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Ranchi: The second round of talks between the students of the JPSC-JSSC Aspirant Nyay Manch and the Jharkhand government is underway at the State Guest House in Ranchi. An eight-member delegation of students from the Manch is holding face-to-face discussions with the delegation appointed by...

Mumbai: The Indian equity benchmarks posted gains for the second consecutive week, over sharp corrections in crude oil prices and strong Q1 FY27 earnings results. Nifty jumped 0.77 per cent during the week and shed 0.27 per cent on the last trading day this week...

Guwahati: Assam's flood situation remained grim with more than 1.55 lakh people continuing to reel under the impact of the deluge across 13 districts, while the cumulative death toll in this year's floods has risen to 98, officials said. According to the Assam State Disaster...

Shimla: At least seven people were killed and 11 were injured Saturday when a private public transport bus rolled into a 100-feet deep gorge on the Tissa-Bairagarh route in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, police said. Most of the victims were locals and going to...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Declaring that “Odisha is ready to become India’s preferred destination for food processing,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday unveiled the state’s long-term vision to transform its agricultural strength into a globally competitive food processing ecosystem, calling upon industry leaders to partner in...

New Delhi: India Friday sought to distance itself from former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's media interaction in New Delhi, saying it neither played a role in it nor endorsed her comments regarding the Bangladesh government In her virtual news conference on Wednesday, Hasina announced...

New Delhi: Congress Friday issued a whip to its MPs in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, asking them to be present in their respective Houses on August 10, 11 and 12 as "very important" issues will be taken up for discussion. The Congress...

New Delhi: After two days of intensive questioning of Meta, the government Friday shifted to technical discussions with the social media giant, during which the company detailed how it plans to address the Centre's concerns over deepfakes, child sexual abuse material and unlabelled synthetically-generated content...

New Delhi: With China repeatedly renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh, India Friday formally identified 27 places and features in the state by their standard names on the official Indian map. "Identifying them formally on the Survey of India map of Arunachal Pradesh is aimed...

New Delhi: Consumers and small merchants will continue to enjoy free Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services even as the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, the Payments Council of India said Friday. The statement comes a day...