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Moscow: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will Monday virtually address a conference that will see experts from the two sides deliberate on navigating the choppy waters amid tension in the Gulf region. The one-day conference organised by the Embassy...

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday announced its fifth and final list of seven candidates for the Assam Assembly elections. With this, the party has declared candidates for 101 of the 126 seats in the state Assembly. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Congress has selected...

Chennai: Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who is overseeing the BJP's election affairs in Tamil Nadu, is set to arrive in Chennai March 23 for key discussions aimed at finalising seat-sharing arrangements within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). His visit comes at a critical juncture, with...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reviewed with senior ministers the situation related to crude, gas and other petroleum products, and power and fertiliser sectors in view of the evolving West Asia situation. Government sources said the focus of the meeting was on ensuring...

Chandigarh: Police detained the top Opposition leader and used water cannons to disperse protesters as they tried to force their way through barricades here Sunday to 'gherao' Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence during a joint stir to demand the arrest of former minister Laljit...

Ramallah: Israeli settlers rampaged through multiple Palestinian villages overnight Saturday and into Sunday, smashing cars, setting fires and wounding several men in the latest flare-up of violence in the occupied West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported attacks in at least six communities...

Bengaluru: The Congress party Sunday finally announced its candidates for the by-elections to two Assembly segments in Karnataka, despite an ongoing intense internal conflict. In an official statement, party General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal announced the names of Umesh Meti and Samarth Mallikarjun for...

Dhaka: At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured early Sunday when a mail train ploughed into a bus at the Padua Bazar level crossing in Comilla, in one of the deadliest rail-road collisions in recent times, according to The Dhaka Tribune. The...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Sunday announced that assured minimum facilities and comprehensive voter assistance will be provided at all polling stations for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states and one Union Territory. The poll body had earlier March 15, declared...

New Delhi: Amid the global supply chain crisis, a large cargo ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the US has arrived at the Mangalore Port in the country. Pyxis Pioneer cargo ship, carrying LPG from the US state of Texas, successfully docked at the...