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Raipur: In a momentous development in Chhattisgarh's long-standing battle against insurgency, more than 200 Maoists from the Maad region are set to formally surrender before Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma in Jagdalpur Friday. Among them is Rupesh, the North-West...

Washington: The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Donald Trump administration's decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on all new H-1B visa petitions, describing it as "misguided policy and plainly unlawful" action that could cripple American innovation and competitiveness. The...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs stated Thursday that no phone call took place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, rejecting the latter's claim. Trump Wednesday had claimed that, during a telephonic conversation, PM Modi has "assured" him that India...

New Delhi: India stated Thursday that it is "broad-basing and diversifying" its energy sourcing to meet market conditions. The announcement came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him India would stop buying Russian crude oil. External Affairs...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "great man" and India as "an incredible country", adding that he is open to meeting the Prime Minister on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. When asked about a...

LehJammu: Authorities Wednesday lifted the restrictions in Leh district of Ladakh, 22 days after they were imposed following violence during the statehood protests that left four people dead and over 80 others injured. The district administration had September 24 promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 163...

Kolkata: A court in West Bengal's Durgapur Wednesday sent the arrested male friend of the gang rape victim to seven days police custody. According to sources, no lawyer appeared for the accused male friend, Wasif Ali, when he was presented in the Durgapur court. As...

Washington: Ashley J Tellis, a prominent Indian-American strategic affairs expert, has been arrested on a charge of unlawfully retaining national defence information. A respected voice in Washington's foreign policy establishment, Tellis is currently a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specialising in...

Jaisalmer: Twenty passengers were burnt alive and 16 were critically injured when a private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire Tuesday, police said. According to police, the bus, carrying 57 passengers, left Jaisalmer around 3 pm. On the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway, smoke began emerging...

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk indulged in “activities prejudicial to the security of the state, maintenance of public order and essential services" which led to his detention under the National Security Act, Leh District Magistrate has told the Supreme Court, defending his order. In...