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New Delhi: Don't travel by air, the Supreme Court told a petitioner Monday while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares. An advocate mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta...

Mumbai: Filmmaker and social activist Ashoke Pandit has lashed out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over its awareness campaign urging citizens to avoid bursting firecrackers during Diwali. The filmmaker questioned why the civic body does not issue similar appeals during other religious festivals such...

Kyiv: Authorities in both Ukraine and Russia say that their emergency alert mobile applications were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday, with residents in Ukraine receiving messages that there was a high nuclear radiation danger in the capital Kyiv. In a post late Sunday on Telegram,...

Hanoi/New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and reviewed ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and agreed to further deepen engagement in the sector. Doval arrived in Vietnam Sunday on an official...

Jaipur: Eight labourers were electrocuted when a machine being used during road construction work came into contact with an electricity line in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district Monday, police said, adding that five others sustained burn injuries in the accident. The accident occurred in Chhapoli village under...

New Delhi: In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Punjab assembly polls, three of its leaders from the state, including Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh and two other legislators, joined the BJP Monday. Earlier in the day, suspended AAP MLA and former...

New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity growth eased in October as output and new orders rose at softer rates, while moderate cost pressures provided support and a buffer against a sharper decline, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers'...

New Delhi: India and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the comprehensive economic and strategic partnership, discussing opportunities for strengthening trade and investment ties, improving market access, enhancing supply chain resilience and advancing cooperation under the free trade agreement (FTA), an...

Kathmandu: Six Indian tourists were rescued Monday after they got stranded due to heavy snowfall in the Shey-Phoksundo National Park area of Nepal, police said. The tourists, two women and four men, had been out of contact since November 1 because of the snowfall. They...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade Monday, driven by a sharp rally in bellwether Reliance Industries post earnings announcement and cooling crude oil prices. Foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in Asian equities also added to the markets...