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New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat Saurabh Vijay was appointed Wednesday as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India. Vijay, a 1998-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is currently serving in his cadre state, Maharashtra. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday thanked US President Donald Trump for announcing a pause in the operation in the Strait of Hormuz. His statement came hours after President Trump suspended "Project Freedom" to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming progress in...

Beijing: China Wednesday called on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible as it appreciated Tehran's commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, a prime demand of US President Donald Trump to end the war against the Islamic Republic. On the issue...

Chennai: Seeking to follow through on the dramatic Tamil Nadu Assembly election results, C. Joseph Vijay Wednesday formally staked claim to form the next government in the state after his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single-largest party in the 234-member Assembly. Vijay arrived...

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya Wednesday announced that the oath-taking ceremony of the new government in the state will be held May 9. Bhattacharya told reporters that the swearing-in ceremony will take place at Brigade Parade Ground in central Kolkata from 10 am....

New Delhi: India and Vietnam Wednesday elevated their relations to enhanced comprehensive strategic partnership and vowed to significantly expand economic and defence ties following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam. Modi said the two countries have a common outlook for...

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry Wednesday said the blanket ban on bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan that was imposed last year will remain in force, but athletes from across the border will not be stopped from coming here for multi-lateral events. The ministry also reiterated...

Kyiv: Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight. The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that Ukraine hadn't abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defences shot down...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said. The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in...

Tehran: A fire in a shopping centre near Iran's capital killed eight people and injured 36, state TV said Wednesday. The fire started Tuesday in the Arghavan shopping centre in Andisheh town in Tehran province. It was not clear what caused the blaze, and state...