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Mumbai: Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected as the leader of the NCP legislature party in Maharashtra Saturday, three days after the death of her husband and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. She is set to take oath as the first woman Deputy...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Saturday met Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in New Delhi, where both sides discussed key issues including trade, critical minerals and regional developments, underscoring the depth of India-Oman Strategic Partnership. Taking to the social media platform X,...

Baramati: Amid rapid political developments in Maharashtra after the demise of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar Saturday clarified that he was not consulted regarding Sunetra Pawar’s elevation as the Deputy CM. He also stated that the reunion...

New Delhi: As the Bihar government sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of a NEET aspirant at a women’s hostel in Patna, aiming to ensure a transparent and impartial investigation, the BJP and JD(U) Saturday welcomed the decision. This comes...

Mumbai: India’s stock exchanges will hold a regular live trading session on the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, despite it being Sunday. Historically, Budget presentations were done on February 1, while markets have opened for trading even when the date fell on a weekend....

Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the violence in Murshidabad district's Beldanga area two days earlier this month over the death of a migrant worker from West Bengal in neighbouring Jharkhand. Sources said Saturday that the development coincided with...

Jammu: An encounter re-started Saturday between the joint forces and the hiding terrorists in Dolgam village of Kishtwar district after the joint forces managed to trace the militants after January 18. In Jammu, Nagrota-based Army’s White Knight Corps said on its official X handle Saturday,...

New Delhi: BJP National President Nitin Nabin will undertake organisational reviews and outreach programmes in Goa Saturday as part of his two-day visit to the coastal state. The visit is aimed at strengthening the party’s grassroots structure and energising its cadre ahead of upcoming political...

New Delhi: India will host the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (IAFMM) Saturday, in New Delhi, marking a significant step in strengthening ties between India and the Arab world. The high-level meeting will be co-chaired by India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and will...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez Friday and the two leaders agreed to take the bilateral relations to new heights in the years ahead. The phone call between Rodriguez and Modi was the first since the capture of...