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New Delhi: An economic storm is raging but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is handing out candy in Italy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday after Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni posted a video of Modi gifting her a packet of Melody toffees. This isn't leadership, it's...

Ranchi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu Wednesday said the country must be prepared to tackle any possible fallout of the escalating crisis in West Asia, although the situation was "not worrisome for India at present". During his maiden visit to Ranchi, Naidu said...

New Delhi: The Moon's surface is not just a uniform pile of dust, but a distinct two-layer "cake-like" structure with the top being only a few centimetres, a statement from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Tuesday, quoting a new study. The layers show...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri has opposed the decision of a temple in Ferozepur of Punjab to hold the Rath Yatra, untimely. IAS officer Arabinda Padhee, the chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), urged the Ferozepur district...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to forthwith ban the sale of alcohol in packaging such as tetra packs and sachets. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...

New Delhi: The one day strike called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against unregulated practice and deep discounting by online players started on a mixed note even as the body claimed total support from its members. All India Organisation of Chemists and...

United Nations: The United Nations has revised downward India's economic growth forecast for 2026 to 6.4 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.6 per cent, citing global uncertainties and economic shocks arising from the ongoing West Asia crisis. As per the report released by...

Imphal: Security forces have been conducting search operations in the interior hill terrains of the Kangpokpi district in search of people still held hostage by armed groups, police said Wednesday. Sniffer dogs have also been deployed for the operation, an official said. "Combing and search...

Kolkata: Turning the final day of campaigning in Falta into a political show of strength, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday held a high-voltage roadshow in the constituency in South 24 Parganas district, mixing attacks on the TMC with welfare promises and fresh political...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked whether animal welfare organisations, NGOs and individuals, who claim to care for or exercise control over stray dogs in a given locality, would be willing to accept tortious liability in respect of any injury, harm or damage caused...