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Wellington: New Zealand's largest-ever drug bust has revived focus on Baltej Singh, the nephew of Satwant Singh -- one of the two bodyguards involved in the assassination of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 -- highlighting a complex intersection of "international crime, historical...

Chennai:  Actor-turned-politician Vijay Monday filed his nomination papers from the Perambur Assembly constituency, marking a significant milestone in his political journey ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president submitted his nomination before the Returning Officer at Dr Ambedkar Government...

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar  Monday resigned from his membership in the Legislative Council, fulfilling the constitutional requirement ahead of assuming office as a Rajya Sabha member. Nitish Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha March 16 and received his election certificate...

Dehradun: A retired Army officer, Brigadier V.K. Joshi, was shot dead Monday in the Rajpur area of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, after being hit by a stray bullet during a firing incident, police said. According to officials, the incident occurred around 7 a.m. following an argument between...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has emphasised the importance of a balanced and responsive World Trade Organisation (WTO) that effectively addresses the needs and aspirations of all members, particularly developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Goyal had valuable discussions with Dr...

New Delhi: Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan will address a press conference Monday at noon to outline the roadmap for the country's upcoming census exercise. During the briefing at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, the Commissioner is expected to present...

Jammu: Two Border Security Force (BSF) officers were injured Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba during a raid on a drug hotspot in the district. Officials said two BSF junior-level officers -- an inspector and a sub-inspector -- were injured during the raid in Gujjar...

New Delhi:  Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Canada in May, amidst ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement between the two countries. March 2, the two countries launched negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA). The issue of Goyal's visit came...

New Delhi: India's growing economy and massive infrastructure needs align perfectly with American expertise in energy, advanced manufacturing and digital infrastructure and both sides are well-positioned for a 'win-win' expansion of their strategic economic pillar, US Ambassador Sergio Gor has said. The envoy said the...

New Delhi: The India-Israel cooperation in agriculture has received a huge push with the announcement, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jerusalem last month, of setting up more Centres of Excellence as high-tech agricultural hubs and taking these further to the village level to...