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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the India-Greece Strategic Partnership after Kyriakos Mitsotakis called up his Indian counterpart. In a telephone conversation, both leaders discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, Defence,...

New Delhi: The Congress Friday hit out at the Election Commission after it rejected allegations of "irregularities" in Haryana assembly polls, saying if the poll panel's goal is to "strip itself of the last vestiges of neutrality", then it is doing a "remarkable job" at...

New Delhi: Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said. He was admitted to AIIMS. Debroy (69) was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity...

New Delhi: Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9 per cent loss in GDP by 2070 across the Asia and Pacific region, with India projected to suffer a 24.7 per cent GDP loss, according to a new report. Rising sea...

Srinagar: Indian and Chinese troops Thursday exchanged sweets at several border posts along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh on Diwali. This comes after India and China undertook the disengagement process at the LAC in the union territory. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said...

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality slipped into the "very poor" category on the eve of Diwali, with pollution levels expected to go up Thursday, even as authorities said strict action will be taken against those violating the firecracker ban. The city's 24-hour average Air Quality...

Ottawa: A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison told Parliament members of the national security committee that he had confirmed Shah's name...

Ottawa: Exposing Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government's vindictive campaign against India yet again, two senior officials in Ottawa have admitted that they leaked the so-called 'intelligence" on India to the American media, much before it was revealed at home. Nathalie Drouin, Canada's National Security and Intelligence...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday launched development projects worth nearly Rs 12,850 crore and extended his government's flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above. The major push in the health sector was unveiled on the...

New Delhi: A meth lab having links to a Mexican drug cartel was recently uncovered in Noida and five people, including a Tihar Jail warden and two Delhi-based businessmen, were arrested in connection with it, the NCB said Tuesday. In a statement, the Narcotics Control...