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New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday organised the third one-day conference for media and communication officers. Around 200 officials from 10 states and Union Territories were brought together to strengthen election-related communication and address the growing challenge of misinformation in the...

New Delhi: India Wednesday conducted a successful flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha, officials said. The rocket was tested for a user- defined minimum range of 60 km, they said. "The Defence Research &...

New Delhi: Strengthening collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) can play a significant role in supporting India's economic growth and advancing its global trade ambitions, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday following a meeting with the institute's...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted search operations Tuesday at the premises of M/s E-Complex Private Limited and the residential premises of one of its directors, which resulted in the detection and seizure of evidence pertaining to suspicious transactions and assets beneficially owned or...

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday wrote to 29 automobile manufacturers, seeking their response on the impact of E20 fuel on vehicle mileage and performance and asked them to reply within seven days. Kejriwal wrote separate letters to Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Toyota...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday directed that authorised immigration checkpoints at the Jewar airport in Noida and the Agartala airport be made operational at the earliest. Reviewing passenger facilities, security arrangements, and the immigration system at major airports with Union Minister of...

New Delhi: India and Tajikistan reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral economic ties during the 12th Meeting of the India-Tajikistan Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, held via video conference recently, according to an article. The Commission also reviewed potential collaboration across...

Mumbai: Indian benchmark equity indices witnessed their sharpest single-day decline in more than three months Wednesday as escalating tensions in West Asia dampened investor sentiment and sparked a broad-based selloff across sectors. The Sensex plunged 1,677.12 points, or 2.15 per cent, to close at 76,503.60,...

New Delhi: As heavy rains lashed Delhi, an under-construction house collapsed in northwest Delhi's Rohini on Wednesday evening, prompting a swift response from the Delhi Fire Service, an official said. The Delhi Fire Service officer said that so far, two people have been removed from...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday carried out coordinated searches across multiple states in connection with an online terror radicalisation case involving an alleged conspiracy to establish an Islamic state in India through violent jihad and anti-national activities inspired by the ideologies of...