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New Delhi: Amid a raging political controversy over USAID's alleged role in influencing Indian elections, the latest annual report of the finance ministry has disclosed that the agency funded seven projects worth USD 750 million in 2023-24. "Currently, seven projects worth a total budget of...

Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 32 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Lankan waters. The arrests were made during the early morning hours of Sunday. Five costly mechanised boats were also...

New Delhi: After a gap of over eight months, India and the UK will resume negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) here from February 24, an official said. UK's Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds will be here for resumption...

New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was chosen as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly at a meeting of AAP MLAs here  Sunday, party leaders said. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and the party's 22 MLAs -- that includes Kalkaji legislator Atishi --...

Hyderabad: Rescuers have inched closer to the engineers and workers trapped inside a tunnel after a section of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal project collapsed 24 hours ago, with operations underway to extricate them, officials said Sunday. The teams in the accident site at Nagarkurnool...

New Delhi: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Ministry of External Affairs to take remedial steps to stop “atrocities, violence and state-sponsored genocide/persecutions of Hindus minority in Bangladesh. As per the causelist published on the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said that as a special initiative dedicated to women's empowerment, he will hand over his social media accounts to a few inspiring women, 'Naari Shakti', from across the country on International Women's Day. He said that this would...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Assam from February 23 to 25 to participate in several developmental projects and inaugurate business summits. Sunday, he will travel to Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh and at around 2 p.m. will lay...

New Delhi: A huge crowd gathered outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in Shalimar Bagh Sunday morning, as people from all over the city came to meet and congratulate her. Supporters from across the city flocked to her home to express their...

Hyderabad: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams Sunday intensified rescue efforts to save eight persons trapped in an under-construction tunnel after a portion of its roof collapsed in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district February 22. Four teams comprising 150 personnel were engaged in the rescue operation, which...