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New Delhi: The passport is a document issued by the government to regulate the departure of Indian citizens from the country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Tuesday amid a raging debate over whether it can be used to verify citizenship. MEA spokesperson Randhir...

New Delhi: India Tuesday called for upholding the freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded commerce in the South China Sea, and backed a 2016 ruling by an international arbitral tribunal that rejected Beijing's extensive territorial claims over the resource-rich region. New Delhi's remarks on the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Tuesday said it welcomes deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's plans to return home, asserting that she must face justice as a death penalty convict. The comments came amid reports of Hasina's possible return to Bangladesh by the end of this year. Hasina, the...

Kyiv: Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it intercepted five ballistic missiles launched by Russia in a raft of overnight attacks, although other missiles and drones got through and hit warehouses and a school in the capital of Kyiv. It was the first time in almost...

Chennai: In a major thrust towards making healthcare services more accessible, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay Tuesday launched Nalam TN - an integrated digital platform - to facilitate quick and remote OP registration and appointments at the government medical facilities across the state. One can...

Jammu: Joint security forces launched a search operation in the Thanamandi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district Tuesday after local villagers claimed to have seen two terrorists. Officials said a massive search operation was launched across some villages in the Thanamandi area after CCTV...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has refused to end his indefinite hunger strike despite suffering muscle loss and immense pain, insisting that the government should initiate dialogue, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said Tuesday as his fast entered the 17th day and the outfit's agitation...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that the third language (R3) will not be included as a Board examination subject in the Class X examination for the current batch of Class IX students. However, students will be required to successfully...

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation shot up to 9.87 per cent in June, from 9.68 per cent in May, led by a sharp spike in prices of food and non-food items. The sharp rise in WPI inflation reflects the impact of the West Asia crisis,...

New Delhi: India has backed Palestine's bid for United Nations membership and reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the festering conflict between the Palestinian people and Israel. New Delhi's position on Palestine was apprised by Sripriya Ranganathan, a secretary at the external affairs...