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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved a scheme to support small hydro projects (SHPs) with an outlay of Rs 2,584.60 crore. The ‘Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 will support...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) mandated the transfer of 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, all in the ranks of District Magistrates (DMs), who are the district electoral officers (DEOs). As per the notification issued by the ECI in the afternoon, Jitin Jadav,...

Bhuj: The Indian‑flagged crude oil tanker, 'Jag Laadki', has safely arrived at Adani Ports’ Mundra terminal in Gujarat, carrying approximately 80,886 metric tonnes of crude oil sourced from the United Arab Emirates. The vessel was loaded at Fujairah Port and berthed here Wednesday, port officials...

New Delhi: Nine members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area Wednesday morning, officials said. Three others were injured, two of them jumped from the building at Ram Chowk Market...

Kabul: The European Union (EU) has condemned a Pakistani airstrike on a medical facility in Kabul, describing it as a deadly escalation in the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The EU urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint and take all feasible measures to...

Hong Kong: About 90 ships, including oil tankers, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran, and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime...

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat assembly complex received a bomb threat via email Wednesday morning, just minutes before the House proceedings were scheduled to begin during the ongoing budget session, officials said. The email claimed a bomb had been planted in the assembly complex, following which all...

Dubai: Iran lashed out following the killing of one of its top leaders in an airstrike with attacks on its Gulf neighbours and Israel Wednesday, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defences and killing two near Tel Aviv as the war in...

Chennai: The mortal remains of seven pilgrims from Tamil Nadu who were killed in a road accident in Nepal have been brought to New Delhi, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan said Wednesday. Addressing the media at Chennai International Airport, Murugan...

Washington: The US Department of Homeland Security has released posters offering to fly illegal immigrants, including from India, to their home countries for free with an exit bonus of USD 2,600. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used an image of the Taj Mahal and...