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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the Andhra Pradesh bus accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for the grieving families. At least 13 people were burnt alive, and 15 others were injured as a private...

New Delhi: The government has mandated that cooking gas LPG supply to households will be discontinued if consumers fail to switch to piped natural gas (PNG) where such connectivity is available, under a new order aimed at accelerating gas network expansion and reducing reliance on...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to US President Donald Trump that the war in West Asia must end soon as it is hurting everyone, the government told an up-in-arms Opposition at an all-party meeting Wednesday, terming Pakistan a "dalaal" (broker) nation in...

New Delhi: Amid the West Asia conflict, a total of 1,043 Indian nationals, including 717 students, have crossed out of Iran with the assistance of the mission in Tehran, the Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday. At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday welcomed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, saying that the country should run on "the principle of equal laws". After Uttarakhand, Gujarat became the second state to pass...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will not be attending the public meeting scheduled to be held in Kerala Wednesday. Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will address the rally in Kerala instead of Gandhi. A rally has been organised...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police Department Wednesday transferred the 'Zero FIR' registered in Bengaluru, in connection with the plane crash incident involving NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, late Ajit Pawar, to the Maharashtra Police Department. The case file and related documents have also been...

New Delhi:  The government will hold an all-party meeting  Wednesday to brief political leaders on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid rising concerns over its economic and security implications for India. The meeting, scheduled for 5 pm inside the Parliament complex, will be chaired...

Mumbai: A Bangladeshi national attempting to travel to Congo using a fake Indian passport was apprehended at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, officials said on Wednesday. A larger network of forged documents during immigration checks, they said. According to officials, the incident came to light...

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of alleged violations of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, particularly regarding the absence of mechanisms to track children’s data transfers and inadequate grievance redressal systems across major digital platforms. A bench led...