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Thrissur: Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan,Saturday mounted a strong defence of his daughter Veena Vijayan and himself, saying he was fully confident that neither he nor any member of his family had been involved in hawala transactions. His remarks came at his...

New Delhi: BJP leaders Saturday stepped up their criticism of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of failing to discharge his responsibilities and questioning his stance on the Vande Mataram issue. At the same time, Trinamool MP Saugata Roy...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday set aside a 2017 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) holding Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation responsible for the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains due to its World Culture Festival in 2016. A...

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam is hosting the BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting and the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting August 22 and 23 under India’s BRICS Chairship for 2026. The high-level engagements bring together ministers and heads of delegation from all 11 BRICS member countries — Brazil, China, Egypt,...

New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Saturday said that allegations of Rs 5 crore in corruption against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's wife are so serious that it prompted the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to take cognizance of the offence...

Ramgarh: Three engineers were killed and an employee was seriously injured after a boiler blast at the power plant of Maa Chhinnamastika Cement and Ispat in Hehal under Barkakana police station limits of Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district late Friday night. The injured employee, identified as Hazaribagh...

New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin Saturday held the first meeting with the party's newly appointed national office-bearers to discuss poll strategy and grassroots outreach, party sources said. The meeting focused on preparations for upcoming state assembly elections, grassroots mobilisation and communicating government initiatives...

Hyderabad: Two people were killed, and several others were seriously injured after a reactor blast triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical unit in Telangana's Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, officials said Saturday. According to the police, the incident occurred late Friday night while workers were changing shifts....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted Friday that reforms in all spheres are his government's commitment and that India continues to take several steps to ensure continued growth momentum. PM Modi also said India has political stability and continuity in its policies, and the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's office Friday said that Dhaka was yet to decide on his visit to India, coinciding with the BRICS summit next month, amid uncertainty over his trip to Delhi. "No decision has been made yet on his India visit," the...