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Cairo: Six ballistic missiles targeting Saudi Arabia's port of Yanbu on the Red Sea and the southwestern city of Taif have been intercepted, a Saudi military spokesperson said Thursday, blaming Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen as fighting escalates. There was no immediate claim of...

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for "undermining" voter rights, and warned of a nationwide agitation, including "Jantar Mantar 2.0", if he does not step down within 48 hours. Speaking at a press conference...

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has postponed its mid-semester examination in the wake of the death of second-year student Sahil Wakode, the institute announced Thursday. In a statement, IIT Bombay said that the mid-sem exams that were earlier scheduled to be held...

New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee will meet September 29 to discuss the party's roadmap for upping the ante against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the government in the light of reports of differences within the Election Commission over SIR, sources said. The meeting,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Election Commission to apprise it of the time frame within which it can finally decide the dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress over its name and flowers and grass election symbol. A...

New York: A federal judge early Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's move to ban three news outlets from the White House grounds and said CNN, MS NOW, and Politico must have their access restored. It's the latest development in an escalating showdown between Trump...

New Delhi: ABVP seeks complete overhaul of NTA, calls for permanent staff Solanki also said ABVP wants NEET-UG to be conducted twice a year and in computer-based test (CBT) mode, saying the model would reduce the risk of paper leaks while giving students another opportunity...

United Nations: In his whirlwind diplomacy here, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met with four European foreign ministers to discuss global issues and economic cooperation. The bilaterals were packed between three meetings with groups of foreign ministers from the Global South Wednesday (local time)....

Ranchi/Jamshedpur: Four people were killed in a tragic road accident in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur Thursday morning. Trisha Singh, daughter of state Rural Development Minister Dipika Pandey Singh, is among the deceased. The accident took place on the National Highway near Marine Drive at Domuhani, where the...

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, challenging the ongoing Enforcement Directorate searches at the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and other locations in the state, prompting the court to appoint a warrant officer to monitor the operations. The...