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New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that an all-party meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be convened at the earliest to discuss the modalities and roadmap for the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act. Responding to...

Kolkata: The roles of electoral officers at all levels will be under layer-wise surveillance on the polling days this time for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled next month. “The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in his press conference Sunday, had assured that elections...

United Nations: India has exposed Pakistan’s own Islamophobia, manifest in the deadly persecution of Ahmadiyyas, and Islamabad’s representative virtually admitted it was happening. Referring to Pakistan only as “our western neighbour”, India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish asked rhetorically Monday (local time), “One wonders what would...

Chandigarh: The ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress in Haryana Tuesday won one seat each in elections to two Rajya Sabha seats that saw high-voltage drama amid complaints and allegations of violations of vote secrecy and cross-voting. The seats were won by BJP’s Sanjay...

Patna: Three people, including a constable, were killed in an encounter between criminals and security forces in Motihari in Bihar's East Champaran district Tuesday, officials said. The gunfight took place around 2.30 a.m. in Ramdihah village under the Chakia police station area during a joint...

Tel Aviv/Dubai: Israel said Monday it has detailed plans for at least three more weeks of war as its military pounded sites across Iran overnight, while Iranian drone attacks temporarily shut Dubai airport and hit a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates. The...

Athens: Greece has no plans to participate in any military operation in the Strait of Hormuz, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said Monday, stressing that the country has no intention of becoming involved in war. Speaking at a regular briefing, Marinakis said Greece's current involvement in...

Beijing: China Monday called on all countries to immediately stop military operations in West Asia in response to US President Donald Trump's appeal to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international transport, ruling out Beijing joining any international naval force risking its close...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Monday announced a four-day working week with every Wednesday a public holiday as a contingency measure for possible fuel shortages in view of the war in West Asia. Currently, the island nation follows a five-day work week. "It was decided to declare...

New Delhi: An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker that sailed safely from the UAE's Fujairah port despite an attack on the terminal is scheduled to reach India Tuesday, a senior official said, emphasising that New Delhi is working to ensure the safe passage of remaining Indian-flagged...