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New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) Thursday will announce the schedule for the Presidential polls. The EC sent an invite for a press conference at 3 pm Thursday to announce the dates for the election to the post of President. President Ram Nath Kovind's term...

New Delhi: Some of the defence infrastructure being set up by China near its border with India is ‘alarming’ and the ‘destabilising and corrosive’ behaviour of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Indo-Pacific region is simply not helpful, US Army’s Pacific Commanding General Charles...

New Delhi: Airlines must de-board any passenger before departure if they refuse to wear face mask inside an aircraft. This instruction was given Wednesday by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). If any passenger refuses to wear mask or follow Covid1-19 protocol in...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to support the Union government’s pitch for states to reduce sales tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said Wednesday a cut in VAT on fuel will help soften inflationary pressures as...

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday raised the interest rate by 50 basis points to a two-year high of 4.9 per cent as it doubled down to tame inflation that has surged in the last couple of months. The rate hike comes on the...

New Delhi: Delhi's Jahangirpuri is again in news for stone pelting incident that allegedly took place between two communities on Tuesday's night in its J Block. The incident has triggered panic in the area which already had seen a communal tension during Ram Navmi. According...

New Delhi: Any serving or retired Lt General, Air Marshal and Vice Admiral under the age of 62 years will be eligible for the post of Chief of Defence Staff, according to notifications brought out by the government. The officers can be considered for the...

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly encourages respect for all religions, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said regarding reports of two former BJP spokespersons making controversial statements about Prophet Muhammad. "We strongly encourage respect and tolerance for all religions," Dujarric said Monday responding to...

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a no-confidence vote among Conservative lawmakers. He will now stay in his job as Prime Minister. Johnson won the support of 211 out of 359 lawmakers, dozens more than the threshold of 180 votes, according to the...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has condemned and denounced statements by the now suspended BJP spokesperson which constituted an insult to the Prophet Mohammed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh said. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the statements made by the...