Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday named Pickaxe Mountain as an Iranian site that needed to be dealt with, while saying negotiations with Tehran were progressing and leaving open whether diplomacy would produce an agreement. Speaking to reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said there...
Ekta Nagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday attacked the Opposition, saying it had turned into "Avrodh Paksh" (obstructive force) rather than "Virodh Paksh" (opposing group), underscoring that the country needs to stay united. He was addressing a gathering at the Parade Ground in Gujarat's Ekta...
New Delhi: Centre Saturday released additional instalment of tax devolution to state governments totalling over Rs 1.09 lakh crore. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a post on X said the second additional instalment this financial year is supported by stronger economic activity and buoyant tax...
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Saturday met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Delhi and thanked her for supporting the outfit's youth-led protests, while extending solidarity with the INDIA bloc rally on the "vote chori" charge. He, however, said that the...
New Delhi: Above-normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of India in November, except for some regions along the foothills of the Himalayas where normal to below-normal maximum temperatures are expected, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday in its monthly forecast. It also...
New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff Saturday, succeeding Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who superannuated after 42 years of distinguished service to the nation.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh...
New Delhi: Ahead of the INDIA bloc's rally at Ramlila Maidan, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Saturday challenged the Congress to answer a series of questions concerning past elections, the appointment of Election Commissioners, and the revision of voter lists. Taking to X, Rijiju...
New Delhi: In a bid to augment the availability of cotton for the domestic textile sector, the government Saturday extended the existing customs duty exemption on cotton imports till December 31, 2026. Through the amendment, the existing exemption, which was available until October 31, 2026,...
New Delhi: Delhi Police has put in place an extensive security and surveillance plan at Ramlila Maidan ahead of the Congress-led INDIA bloc's mega rally scheduled for November 1, anticipating a large turnout and significant movement of political leaders and supporters. The security arrangements include...
Panchkula: In a horrific incident that has shocked people in the country, a six-year-old student was allegedly brutally assaulted by a Class 3 student at a government school in Haryana's Panchkula, officials said Saturday. The incident, that was captured on CCTVs present in the classroom...
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Brazil has come as a surprise at a time when extreme Right parties in Europe, Latin America and elsewhere, helped...
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