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The Mahindra Group Monday issued a statement after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sulata Deo alleged that one of its employees sent her rape and death threats on social media. The Anand Mahindra–owned company said it has “zero tolerance” for any form of misconduct, intimidation...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: As the Election Commission of India (ECI) gears up to hold the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Odisha, the Opposition leaders said that the process should be carried out in a non-political and unbiased way and not with a political motive. The Opposition...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday embarked on a three-day visit to Moscow to further strengthen the "time-tested" India-Russia partnership. The visit comes against the backdrop of strains in India's ties with the US following President Donald Trump doubling tariffs on Indian goods...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday appealed to all parties, including the Opposition, for the unanimous election of NDA's vice presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan, as he praised his life of public service at a meeting of the ruling alliance MPs. Radhakrishnan was felicitated at...

Chisoti: Body of a woman was recovered in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, taking the death toll to 64, officials said, as the extensive rescue and relief operation entered the sixth day Tuesday. The decomposed body was sighted downstream and subsequently...

New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India's Gaganyaan mission around the world and scientists were keen to be part of it. In an interaction with the prime minister Monday evening, Shukla also shared...

Mumbai: As the intensity of rain increased, all government and semi-government offices in Mumbai were closed Tuesday. Private offices and establishments have been asked to instruct their employees to work from home (WFH). “The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for extremely heavy...

New Delhi: In a sign of further thawing of economic ties, China has assured India that address its major trade concerns, especially around the import of rare earths and fertilisers. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar that...

New Delhi: Opposition parties are likely to declare their joint vice-presidential candidate Tuesday after another round of meetings, in what is likely to be a "south versus south" contest for the second-highest constitutional post in the country. Several opposition leaders met at Congress president Mallikarjun...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday chaired a high-level meeting, which included top Union ministers, secretaries and economists, to deliberate on the roadmap for the next generation reforms, one of the key announcements he had made in his Independence Day address. Union ministers Rajnath...