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Eight of 16 Indian sailors held in Iran released: MEA

New Delhi: Eight of the 16 Indian sailors held in Iran have been released and will be able to travel back to India soon after completing the necessary formalities, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi Thursday,...

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12 Maoist cadres with Rs 46 lakh bounty surrender in Bijapur

Bijapur: Naxalites carrying a collective bounty of Rs 46 lakh surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Thursday, a senior official said. The cadres, including eight women, belonging to the 'south sub zonal buro' of Maoists, turned themselves in before senior police officials here...

U.S.-Russia nuclear pact expires; arms race fears grow

Moscow: The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States expired Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century. The termination of the New START Treaty could set the stage for...

Rajya Sabha

Opposition stages walkout in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: The Opposition led by Congress staged a walkout Thursday from the Rajya Sabha after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to quote from a "memoir" of former Army chief M M Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict. Soon after papers were...

Maoists

Gunfight underway between security forces and Maoists in Chhattisgarh

Raipur/Bijapur: Security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district engaged in a fierce encounter with armed Maoists in the southern forested region Thursday, highlighting the ongoing efforts to curb left-wing extremism in the Bastar area. The operation began based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of...

 

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