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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday congratulated To Lam on his election as Vietnam's President and expressed readiness to work with him to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations. He expressed confidence that the time-tested friendship between the two nations...

New Delhi: In a significant procedural directive, the Supreme Court has said that "exceptionally urgent matters" that cannot wait for the listing process have to be mentioned only before the Chief Justice of India, even if he is busy presiding over a constitution bench. According...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police have busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba terror module and arrested five people, including Abdullah, alias Abu Hureira, who has been on the run for 16 years and was able to set up bases outside the union territory, officials said Tuesday. Besides...

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has thanked President Droupadi Murmu for giving assent to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which recognises the greenfield city of Amaravati as the capital. The Act was published in The Gazette of India, following the...

Kolkata: Nearly 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission. The poll panel is yet to announce the finally altered voter base for...

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will undertake a three-day visit to Washington DC beginning Wednesday to review the full spectrum of India-US ties. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Misri's April 8-10 trip will provide an opportunity to advance ongoing bilateral cooperation across...

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to double the daily allocation of 5-kg free trade LPG (FTL) cylinders available for distribution to migrant labourers across states, according to an official communication. The Petroleum Ministry said in a notification the enhanced allocation will be based on...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that mere use of abusive language such as the word "bastard" during a heated altercation would not amount to an offence of obscenity under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri...

Madurai: In a major verdict in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial deaths case, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sentenced nine Tamil Nadu policemen to death after convicting them of murder and related charges. The court termed the crime “rarest of rare,” citing extreme...

Kolkata: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vibhu Goel was appointed Monday as an Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) for West Bengal, exclusively to coordinate with the judges heading the 19 Appellate Tribunals set up to settle cases where names of voters have been deleted...