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Mumbai: The name of the Maharashtra Chief Minister will be announced Wednesday, a day ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government, after the BJP elects its legislature party leader, a senior functionary said Monday. The BJP Monday named Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Conakry (Guinea): Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea's government said Monday. Authorities are investigating to establish those responsible for the stampede Sunday, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a...

New Delhi: The government Monday scrapped 30-month old windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil and on export of jet fuel (ATF), diesel and petrol following a decline in international oil prices. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary tabled a notification in Rajya Sabha...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to relax emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) dealing with air pollution in the national capital till it noticed a downward trend in the AQI level. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka...

New Delhi: Expressing its concern over the appointment of DMK leader V Senthil Balaji, as a minister in the Tamil Nadu government days after he was granted bail in the money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam, the Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in early 2025 following an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confirmed Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov. The visit is being planned as part of the ongoing commitment to annual meetings between the two leaders. "Our...

The Hague (Netherlands): The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact....

Thane: Shiv Sena MP Srikant Shinde, the son of Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Monday said the speculation about him getting the deputy CM's post in the new state government were false and baseless. In a post on X, the parliamentarian also said he...

Washington: US President Joe Biden Sunday pardoned his son Hunter Biden of conviction in gun-related charges in Delaware and has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in California. Biden reversed his earlier pledge in doing that to not pardon his son. "Today, I signed a pardon...

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders Sunday demanded action against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her “anti-national” remarks comparing the situation in Bangladesh with India. They welcomed the recent termination of services of two government employees over alleged terror links by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj...