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New Delhi: In a year bookended by intractable conflicts and geopolitical fragmentation, India focused on ramping up military prowess by broadly firming up defence procurement worth Rs 4.22 lakh crore even as Indian and Chinese militaries completed pulling back their troops from border face-off points...

New Delhi: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, the BJP MP from Odisha's Balasore, has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of "behaving more like a bouncer than a Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha", a position once held by eminent leaders such as former PM Atal...

Sriharikota: Two spacecraft that would aid ISRO in demonstrating space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, got separated successfully and were placed into the desired orbit late Monday, the country's space agency said. "PSLV C60 mission accomplished as of SpaDeX spacecraft is considered,"...

New Delhi: India Tuesday announced that it is providing ‘all possible help’ to Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national. In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We...

Sriharikota: Two spacecraft that would aid ISRO in demonstrating space docking, a critical technology for future space missions got separated successfully and were placed into the desired low earth orbit late on Monday night, ISRO said. "PSLV C60 mission accomplished as of SpaDeX spacecraft is...

Sriharikota: ISRO's PSLV-C60 rocket carrying two spacecraft that would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, lifted off from the spaceport here late Monday. Billed as a prelude to ISRO's setting up its own Space Station by 2035, the...

New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, the BJP Monday alleged that Rahul Gandhi “exploited” former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's death for his “expedient politics” and flew to Vietnam to ring in the New Year while the country is mourning his demise....

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan Monday said that the law "does not give preferential treatment to anyone, including him (Allu Arjun)." The Deputy CM also stated that the makers of Allu Arjun starrer 'Pushpa 2' should have reached out to the family...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Monday slammed the BJP for several incidents of violence against vulnerable communities reported from the saffron party-ruled states including one from Odisha’s Balasore district where tribal women were tied to trees and beaten. Rahul Gandhi...

Kolkata/Baripada: Tigress Zeenat, which had strayed from Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) to West Bengal and was finally captured in Bankura district, is now in good health and under the observation of veterinary doctors at Alipore Zoo hospital, an official said Monday. A senior forest...