New York: India suffered a mid-innings collapse on a two-paced track to post an underwhelming 119 against arch-rivals Pakistan despite a gutsy effort from Rishabh Pant in the T20 World Cup here Sunday. India's new number three Pant rode his luck en route a chancy 42 off 31 balls but other batters in the star-studded line-up could...

New Delhi: With a 72-member Council of Ministers taking oath Sunday in the third term of the Modi government, it is only nine short of the maximum permissible strength of 81 and six less than the maximum of 78 ministers the Modi government had between 2019 and 2024. Prime Minister: Narendra Modi Cabinet Ministers Rajnath Singh Amit...

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Jammu: Nine people were killed and 33 injured as terrorists struck a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district Sunday evening, opening fire on the vehicle which fell into a gorge, a senior police officer said. The attack occurred on the bus en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi...

New Delhi: With the third Modi government taking shape Sunday, 33 first-timers will grace its ranks and at least six of them hail from well-known political families. Those joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers for the first time include three former chief ministers -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana) and HD...

New Delhi: Seven women, including two in the Cabinet role, have been inducted into the new council of ministers in the 18th Lok Sabha. There were 10 women ministers in previous council of ministers, which dissolved June 5. Those who were dropped include former Union Minister Smriti Irani, Minister of State Dr Bharti Pawar, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti,...

Bhubaneswar: Three MPs from Odisha have been inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took oath as PM for the third time Sunday. The BJP MP from Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency Dharmendra Pradhan, six-time MP from Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency Jual Oram and Rajya Sabha MP Ashwini Vaishnaw took oath as cabinet ministers Sunday...

New Delhi: Narendra Modi was sworn-in as prime minister Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a Cabinet that emphasised continuity and experience while also rewarding partners in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, all ministers in Modi 2.0...

New Delhi: Top leaders from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday graced the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union council of ministers. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar...

New York: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in their Group A T20 World Cup match here Sunday. India began the tournament with a facile eight-wicket win over Ireland, while Pakistan were stunned by the USA in their first match. India retained their playing 11 from the last match...