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Moscow: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held talks with Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov here on bilateral military-technical ties and implementation of joint projects in strategic sectors. Doval is in Russia to hold crucial talks on bilateral energy and defence ties and to...

Kolkata: The more things change, the more they stay the same. At the turn of the year, since the brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor at Kar Medical College and Hospital shook the conscience of urban Bengal, stakeholders of protest movements...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is negotiating trade agreements with several countries, including the US, and stressed that many nations are keen to engage with New Delhi on the trade front. He also exuded confidence that India's exports in...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar Friday stated the state Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar has ordered an investigation into Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of election fraud in Mahadevapura Assembly constituency during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. CEO Anbukumar asked Shivakumar to submit...

New Delhi: Amid backlash over a couple allegedly being denied entry to a restaurant over Indian attire, Delhi Tourism minister Kapil Mishra said the owner has issued a video apologising over the incident and has announced special discounts for women wearing traditional outfits on Rakshabandhan....

New Delhi: More than two lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2024, the government informed the Lok Sabha Friday. Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to queries on the number of individuals who have renounced...

New Delhi: The BJP Friday mocked Rahul Gandhi's disclosure to back his allegations of rigging in the Maharashtra Assembly polls as a case of someone cutting the branch he is sitting on, claiming the Congress and its allies won most seats where the number of...

New Delhi: The government does not see any scope for making changes in the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and may issue a detailed reply soon to explain issues raised by journalists and civil rights bodies, an official source said Friday. Civil rights and...

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing turbulence in bilateral relations following the high tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Defence Ministry sources have denied reports that India has paused its plan to buy US arms. Although there has been no official clarification on this sensitive...

Uttarkashi: Sniffer dogs nosed their way through high piles of rubble, drones circled overhead, and rescue personnel searched for the missing through the sludge in disaster-hit Dharali Friday, four days after raging waters buried half the village and left scores missing. Since Tuesday, 650 people...