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New Delhi: In a major move aimed at curbing examination-related fraud, the Central government has imposed a temporary restriction on the messaging platform Telegram across India until June 22, following recommendations from the National Testing Agency (NTA). The measure has been taken to prevent alleged...

Mumbai: Indian equity markets traded higher in morning trade Tuesday after the United States and Iran reached a preliminary agreement to end conflict. Sensex rose over 300 points or 0.41 per cent to touch an intraday high of 76,579 in early trade, while Nifty gained...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to appear at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police at Bhabani Bhavan South Kolkata later in the day in connection with a case...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Evian, France, Tuesday on a two-day visit to participate in the G7 Summit, marking the third and final leg of his two-nation tour. Upon his arrival, French President Emmanuel Macron will formally welcome the Prime Minister....

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to Tuesday a plea filed by the sevayats of the Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura challenging certain decisions taken by the court-appointed high-powered management committee overseeing the affairs of the revered shrine in Mathura. As per the...

Dubai: All 20 Indian crew members of MT Jalveer, who were evacuated after their vessel came under attack off an Oman port, have now safely returned home, Indian mission in Muscat said Monday. "Ambassador of India to Oman (Prashant Pise) interacted with the 20 Indian...

Jaipur: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was allegedly slapped multiple times by two men while supporters carried him on their shoulders during a protest here Monday, police said. Two youths have been detained in connection with the incident, they said. Following the incident,...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Odisha government and actor-politician Anubhav Mohanty’s former wife, Varsha Priyadarshini, on a plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him over allegations of harassment and mental cruelty. A Bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi...

New Delhi: The Malta-flagged LNG carrier DISHA, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, safely transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday with a cargo of 62,370 metric tonnes of LNG bound for Dahej in Gujarat, and is likely to reach India June 18, according...

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation Monday conducted a successful flight-test of a long-range land attack cruise missile (LRLACM) off the coast of Odisha. The defence ministry said all the test objectives were fully met, as per the data captured by various tracking instruments....