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New Delhi: Eight of the 16 Indian sailors held in Iran have been released and will be able to travel back to India soon after completing the necessary formalities, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi Thursday,...

New Delhi: India Thursday asserted that ensuring the energy security for its 1.4 billion people is the core of its approach on sourcing petroleum products. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal's comments at a media briefing came in response to Washington's claim that India has...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday adjourned to February 9 the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against his detention under the National Security Act. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale deferred...

Bijapur: Naxalites carrying a collective bounty of Rs 46 lakh surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Thursday, a senior official said. The cadres, including eight women, belonging to the 'south sub zonal buro' of Maoists, turned themselves in before senior police officials here...

New Delhi: India and the US are expected to finalise and sign a joint statement on the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement in 4-5 days, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. After the joint statement is signed, the US will come...

New Delhi: Actor and entrepreneur Vivek Oberoi Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection against the misuse of his name, image and other attributes of his persona by several entities, especially for morphed and AI-generated content. "We will pass the order," said Justice Tushar...

New Delhi: The Opposition led by Congress staged a walkout Thursday from the Rajya Sabha after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to quote from a "memoir" of former Army chief M M Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict. Soon after papers were...

Raipur/Bijapur: Security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district engaged in a fierce encounter with armed Maoists in the southern forested region Thursday, highlighting the ongoing efforts to curb left-wing extremism in the Bastar area. The operation began based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested two Khalistani operatives for writing provocative slogans at two separate locations in the national Capital ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, officials said Thursday. The arrests come amid heightened security measures in the city and ongoing monitoring of potential...

Moscow: Moscow has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to halt the Russia oil imports as part of the recently announced India-US trade agreement, saying New Delhi is free to purchase crude from any supplier and there is...