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New Delhi: After 32 years, an agreement was signed between Haryana and Rajasthan Monday regarding the Yamuna Water Project under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Saini and his Rajasthan counterpart Bhajanlal Sharma were...

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Monday said the government has no involvement with retired diplomats and military officials participating in overseas discussions on India-Pakistan ties in their personal capacities and that New Delhi does not even take cognisance of such deliberations. Misri's remarks to...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was Monday recognised as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha following his re-election to the Upper House. Kharge took oath in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan Monday. "Consequent upon the expiry of his...

New Delhi: CBSE Monday issued fresh guidelines for the implementation of its three-language policy, granting exemption to the current batch of Class X students from studying three languages. As a one-time relaxation to Class IX students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) clarified that...

Ayodhya: The Faizabad Bar Association on Monday resolved that none of its members would represent the eight accused arrested in the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram temple, warning that any lawyer violating the decision would face a Rs 5-lakh penalty. The decision...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu said the matter will be listed for...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Monday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha after his re-election. The oath to Kharge was administered by Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and...

Kyiv: Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south, as President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time Sunday that the country was facing a certain deficit of fuel and vowed to strengthen protection...

New Delhi: Relief supplies, medical equipment and a field hospital unit, sent to quake-hit Venezuela under Operation Amistad, has reached that country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, asserting that this humanitarian assistance will bolster ongoing relief efforts there. The Union minister shared the...

Noida: A major fire broke out Monday at a high-rise residential apartment in Noida's Sector 119, triggering panic among residents and prompting a large-scale emergency response. The blaze was reported on the 21st floor of the Aranya Society, following which multiple fire tenders were rushed...