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Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Monday conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III, the highest civilian honour of Cyprus, by President Nikos Christodoulides during their bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace. Expressing gratitude for the honour, PM Modi said, "I...

A viral video has emerged from Bengaluru showing a disturbing altercation between a Rapido bike taxi driver and a woman passenger.

Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India Dreamliner Boeing 787-8 from Hong Kong returned to its airport of origin Monday after the pilot in command suspected a technical issue shortly after takeoff. The flight, AI 315, landed safely in Hong Kong and all passengers have disembarked from...

Srinagar: Three people were injured Monday in a mysterious explosion during the demolition of a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. Officials said that three persons sustained injuries after the explosion, which occurred during the demolition of an old mosque structure at Langate Handwara...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday said he spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the current situation in West Asia and the role of diplomacy. The situation in West Asia...

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to 0.39 per cent in May as prices of food articles, manufactured products, and fuel eased, government data showed Monday. WPI-based inflation was 0.85 per cent in April. It was 2.74 per cent in May last year. "Positive...

New Delhi: The government Monday issued a notification for conducting India's 16th census with caste enumeration in 2027, 16 years after the last such exercise in 2011. The census will be carried out with a reference date of October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas like...

New Delhi: Amitabh Kant Monday announced his decision to step down as the G20 Sherpa. His resignation comes after 45 years of "dedicated government service" in various roles as G20 Sherpa, CEO of NITI Aayog, Secretary of the Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion, among...

Dehradun: A case has been registered against helicopter service operating firm Aryan Aviation Private Ltd for alleged negligence in connection with the chopper crash near Kedarnath Sunday, which killed all seven people on board, including a two-year-old child and the pilot. The Bell 407 helicopter,...

Kolkata: A devastating fire broke out at a busy marketplace in the Khidirpur area of South Kolkata, West Bengal, early Monday morning, gutting over 1,300 shops. No casualties have been reported so far. A total of 20 fire tenders are already on the spot trying...