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New Delhi: Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju asserted Monday that the government is fully prepared to table the amended Waqf Bill in Parliament, as he accused some political parties and organisations of seeking to foment unrest in society and mislead people over...

New Delhi: A report in The New York Times linking a company that is part of a British aerospace major to a state-run Indian defence firm claiming that the latter has ties with a Russian arms agency is "factually incorrect" and "misleading", official sources said...

Lahaul-Spiti: In a move that has triggered strong backlash from local communities in Lahaul-Spiti, the Himachal Pradesh government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government March 29 this year for the development of two major hydropower projects — Miyar (120 MW) and...

New Delhi: Biotechnology remains a priority sector in India, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh Monday. He noted that the sector holds “transformative potential” for other industries, such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and sustainable startups. Singh said this during...

Chandigarh: Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt Monday took a sharp dig at wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat over her ‘haughtiness’ and mocked her for reclaiming the state benefits, which she rejected earlier in a ‘fit of arrogance. ’ Yogeshwar Dutt, said that Vinesh showed disdain and disrespect...

New Delhi: Glitches in ‘Pollution Under Control’ certification for vehicles and entry of polluting trucks into Delhi may come up for discussion in the Assembly Tuesday as Chief Minister Rekha Gupta prepares to table a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report ‘exposing’ failures...

Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday dismissed speculation about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's successor, asserting that Modi would continue to lead the country for many more years. Responding to Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut's claim that Modi went to the RSS headquarters in...

Kolkata: Amid the recent protests by a section of UK-based Indians during West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s speech last week at Oxford University’s Kellogg College, a prominent youth leader of the Trinamool Congress Monday accused the party of being silent over the issue. He...

Mumbai: A big question mark hangs over whether controversial comedian Kunal Kamra will appear before Mumbai's Khar Police Monday to record a statement, as there has been no communication from him to the police, said an official. The Mumbai Police have issued two summons to...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cancellation of tenders permitting offshore mining along the coast of Kerala, Gujarat, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Flagging the threat to marine life, the Congress leader...