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Beijing: NSA Ajit Doval Tuesday called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to hold perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of cross-border terror to account, widely seen as a demand to act against Pakistan-backed terrorism. In his address at a conclave of top security officials of the...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to clear his doubts regarding the free and fair conduct of last year’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, pointing to his recent article in a newspaper questioning the poll panel’s impartiality. Reminding him...

New Delhi: India has formally requested a pause in proceedings related to disputes over the Kishanganga and Ratle hydropower projects, as it seeks to take control over its western river systems under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), officials said Tuesday. The government has in a...

New Delhi: A total of 380 Indian nationals -- 219 from Iran and 161 from Israel -- arrived safely in New Delhi Tuesday as part of the government's ongoing Operation Sindhu, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed. With the latest arrival, India has now...

New Delhi: After being deferred multiple times, NASA Tuesday announced a new date for Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's historic flight to the International Space Station. Shukla is now slated to fly June 25 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "NASA,...

New Delhi: BJP leader Amit Malviya has claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been going on secret foreign holidays, and as the Leader of Opposition (LoP), he needs to answer the people of the country. In a post on his X handle Tuesday, Malviya...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire," but its status remained unclear as attacks continued Tuesday. Trump's announcement came soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a US military base in...

New Delhi: India Monday extended the closure of its airspace for flights operated by Pakistan airlines by another month till July 24. The Indian airspace has been closed for planes operated, owned or leased by Pakistan airlines and operators, including military flights, since April 30....

Shimla: A teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing 24 girl students at a government school in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, police sources said Monday. The arrest came after the students of classes VIII to X complained to the school principal about the...

Dubai: Oman has rolled out plans to levy personal income tax as part of a broader push to move the sultanate's economy away from reliance on hydrocarbons, the official Oman News Agency said Sunday. The move, issued by royal decree, is a first among the...