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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a three-nation tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6-11, during which he will hold talks aimed at expanding cooperation in defence, trade, maritime security and other key sectors, the MEA said Friday. Modi will...

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the alleged inhuman treatment of toddlers by caregivers at a daycare centre operating on the premises of an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Observing that the contents of...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has reportedly directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to summon officials of Meta over advertisements hosted on Instagram that allegedly promoted child sexual abuse. According to sources, the ministry will seek...

New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) -- chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh -- accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 52,000 crore to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Army, Navy and Air Force, the government said Friday....

Kolkata: The bill for implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal will be passed in the Assembly next month, a senior functionary of the state government said Friday. The West Bengal cabinet Thursday approved the formation of a committee to examine the...

New Delhi: As activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike at Jantar Mantar entered the sixth day Friday, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said he appeared far weaker and more exhausted and urged supporters across the country to observe a one-day fast in solidarity with the protest....

Mumbai: India's forex reserves dropped USD 5.654 billion to USD 666.933 billion during the week ended June 26, the RBI said Friday. In the previous reporting week, the kitty jumped USD 963 million to USD 672.587 billion. The kitty had expanded to an all-time high...

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray Friday announced a 'Ram Raksha' agitation from July 5 in Maharashtra, urging people to join the protest to hold the BJP accountable over the alleged donation embezzlement at the revered Ayodhya temple. Thackeray said they will gather at...

New Delhi: The Congress Friday said democracy faces the "gravest of threats" from the current dispensation, days after Opposition parties urged the Supreme Court to take steps to restore the integrity and accountability of the electoral process. In a letter to the Chief Justice of...

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested eight people for their alleged association with the banned terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and for working to establish an active network in the state to further the outfit's activities. According to the ATS, the arrests were made in...