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New Delhi: Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday asked major food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to do away with rigid “10-minute” delivery time commitments, stressing that the safety of delivery partners must come before speed. Mandaviya held discussions with officials of Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy and Zomato...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday dismissed claims by some Pakistani social media accounts that India has suspended trade operations with Afghanistan due to unrest in Iran, saying the reports were completely false. It said that a fabricated letter is being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts...

New Delhi: Operation Sindoor remains ongoing and any misadventure by the adversary will be dealt with effectively, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said Tuesday, sending a firm message to Pakistan. The Army Chief, addressing a press conference, said the situation along the Line of Actual...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that any country “doing business" with Iran will have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on its trade with Washington, a move that could impact Tehran's major trading partners such as India, China and the UAE. "Effective...

Ahmedabad/New Delhi: India and Germany Monday unveiled measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade, critical minerals and semiconductors, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowing to bolster overall bilateral ties to jointly navigate challenges arising out of geopolitical upheaval. Following...

Shimla: An eight-year-old child was among the three individuals killed in a massive fire that engulfed a four-storey building primarily occupied by migrant families from Bihar and Nepal, officials said. The fire broke out near UCO Bank in the Arki market of the Solan district,...

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court Monday adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque dispute case in Varanasi to February 3, saying the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal was hearing the petition, which seeks a scientific survey of the ablution...

New Delhi: A new version of a man-portable anti-tank guided missile was successfully test-fired at a firing range in Maharashtra's Ahilya Nagar. The defence ministry said the weapon system with "top attack capability" was tested against a moving target. Third Generation Fire & Forget Man...

New Delhi: Net direct tax collection grew about 8.82 per cent to over Rs 18.38 lakh crore in the current fiscal till January 11 due to slower refunds and better corporate tax mop-up. Data released by the Income Tax Department Monday showed that net corporate...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday confirmed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 February 1, which happens to be a Sunday. The Finance Minister will begin the presentation of the Budget at 11 a.m. in the lower house...