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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday underscored the importance of harnessing the energy of the country’s youth for nation-building, stating that initiatives like Mera Yuva Bharat play a crucial role in channelising their potential. Speaking during the 132nd episode of his monthly radio programme...

Kolkata: Citing negligence of duty and a breach of impartiality, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the immediate suspension of three CRPF personnel for reportedly entering the Trinamool Congress office and becoming absorbed in a game of carrom. The decision was taken late...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Cameroon, and reviewed progress on the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA)....

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine test and hailed it as a development to boost the country's strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday. The test likely indicates Kim is intent on enlarging and modernising an...

Chennai: With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections fast approaching, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to release the much-anticipated manifesto of the DMK today, signalling a major push in the party’s campaign strategy ahead of polling. Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in a...

Dubai: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the month-old war in the Middle East  Saturday, claiming two missile launches at Israel. About 2,500 US Marines arrived in the region. And Pakistan's government said that regional powers plan to meet Sunday to discuss how to end the fighting....

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to adopt a stricter approach to ordering repolls in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, with officials indicating that re-polling may now be ordered more promptly in cases of voter intimidation or obstruction of voting. An...

Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said. Hezbollah's al-Manar TV said that its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed Saturday in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said that it had...

Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump for his course of action in the Iran conflict, the German Press Agency reported. "What Trump is doing right now is not de-escalation and an attempt to reach a peaceful solution, but a...

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday sharpened the BJP's campaign pitch for the West Bengal Assembly polls by releasing a 'charge sheet' against the TMC government and framing the election as a battle not merely for the state, but for the country's security. Launching...