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New Delhi: Ahead of assuming charge at the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, Ambassador-designate Vipul stated that the two nations share "historic and special ties" and expressed confidence that the relationship between the two nations will scale newer heights in the coming years. In an...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the Centre to abolish the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses, reiterating the state’s long-standing opposition to the centralised entrance examination. The resolution cited alleged irregularities in the conduct of NEET,...

New Delhi: The NDA and Opposition MPs came face to face Tuesday as both sides staged separate protests outside Makar Dwar of Parliament over various issues, ranging from the Opposition's selective outrage pertaining to the Jharkhand students' stir to the disruption of Parliament. While the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought the response of the Centre on a plea seeking directions for bringing back the mortal remains of freedom fighter and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from Japan to India. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm Tuesday after continuous sloganeering by Opposition members and retaliatory ruckus from treasury benches disrupted Question Hour, marking the second adjournment of the day. When the House reassembled after the earlier adjournment, Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan firmly...

Jammu: Joint security forces Tuesday started a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district after noticing suspicious movement near a tunnel under construction. Officials said that a security guard on duty at the construction site noticed the suspicious movement and fired three to four...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke Tuesday condemned the alleged police lathi-charge on student protesters in Jharkhand and expressed solidarity with student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is undergoing treatment in hospital following the incident. According to a statement issued by the Cockroach...

Srinagar: Ahead of the 80th Independence Day, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Tuesday organised a Tiranga Rally with school students at the historic Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, promoting the spirit of patriotism and the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign. Students...

New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Tuesday raised questions over the arrest of one of the accused in the alleged Jharkhand paper leak case and sought answers from Chief Minister Hemant Soren regarding the involvement of senior officials. Nishikant Dubey took to social media 'X'...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm Tuesday amid heavy sloganeering from the Opposition Benches during the Question Hour. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged the parliamentarians to stop the sloganeering and allow the proceedings to run smoothly. "Disruptions in the House...