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New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Friday clarified that rumours of a nationwide lockdown are entirely false, stating that no such proposal is currently under consideration by the government. The clarification aims to dispel public concerns and provide accurate information regarding any possibility of...

New Delhi: The government has slashed excise duty on petrol to Rs 3 a litre and exempted diesel fully from it to help oil marketing companies like HPCL, BPCL and IOC deal with the rising global crude prices amid the war in the Middle East....

New Delhi: India Thursday called upon WTO members to work towards making the WTO's dispute settlement system fully functional, as the current dysfunctional mechanism has deprived countries of receiving effective redressal. On the first day of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 14th ministerial conference (MC14)...

New Delhi/Mumbai: Indian airlines are set to operate a little over 23,000 weekly domestic flights during the summer schedule starting from March 29, which is 10 per cent less than the services flown during the same period a year ago. Aviation watchdog DGCA has published...

Raipur: The number of armed Maoist cadres in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh has declined sharply by over 5,500 in recent years, marking a major success in the fight against Left-Wing Extremism. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma said this significant reduction has...

New Delhi: India is stepping up efforts to explore critical minerals, promote startups in mining and build strong domestic supply chains to reduce import dependence, Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said Thursday. Speaking at the governing body meeting of the National Mineral Exploration and...

Rameswaram: In yet another incident highlighting tensions in the Palk Bay, seven fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Thursday on charges of alleged poaching. Two mechanised fishing trawlers were also seized during the...

New Delhi: Nayara Energy, India's largest private fuel retailer, Thursday raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre, passing on part of the recent surge in global oil prices following the war in the Middle East, sources said....

Rayavaram (Andhra Pradesh): At least 13 people were killed and 22 were injured after a private travel bus collided with a tipper and caught fire here in Markapuram district Thursday, police said. While earlier estimates from District Superintendent of Police V Harshavardhan Raju suggested 14 fatalities,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the Andhra Pradesh bus accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for the grieving families. At least 13 people were burnt alive, and 15 others were injured as a private...