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New Delhi: India's imports of Russian crude oil rose to a record for the second consecutive month in July, underscoring the country's continued reliance on discounted Russian supplies even as Western sanctions have tightened restrictions on Moscow's energy exports. Indian buyers imported Russian crude worth...

Ranchi: Police used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades and closed in on Jharkhand Assembly premises, protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment exams. The Assembly was adjourned for the day in the afternoon. Mentionably, the Jharkhand CID Monday...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Monday passed a bill, which seeks to replace a British-era legislation, paving the way for inclusion of digital and virtual records as admissible evidence in the court of law, in sync with the digital dependence of the banking system. The Bankers'...

New Delhi: The Income Tax department is currently in the process of framing rules to implement the 2026-27 Budget provision that allows taxpayers to electronically apply for lower or nil TDS certificates electronically, Parliament was informed Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said...

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Monday said the government is ready for a debate in the Lok Sabha on the student protests as well as police action, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reply to the debate but the Opposition should give...

New Delhi: The government introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha Monday to amend the regulations for mines and minerals, whereby states will be restricted from levying additional tax on mineral rights. With the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, the Centre...

New Delhi: Congress MP K.C. Venugopal wrote to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday, urging him to "direct" the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for making a statement in the House, regarding the police action against students demonstrators during the July 20 NEET protest...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday permitted Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for three weeks for eye treatment. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order while hearing the Diamond...

Ranchi: Thousands of job aspirants, protesting exam irregularities in Jharkhand, clashed with the police Monday as they breached barricades and attempted to reach the state assembly, which is in session. Several protesters claimed they were injured in the police action, which took place when they...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm Monday amid loud protests by Opposition members, who continued to demand a response from the government over the police action against NEET protesters as well as the controversy surrounding theft of donations collected for the...