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Jakarta: Emphasising the centuries-old civilisational ties between India and Indonesia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said that the relationship between the two countries is deeply rooted in the shared legacy of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Addressing the Indonesian Parliament Tuesday, PM Modi said, “India...

New Delhi: India's economy has become less dependent on monsoon rains, with expanding irrigation networks and changing cropping patterns over the last decade insulating agriculture and rural demand from the kind of shocks seen in earlier years, according to a report. Historically, deficient monsoons often...

Kolkata: Former West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas Tuesday appeared before the police for questioning in connection with the alleged mismanagement during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour event held in Kolkata last year. Acting on a notice served by the police Saturday, Biswas reached...

Imphal: Massive joint operations by Central and state security forces continued for the second consecutive day Tuesday to track down the perpetrators behind the killing of two Assam Rifles personnel -- a Warrant Officer and a Havildar -- in an ambush in Manipur's Ukhrul district....

Ayodhya: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya have moved the court seeking custody of three accused from whom substantial amounts of cash were recovered, as part of the ongoing investigation into the Ram Temple donation theft case. According to the police, custody has been sought to...

Kalpetta/Thiruvanathapuram: The death toll in the devastating mudslide at the Wayanad end of the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi tunnel road project in Kerala climbed to four Tuesday, even as an intensive multi-agency rescue operation continued to trace four people who remain missing beneath tonnes of mud and debris....

New Delhi: The Centre plans to refer the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj to an Inter-Departmental Committee (IDC) constituted under the IT Rules 2021 for a detailed examination and future course of action, government sources said Tuesday, two days after streaming platform ZEE5 was directed to take down...

Patna: A Patna court deferred the hearing on educator Faisal Khan's anticipatory bail plea in connection with the coaching institute firing case till Wednesday. The case relates to a firing incident that occurred in early June after the coaching institute of Faisal Khan, better known...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the Cockroach Janta Party's X handle, which was withheld in May. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the judgement on a petition filed by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke against the Centre's blocking...

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is not an accused in the Karur stampede case, and the court cannot regulate his visits, the Supreme Court said Tuesday as it pulled up the DMK for its plea questioning the visit and alleging that...