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New Delhi: The BJP leaders and workers Saturday held a demonstration near Congress headquarters on Akbar Road against a shirtless protest by the latter's youth wing at the AI Impact Summit. The BJP protesters, carrying placards and raising slogans, slammed the Congress and its leader,...

Giridih (Jharkhand):  In a shocking incident in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, the partially burned body of Rakesh Mahato, former chairman of the Giridih Zila Parishad, was recovered from the Khankhi forest under the Nimiaghat police station limits Saturday, officials said. Police officials said the condition of...

Washington: NASA has announced that it is targeting March 6 for the launch of its upcoming crewed lunar mission, following the successful completion of a critical wet dress rehearsal and the resolution of fuel leaks that had been detected during earlier testing. The wet dress...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi Saturday, focusing on further strengthening bilateral ties. Earlier in the day, the Brazilian President also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at...

New Delhi: Security was tightened across key religious and heritage sites in Delhi Saturday, including areas around the Red Fort and parts of Chandni Chowk, following intelligence inputs suggesting a possible terror threat, an official said. Security agencies issued an alert on a possible explosion...

New Delhi: Delhi Police Friday arrested four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers for staging a shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit venue in New Delhi, with officials saying a wider conspiracy angle in the case is being probed. An FIR has been registered at...

New Delhi: India Friday reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the Palestine issue and said it had joined more than 100 countries and international organisations in a statement condemning Israel's attempts to expand unlawful settlements in the West Bank. India did not figure...

New Delhi: As many as 70 nations are already on board as signatories to the Delhi declaration, and discussions are on with many others, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Friday, adding that the final tally should cross 80 by Saturday when the event concludes. Vaishnaw...

Kolkata: Several complaints were lodged at a police station in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Friday against the chief electoral officer over alleged harassment of people during the SIR process, a senior officer said. Seven people, accompanied by Canning Purba legislator Saokat Molla, filed...

Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra voted for the status quo in the key interest rate earlier this month, saying the current policy rate was appropriate, given the buoyant economic growth and benign inflation, according to the MPC meeting minutes released Friday. The Reserve Bank...