New Delhi: All serving Agniveers will be absorbed as regular soldiers after six years of service, provided they are willing to continue, physically fit and disciplined, defence officials said Thursday, insisting that the Agnipath recruitment scheme has not been rolled back. The clarification came a...
Islamabad: At least seven people, including children, were killed and 18 others seriously injured Thursday after Pakistani security forces allegedly opened fire and carried out drone strikes against peaceful protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) said. The UKPNP strongly...
Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that three vessels, including two supertankers, caught fire in two separate incidents the previous night while crossing the Strait of Hormuz through an "illegal and unauthorised" route south of the waterway. In a statement on its...
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka appeared before the Delhi Police Crime Branch Thursday in connection with an investigation, police sources said. The two leaders reached the Crime Branch office in Rajouri Garden around 11 am, where a team...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday declined to transfer the trial in the alleged Tirupati laddu adulteration case outside Andhra Pradesh, holding that no case was made out for shifting the proceedings to another state at this stage. A Bench of Chief Justice of India...
St. John's (Antigua and Barbuda): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar urged Commonwealth partners to de-risk and diversify supply chains through shorter, trusted routes, adding that more connectivity corridors benefit business. The EAM made these remarks at the Commonwealth Heads of Government and Business Leaders...
Washington: Indian American Democrats are in line to lead legislative chambers in two US states, Michigan and Arizona, after Tuesday's elections, in which at least 30 Indian American candidates won state legislative seats. In Los Angeles, city council member Nithya Raman held her lead over...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to interact with the Indian contingent that participated in the Asian Para Games 2026 Thursday. The meeting will be held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex at around 4:30 p.m. The Prime Minister will also address the...
Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid a courtesy call on Nepal's Minister for Energy and Water Resources Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Wednesday and discussed expanding cooperation in the energy sector, according to an official statement. Misri is in Nepal on a two-day visit at the invitation...
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader R Ashoka Wednesday criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government over the bus fare hike, alleging that it had failed to clear Rs 5,650.95 crore in dues to the state-run transport corporations and was passing the burden of its failures on to the...
The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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