New Delhi: India has accepted the consular access given by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, official sources said Monday. Sunday, Pakistan said it would grant consular access to Jadhav Monday in line with the judgement in his case by the International Court of Justice...
Chennai: As India’s GDP growth rate fell to a six-year low of 5 per cent for the April-June quarter, apprehensions of a slowdown have risen. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has announced a slew of measures off late, however, Sunday avoided a direct answer to...
Islamabad: Pakistan said Sunday it will grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in the country, on Monday ‘in line with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgement’. The announcement came nearly six months after a meeting between Indian officials and...
Guwahati: Over 19 lakh people in Assam have been left out of the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was released Saturday morning. Some 19,06,657 people have been excluded from the final list, which names 3,11,21,004 people as Indian citizens. The...
New Delhi: The government Friday unveiled a mega plan to merge 10 public sector banks into four as part of plans to create fewer and stronger global-sized lenders as it looks to boost economic growth from a five-year low. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who had...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he welcomed ‘constructive criticism’ and there should be enough space in public life for ‘differing streams’ to listen to each other’s point of view. There should be continuous dialogue in society irrespective of differing views, the Prime...
Kandla: A high alert has been sounded in Gujarat state and authorities directed to maintain tight security, including on ships berthed at Kandla port, in the wake of intelligence inputs warning of Pakistani commandos trained in underwater attacks having entered the Gulf of Kutch area...
Srinagar: Amidst tight security, CPM leader Sitaram Yechury Thursday met ailing party MLA Yusuf Tarigami at his residence in Srinagar where he is under house arrest. Yechury is the first opposition leader allowed to visit Kashmir after the government revoked Article 370 August 5. Yechury...
New Delhi: In a fresh round of FDI reforms, the government Wednesday allowed 100 per cent foreign investment in coal mining and contract manufacturing, eased sourcing norms for single-brand retailers and approved 26 per cent overseas investment in digital media as it looks to boost...
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday supported the government's stand that Kashmir was India's internal issue and said there was no room for any other foreign country to interfere in it. The Congress leader, in a series of tweets, said: "I disagree with...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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