Kyiv: Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 80 others in its biggest aerial barrage in almost two weeks, officials said Thursday. Russia launched nearly 700 drones and...
New Delhi: Voting on the three bills in Lok Sabha to amend the women's quota law and set up a delimitation commission will be held at 4 PM Friday, according to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Birla said there would be a debate of around...
New Delhi: The opposition will boycott the election of the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha as a mark of protest against the Modi government not appointing a deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha for seven years, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Thursday. The government...
New Delhi: Congress Lok Sabha MP Hibi Eden and DMK Parliamentary Party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi moved motions Thursday to oppose the amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in the Lok Sabha. This comes as a three-day special sitting of the extended Budget session of...
Tehran: Iran will not compromise on its nuclear enrichment rights, said the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that its entitlement to nuclear energy is firmly grounded in international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), state media reported Thursday. Addressing a press conference...
Washington: India’s strong economic growth is helping cushion fiscal pressures, but risks from subsidies and elevated debt remain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. “Strong growth makes life much easier. It can’t be much in a better position if they were growing as India is...
Dubai: The leader of Iran's joint military command threatened Wednesday to halt trade in the Gulf region if the US does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports. Even so, US President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was very close to over in...
Milan: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be Europe's bridge to US President Donald Trump. It may be burning. After chastising Pope Leo XIV, Trump turned his ire on Meloni, long one of his closest European allies, for calling his papal broadside unacceptable and...
Islamabad: A Pakistani delegation, led by Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, reached Tehran on Wednesday as part of Islamabad's efforts to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran. The Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said...
Lucknow: A massive fire broke out at a slum cluster in the Vikas Nagar area of the state capital Wednesday evening, destroying about 200 shanties and causing widespread panic among locals. The fire was now largely under control, officials said, adding that no loss of...
Iran has made an intelligent move to send its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
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The latest projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer a sobering snapshot of India’s economic trajectory. As per IMF...
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Aakar Patel A story under this headline was reported this month: ‘No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s Bengal list’....
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s latest appointment of 48 babus at the joint secretary level across ministries looks routine on...
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