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United Nations: Terrorism is a "malignancy" and knows no borders, nationality or race and the world should not buy into any justification of terror acts, India has told the UN General Assembly as it abstained on a resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict. India Friday abstained...

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee scrutinising three bills to replace existing criminal laws did not adopt its draft report as scheduled Friday, taking into account the submission of some opposition members that they needed more time to study it. Several opposition members urged the Chairperson...

Washington: US fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. Bases and personnel in the region that began early last...

New Delhi: Eight former Indian Navy personnel were Thursday handed death penalty in Qatar by a local court, a verdict that India described as "deeply" shocking. The Indian nationals, all employees of Al Dahra company, were taken into custody in August last year in an...

Rafah: Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to 'prepare the battlefield' ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating air raids....

New Delhi: "India" should be replaced with "Bharat" in the school textbooks for all classes, a high-level committee for social sciences, constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum, has recommended. According to committee chairperson C I...

Jerusalem: As the Gaza Strip desperately needs fuel, the Israeli military has reiterated that it will not allow fuel to enter the besiged enclave as it believes that Hamas steals it for its operational infrastructure. On being asked if the country would allow fuel into...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian was Tuesday appointed chairman of 5T with the status of cabinet minister, a day after his voluntary retirement from government service. Pandian, a 2000 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, applied for voluntary retirement October...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha 5T Secretary V Karthikeyan Pandian took voluntary retirement from All India Services, a letter issued by Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions informed Monday. The voluntary retirement of Pandian has been approved by the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and...

Dharamsala: Virat Kohli anchored another tricky chase with perfection after Mohammad Shami's sizzling five-wicket haul as India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the World Cup here Sunday, their first win over Black Caps in an ICC event after 20 years. Shami (5/54) starred...