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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee Thursday finalised candidates for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Goa, Nagaland, Karnataka and Tripura. The high-level meeting, chaired by senior leader Nitin Naveen, was held Wednesday at the party headquarters here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Kabul: Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a “temporary pause” in hostilities on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, following appeals from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, even as tensions remain high after Kabul accused Islamabad of carrying out a deadly strike that killed hundreds. Pakistan’s Information Minister Ataullah...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that the United States “knew nothing” about Israel’s strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field and warned Tehran of massive retaliation if it “unwisely” targets Qatar again, after Iran struck a portion of Qatar’s LNG facility following the attack....

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a fresh report from Kolkata Police on the violence that erupted on the streets of Girish Park in North Kolkata in front of the residence of a member of the West Bengal cabinet following clashes between...

Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday criticised India for what it called unwarranted remarks about its military campaign against the alleged terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan. India Tuesday unequivocally condemned Pakistan's barbaric airstrike on a drug treatment centre in Kabul and described it as a blatant assault on Afghanistan's...

Washington: Director of US National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Wednesday warned that Pakistan’s advancing missile programme could eventually put the United States within range, flagging it as part of a growing set of global threats to the American homeland. Presenting the intelligence community’s 2026 Annual Threat...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has increased the deployment of its warships near the Gulf of Oman and is escorting Indian-flagged ships coming from the Strait of Hormuz region amid heightened tensions in West Asia that have raised concerns over global energy security. According to...

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, held a "fruitful meeting" with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Wednesday, discussing "critical security and geopolitical issues" and the ongoing strategic cooperation between the United States and India. The meeting took place amid the current conflict...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday announced that it has offered States and UTs an additional 10 per cent allocation of commercial LPG linked to reforms supporting transition from LPG to PNG. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that all the oil refineries in...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved a scheme to support small hydro projects (SHPs) with an outlay of Rs 2,584.60 crore. The ‘Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 will support...