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New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s Diwali greeting, in which he described the festival as the “Eid of happiness,” has triggered a sharp political controversy and gone viral on social media. While extending festive wishes to the nation, the AICC chief told reporters that Deepawali...

New Delhi: Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath has warned that the global artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom is approaching a potential valuation correction as companies may struggle amid fierce competition to recover the massive funds that are being poured into the...

New Delhi: Days of bustle and hectic shopping culminated in a resplendent Diwali evening on Sunday, with people decorating their houses with strings of lights, shopkeepers placing diyas to invoke blessings, and crackers going off intermittently to round off the celebrations in customary fashion. Prime...

Chandigarh: Punjab Police, with the support of central agencies, has secured the deportation of wanted gangster Gurwinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia following a 10-month international manhunt. He was taken into custody during the intervening night of November 7-8 by the state police at the Delhi...

Jagdalpur: Targeting political opponents, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said armed Maoists have been eliminated, but "dimagi Naxals" have infiltrated several political parties and organisations and are instigating people against the Constitution and democracy. "We must identify and defeat such elements and secure the country,"...

Mansa: The mortal remains of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, whose murder 26 days ago triggered protests and a political row, were consigned to flames at his native place in Mansa Sunday. A large number of people had turned up when last rites were...

New Delhi: The Congress party's receipts from donations above Rs 20,000 plunged nearly 75 per cent to Rs 130.69 crore in 2025-26, the steepest annual fall in such contributions in a decade, an analysis of the party's filings with the Election Commission shows. The party...

Jagdalpur/Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said that the country's prolonged battle against Maoist terror and Naxalism had been extremely challenging, recalling how nearly 230 districts across around 20 states were once affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Addressing security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on the...

New Delhi: Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov Sunday extended Diwali greetings to the people of India and expressed belief that the spirit of mutual respect, goodwill, and trust will continue to strengthen the friendship between the two nations. "Warm Diwali greetings to all our...

 New Delhi: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and exchanged Diwali greetings. The President's office shared pictures of the meeting in a post on X. "Vice President of India Shri C P Radhakrishnan called on President...