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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the welfare of the country's youth is the top priority of his government and asserted that anyone trying to harm their future will not be spared. Modi's outreach to the youth came three days after thousands of...

New Delhi: Calling paper leak a serious issue, Salman Khan Wednesday came out in support of protesting students and said his heart goes out to those who were hurt while demonstrating peacefully. The Bollywood star appreciated the stand taken by the students who, he said,...

New Delhi: At least two assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) and four personnel were injured in a stone-pelting incident by protesters near Jantar Mantar Wednesday evening, police sources said. They said that many anti-social elements have entered the protest site. They are not even listening...

New Delhi: Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, informed Parliament Wednesday that the Government is aiming to bring at least five indigenous small modular nuclear reactors into operation by 2033 as the country heads towards its goal of achieving...

New Delhi: Union minister J P Nadda Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over the NEET paper leak and urged the Opposition to allow an "intensive discussion" on the issue in Parliament to find a "permanent solution" to the problem, instead of...

New Delhi: The DRDO Wednesday signed an agreement with a firm for conversion of six A321 aircraft from commercial to green configuration, further leading to the development and production of the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Mk-II programme, the defence ministry said. A separate...

New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram suffered a widespread service disruption Wednesday evening, leaving thousands of users unable to access key features of the social media platform, including messaging, profile loading and content updates. According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, reports of issues rose sharply during the...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is facing demands for his resignation from protesters and the opposition over the NEET issue, is likely to remain in the Cabinet as the top hierarchy of the government is convinced that he cannot be blamed for...

New Delhi: The BJP Wednesday defended the Centre's handling of the Cockroach Janta Party-led agitation, saying the government remained sensitive to what has been projected as a student movement and was always open to dialogue. The ruling party also accused LoP Rahul Gandhi and other...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila Wednesday to discuss priority areas including trade, tariffs, energy, defence, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence. The US State Department said the two top diplomats agreed on the importance...