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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong held a telephonic conversation on Friday, discussing the ongoing conflict in West Asia and Indo-Pacific issues. Following the conversation, EAM Jaishankar taking to his X handle wrote, "Very pleased to speak with...

Ranchi: Captain Rakesh Ranjan died on board a merchant vessel carrying oil near the Strait of Hormuz, his family said Friday, urging the Centre and the Jharkhand government to help bring back his body. Ranchi-based Ranjan (43) had joined the vessel, 'ASP Avana- RPSL-MUM-172', owned...

Riyadh: India Friday confirmed the death of an Indian national March 18 in Riyadh due to the ongoing West Asia conflict. The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia stated that it remains in touch with the family and local authorities and assured all possible assistance. "The...

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has filed his nomination for the post of JD(U) president as he prepares to return to national politics with his election to the Rajya Sabha. JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha submitted Kumar's nomination at the party's...

New Delhi: The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price Friday was increased by Rs 2 per litre while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about Rs 22 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid conflict...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday asked political parties to get their advertisements verified and certified by its media certification wing, the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) before releasing them on any electronic platform, including social media. The directive, which comes...

New Delhi: E-commerce major Flipkart Friday said its Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sriram Venkataraman will be stepping down from his role. Venkataraman will remain with the company "for a period of time" to ensure continuity and a smooth transition, a company statement said. During...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by former India cricketer and current head coach Gautam Gambhir seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against alleged digital impersonation, deepfake content and unauthorised commercial exploitation of his identity....

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expanded his cabinet Friday, with five MLAs taking oath as ministers at the Lok Bhavan here. With the induction of the new ministers -- Khazan Das, Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Madan Kaushik, Pradeep Batra, and Ram Singh Kaida --...

Gangtok: Two back-to-back earthquakes of magnitude 3.6 and 2.7 hit Sikkim's Gangtok in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The magnitude 3.6 quake occurred at 426 am around 10.7 km northwest of Gangtok at a shallow depth of 5 km, while another struck 11.2...