Berlin/New Delhi: The German Embassy in New Delhi Tuesday announced that Indian nationals will no longer require a transit visa when travelling to another country with a layover at a German airport. “The lifting of the so-called airport transit visa requirement for Indian citizens was...
New Delhi: The Centre has formed a one-member committee to inquire into matters relating to the procurement of services for the on-screen marking system by the CBSE. The committee will be chaired by S Radha Chauhan, Chairperson, Capacity Building Commission, a memorandum issued by the...
New Delhi: The government will gradually phase out the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and introduce a detailed Producer Price Index (PPI) covering output, input and services prices, in a bid to offer a more realistic assessment of inflationary trends in the economy. Addressing media on...
New Delhi: Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez will travel to India for a working visit from June 3-7 and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Tuesday. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi...
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Tuesday held a dharna in central Kolkata to protest against alleged post-poll attacks on party workers and leaders following the BJP's victory in recent Assembly elections. Banerjee asserted that she would not abandon TMC workers after the party's defeat...
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of five accused in the NEET paper leak case till June 15. Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI's plea seeking extension of judicial custody of Mangilal Khatik, Vikas Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, all three arrested...
Beirut: Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon Tuesday killed eight people, including a father and his son and daughter, a day after US President Donald Trump said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting. Israel threatened Monday to strike Beirut's southern suburbs, causing panic...
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to onset over Kerala around June 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. Typically, monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the southwest monsoon season (June-September). "Conditions are favourable for further advance...
New Delhi: India Tuesday dispatched the second tranche of medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), comprising protective gear, diagnostic and monitoring equipment, medicines, and nutritional supplements to strengthen the continent’s response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak. India is...
Kyiv: Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens and trapping others, authorities said. At least four people were killed in Kyiv and 58 people were injured, including three children, Ukraine's state emergency service...
Kyiv saw a unique phenomenon recently when thousands of readers gathered at a literary festival defying air raids only to...
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Aakar Patel A ‘New India’ has come upon us at such a rapid pace that it is important to...
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By Dilip Cherian Retired Haryana-cadre IAS officer Ashok Khemka has secured a significant legal victory, with the Punjab and Haryana...
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The renewed exchange of missiles between Israel and Iran through June 8-9 is ample evidence of instability continuing in the...
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