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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said the use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand is wrong and called on the state government to continue to hear the protesters out and resolve their issues immediately. Congress is part of the Hemant Soren government...

Dubai: Iran Monday said it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets its conditions. "It is up to the US side to stop and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said, noting...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Monday once again sought the extradition of former premier Sheikh Hasina from India during High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi's first meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka, amid fresh strains in ties between the two countries. The meeting also "covered a range of...

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Monday said the government is ready for a debate in the Lok Sabha on the student protests as well as police action, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reply to the debate but the Opposition should give...

New Delhi: The government introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha Monday to amend the regulations for mines and minerals, whereby states will be restricted from levying additional tax on mineral rights. With the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, the Centre...

Kyiv: A Ukrainian drone attack Monday on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, authorities in the Tatarstan region said. Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months. The barrage has caused fuel shortages...

Kathmandu: Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah held a meeting with Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava Monday, marking his first one-on-one meeting with a foreign diplomat since becoming country’s prime minister March 27. This marked a departure from his self-imposed rule of avoiding individual engagements with foreign...

New Delhi: Congress MP K.C. Venugopal wrote to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday, urging him to "direct" the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for making a statement in the House, regarding the police action against students demonstrators during the July 20 NEET protest...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday permitted Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for three weeks for eye treatment. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order while hearing the Diamond...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm Monday amid loud protests by Opposition members, who continued to demand a response from the government over the police action against NEET protesters as well as the controversy surrounding theft of donations collected for the...