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New Delhi: A row erupted in the Lok Sabha Monday after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to quote from the unpublished "memoir" of former Army Chief Gen (retd) MM Naravane, but Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with other BJP members, strongly opposed it...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday embarked on a three-day visit to the US to attend a Washington-led ministerial meeting on critical minerals supply chain. Jaishankar's visit assumes significance as it is being seen as an opportunity to address the sharp downturn in...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted bail to three accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case that claimed two lives, while observing that parents are to be blamed for such incidents involving juveniles. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan observed...

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Banerjee filed the petition January 28. She has made the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer...

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday said his Grammy Award win was not a personal achievement but a recognition of a shared universal responsibility. The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, won his first Grammy in the category of best audio book, narration, and storytelling...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking a judicial probe into the unnatural death of CJ Roy in the midst of a search action by the Income Tax personnel January 30. “I write this letter...

New Delhi: India's efforts to enhance its weather forecasting capabilities received a significant boost with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocating Rs 1,342 crore for Mission Mausam Sunday. The allocation for the Ministry of Earth Sciences has been set at Rs 3,789.23 crore, compared to the...

New Delhi: The government has announced the next edition of India Semiconductor Mission with a broad objective to promote the chip manufacturing ecosystem in the country, covering equipment, materials, indigenous designs and other components that are required to produce the high-tech components. Finance Minister Nirmala...

New Delhi: Emphasising mental health, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday announced the establishment of a second National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences or NIMHANS in north India. The first NIMHANS is located in Bengaluru. Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, Sitharaman...

Guwahati: A three-day 'Odisha Parab' in Guwahati is showcasing the eastern state's heritage, culture and diverse tourism experiences with an aim to strengthen people-to-people relations, a statement said Sunday. The ongoing event, which will conclude Monday, has been organised by the Odisha Tourism Department, in...