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New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has warned that despite progress in profiling sanitation workers under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme, significant gaps remain in providing them protective gear, health coverage and training. The Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, in...

New Delhi: Parliament's Monsoon session, which concluded Thursday, saw frequent disruptions that overshadowed legislative business, with the House losing over 84 hours to forced adjournments, the highest in the 18th Lok Sabha. The month-long session that started July 21 had 21 sittings with 37 hours...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court Thursday granted bail to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9 violence. Khan's supporters resorted to vandalism and violence May 9, 2023, after he was detained by law enforcement authorities in Islamabad. Several cases...

New Delhi: New Delhi has taken note of reports about China starting the construction of a mega dam on the lower reaches of Yarlung Tsangpo River (upper reaches of Brahmaputra) in Tibet, which the external affairs minister recently took up with the Chinese foreign minister...

Imphal:  The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), apex body of the Kuki-Zo tribal community in Manipur, Thursday slammed former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh for his social media post in which he termed Myanmar nationals as "illegal entrants". The KZC expressed its deep concern "over the deliberate...

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that he and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held detailed discussions regarding upcoming events, including the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India later this year, as both sides plan to prepare a "solid package"...

Moscow:  External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, Thursday said that India's oil purchase from the US has been consistently increasing, as the August 27 deadline set by the Donald Trump administration to impose additional 25 per cent tariffs on India for buying Russian energy inches...

A video is doing the rounds on social media in which a harasser gets the karma he deserved. The viral video begins at the billing counter of a grocery store with a relatively shorter guy harassing a customer and taking an aggressive stance against a...

Beijing: ChinaThursday expressed surprise over clarification by India over External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's reported comments related to the One-China policy during his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week. India Tuesday said there is no change in its position on Taiwan, and...

New Delhi: Railways and Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Thursday that the Online Gaming Bill is about protecting society while encouraging e-sports and online social game creators as engines of innovation. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, passed by the...