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New Delhi: Indian travellers can now use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make online bookings for At the Top, Burj Khalifa, with the iconic attraction becoming the first in the UAE to accept the payment system for e-commerce transactions, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)...

New Delhi: Delhi Police Wednesday dismissed claims circulating on social media that a protester sustained gunshot injuries during the July 20 demonstration at Jantar Mantar. The police termed the viral video and accompanying assertions as misleading and said that it is not supported by medical...

New Delhi: The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, proposes stricter punishment. The legislation aims at effectively deterring persons, organised groups and institutions from indulging in unfair means, thereby committing offences, adversely impacting the sanctity of...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed a bill to make insult to national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed with a voice vote. As soon as the House convened in the post-lunch...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Wednesday approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years' jail and a Rs 50 lakh fine, amid sloganeering by Opposition parties. The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, with...

New Delhi: Investigators have found no abnormality in the fuel control switch locking mechanism of the Air India Boeing Dreamliner that crashed just 35 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad airport June 12 last year, killing 260 people on board and on the ground, the...

New Delhi: The marathon debate on the anti-paper leak bill in the Lok Sabha descended into utter chaos and disarray Wednesday, as Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi hurled ‘idiot’ jibes, accused the RSS of interference in country’s education system and attacked Home Minister Amit...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered an FIR against several social media handles for allegedly posting derogatory, malicious and defamatory content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought complete details of account holders from X, official sources said Wednesday. The case was registered by the...

Kolkata: The West Bengal Police Wednesday said a recovery of huge quantities of smuggled explosives, including ammonium nitrate and gelatin sticks, was made from Nalhati in Birbhum district following a nightlong operation. It is learnt that after being tipped off about the huge quantities of...

New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday defended her remarks against Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, asserting that she had merely spoken the truth and questioning why her comments were considered unparliamentary. Speaking to reporters, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, “I only spoke the truth....