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New Delhi: The AAP Friday hit back at party MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR". Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s election campaign is set for a high-voltage Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will hit the campaign trail across multiple constituencies, signalling an intense final stretch in the run-up to the polls. Kerala goes to...

New Delhi: AAP MP Raghav Chadha Friday said he has been "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the party's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. He also alleged that his own party had sought to prevent him from speaking in Parliament. In...

New Delhi: Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of investment, energy and industrial cooperation. Manturov, on a two-day visit to India, also held talks with External Affairs Minister...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said the government is preparing a fresh set of measures to help Indian exporters navigate disruptions in global trade caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. He indicated that several decisions are currently under consideration...

Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, at a virtual meeting Thursday, directed the West Bengal Police to ensure the arrest of every culprit behind the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in Malda district at the earliest by midnight. At the meeting,...

New Delhi: India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), signed in July last year, is likely to come into force in the next 30-45 days, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. Goyal held a bilateral meeting with Peter Kyle, UK's Secretary of State for Business...

New Delhi: Budget Session of Parliament will reconvene April 16 after a brief recess to pass Bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, so that the women's reservation law can be implemented at the earliest. Sources said the two...

New Delhi: The government has directed oil refineries to divert a portion of the feedstock normally used for producing cooking gas (LPG) to industries affected by the ongoing petrochemical shortage, which spans sectors from packaging to condom manufacturing. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Thursday said that six Indian ships carrying products like LPG, LNG, have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz so far as New Delhi remains in touch with Iran and other countries for safe transit of Indian ships...