major terror attacks in the city. According to police, the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday "deeply" appreciated US President Donald Trump's "positive assessment" of the India-US partnership after the American leader hailed the "special" relationship between the two nations -- remarks seen as an attempt to check the downturn in the ties. The...

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police Friday introduced Women's Mounted Unit, inducting trained female horse riders into the force. Ten women constables from the Armed Reserve (AR) unit underwent two months of training to join the mounted police force, a city police release said. These constables...

New Delhi: A planned visit to India by Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi this month has been called off in view of an existing travel ban he faces under UN Security Council sanctions, people familiar with the matter said Friday. The visit was postponed...