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New Delhi: A plan to hold the next annual India-Japan summit in Assam has been shelved due to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's tight schedule and logistical issues, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The summit will now take place in New Delhi, they...

New Delhi: India Tuesday trashed Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, calling them Islamabad's desperate attempts to cover up its own failings. Khawaja had criticised India for its suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty as well as for the situation in...

New Delhi: India Tuesday said that it is coordinating with local authorities to identify and repatriate the mortal remains of the 12 Indian nationals who had lost their lives in the explosion at Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial city Sunday night. Addressing a weekly media briefing,...

New Delhi: One candidate achieved 100 percentile in four out of five opted subjects in the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026, results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) Tuesday. A total of 22 candidates scored 100 percentile in three of...

New Delhi: India and the UK have held constructive and forward-looking deliberations at a meeting of a key group to chart a robust roadmap to deepen defence cooperation and strengthen the enduring partnership between the its armies, according to officials. The India Army in a...

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested senior IAS officer Pankaj Agarwal for allegedly siphoning off over Rs 60 crore from the accounts of the Haryana government maintained with IDFC First Bank, officials said Tuesday. The 2000-batch IAS officer from the Haryana cadre served as principal...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) Tuesday declared the results of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, bringing relief to lakhs of students awaiting admission to undergraduate programmes across the country. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now access their scorecards through...

New Delhi: The Home Ministry has revised the compounding penalties for a number of offences under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010, involving the receipt and utilisation of foreign contributions by non-governmental organisations, according to a gazette notification. The orders were notified by the...

New Delhi: The government has amended the rules for receiving foreign funds requiring NGOs to choose from predefined list of purposes and their area of operation, allowing a range of faith-based activities while explicitly excluding proselytisation from several categories eligible for registration under the Foreign...

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has designated Haldia seaport in West Bengal as an immigration checkpost, making it the 41st such seaport in the country, according to a gazette notification Monday. Last year in September, the Ministry designated 34 sea and river ports as...