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New Delhi: Shaktikanta Das, the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His appointment is "co-terminus" with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, according to a government release....

Bhopal/Mumbai: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Saturday slammed Tata Group-owned Air India for allotting him a ‘broken and sunk’ seat, prompting his ministerial colleague K Rammohan Naidu to instruct the airline to take ‘necessary action’. Separately, Air India apologised for the incident and ordered a...

Hyderabad: At least seven workers are feared trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel as part of Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) collapsed in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district Saturday. At least 50 workers were on the site when a portion of the tunnel collapsed behind...

New Delhi: Delhi’s new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was Saturday approached by her predecessor and AAP leader Atishi for a meeting to discuss the early launch of a scheme of Rs 2,500 monthly financial assistance to women - a promise made by the BJP during...

New Delhi: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's visit to India next week will pave the way for further strengthening growing convergence in key areas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Saturday. Leyen, accompanied by the high-powered European Union College of Commissioners, will...

Mumbai: India's pension assets under management (AUM) is expected to reach a massive Rs 118 lakh crore by 2030, with the National Pension System (NPS) likely to constitute approximately 25 per cent of this total, according to a new report. The NPS private sector AUM...

New Delhi: Actor Vicky Kaushal says he feels honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise for his historical action drama film Chhaava. At the inaugural function of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (ABMSS) Friday, Modi said Maharashtra and Mumbai have taken Marathi films...

New Delhi: Railway Ministry has asked social media platform X to remove a few pictures of the February 15 stampede incidents at the New Delhi Railway Station which outrage women's modesty as well as those that contain gory photos or videos, railway sources said. Eighteen...

New Delhi: Nearly a week after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the issue of Kashmir during his visit to Pakistan, New Delhi Friday said such "unwarranted" statements on India's territorial integrity and sovereignty were "unacceptable", adding that it has lodged a "strong protest"...

New Delhi: A political row erupted Friday after a media report claimed USD 21 million aid by USAID was meant for Bangladesh and not India, with the Congress demanding an apology from the BJP and the ruling party accusing Rahul Gandhi of colluding with foreign...