Colombo: Sri Lanka refused permission for the US to land two of its warplanes in the island's southeast Mattala International Airport in early March, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament here Friday. Dissanayake said that two US warplanes from Djibouti asked for permission to come...
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expanded his cabinet Friday, with five MLAs taking oath as ministers at the Lok Bhavan here. With the induction of the new ministers -- Khazan Das, Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Madan Kaushik, Pradeep Batra, and Ram Singh Kaida --...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Friday met revered saint Premanand Maharaj at his Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, engaging in spiritual discourse and seeking his blessings. The meeting marked a key highlight of the President’s ongoing three‑day visit to Uttar...
Guwahati: In a significant boost to opposition unity ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, the Indian National Congress and Raijor Dal Friday have finalised a seat-sharing arrangement, with the Congress agreeing to allocate 11 constituencies to Akhil Gogoi-led regional outfit. According to the agreement,...
Mumbai: Global oil prices traded lower Friday after the US signalled a possible easing of sanctions on Iranian crude, as efforts intensified to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell as much as 3.39 per cent to an intra-day low of...
Kolkata: In a shocking case, a man died after being trapped in an elevator in the controversial state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata Friday. The relatives and friends of the deceased person were protesting within the R.G. Kar premises at the time...
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday and briefed him about the ongoing conflict in West Asia. We value our special strategic partnership with India, the world's largest democracy, he said in a post on X. Sa'ar said...
Kathmandu: Nepal police Thursday arrested seven people, including six Indians, for running a fake travel lottery scam. Those arrested include Nepali national Bibek Regmi, 26, a resident of Saptari district currently residing in Gatthaghar, Thimi of Bhaktapur district and Indian nationals Hussain Sayed, 39, Sajid...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday that India must work in a mission mode to emerge as a global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing in the next few years to ensure strategic autonomy, enhance defence preparedness and make the country Aatmanirbhar in view...
New Delhi: India Thursday termed the recent attacks against energy installations in different locations across the Gulf region as "deeply disturbing", highlighting that such actions will only further destabilise an already uncertain energy scenario for the whole world. "India had previously called for the avoidance...
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