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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will confer Handicrafts Awards 2025 honour distinguished master craftspersons for the years 2023 and 2024, December 9, the Ministry of Textiles said Friday. The event, to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, forms an integral part of the National...

New Delhi/Puri: BJD MP Subhasish Khuntia Friday urged the Centre to ensure a hassle-free 'darshan' mechanism exclusively for permanent residents of Puri at the Jagannath Temple, saying they are struggling to access the shrine amid overwhelming tourist congestion. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in...

New Delhi: Airfares on several major routes surged to extraordinary levels on Friday after IndiGo cancelled all its domestic departures from Delhi Airport until midnight. The sudden grounding created an immediate shortage of seats, triggering a sharp rise in last-minute ticket prices across the country....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Hyderabad House in the national capital Friday, where the two leaders will deliberate on strengthening bilateral ties and bolstering co-operation across many segments including economy, defence and trade. Before arriving at Hyderabad...

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts in resolving the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, stating that he has had "very informative and useful conversation" with the Indian leader since arriving in New Delhi Thursday evening. "Thank you...

New Delhi: The massive disruption caused by IndiGo’s cancellation of nearly 500 flights reverberated in Parliament Friday, with opposition members accusing the airline of “monopolistic practices” and the “government of regulatory laxity”. Congress MP Pramod Tiwari raised the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya...

Mumbai: The RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) Friday slashed its forecast for India’s inflation rate for the financial year 2025-26 to 2 per cent -- from 2.6 per cent predicted in October due to the sharp decline in food prices and the GST rate cuts...

Hyderabad: Utter chaos continued at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) Friday as IndiGo Airlines cancelled 92 flights for the day. For the fourth consecutive day, the airline cancelled flights, causing severe inconvenience to thousands of passengers. A total of 92 IndiGo flights have been...

New Delhi: IndiGo Friday cancelled all its departing domestic flights from the Delhi airport till midnight as the airline continues to grapple with significant operational disruptions. Delhi airport operator DIAL said operations of all other carriers remain as scheduled. "IndiGo domestic flights departing from Delhi...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday raised its GDP growth forecast of the Indian economy to a robust 7.3 per cent for 2025-26 from 6.8 per cent earlier, on the back of an improved outlook driven by strong agricultural prospects, GST rate cuts...