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Chandigarh: Hundreds of farmers from Punjab blocked one of the prominent entry points of Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, Tuesday for their weeklong protest over demands, comprising guaranteed minimum support prices (MSP) for all crops as per the Dr Swaminathan Commission report....

Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands and interacted while walking together as they arrived to participate in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek Tuesday. The two leaders were seen having a conversation after they posed for...

Asheville: India has shown that it can adjust to changes in the global economy without allowing its growth to be derailed, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has said while acknowledging the country’s dependence on imported energy and fertilisers. In an exclusive...

Ayodhya: The selection committee for the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple will submit the names of three shortlisted candidates to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Tuesday. The final report of the selection process will be submitted to the Trust...

Kaushambi: A day after a massive factory explosion in Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh, police arrested the main accused, factory operator Naushad, following an encounter early Tuesday morning. According to police, the accused was attempting to flee the city after the incident. During the siege, he...

New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked the prices of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 9.50, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines have risen 5.46 per cent or Rs 6.28 per litre, effective from Tuesday. The price of ATF...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Monday confirmed that 158 Indian nationals were rescued from Nepal after devastating floods hit the Himalayan nation last week. The Ministry stated that as of 9 p.m. Monday, a total of 158 Indian nationals have been rescued,...

Bishkek: Calling for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move from "endless war towards end of war", asserting that a peaceful resolution of the conflict is humanity's shared priority. In a meeting with...

Delhi: A three-year-old girl was sexu ally assaulted allegedly by the bus driver of a private school in outer-north Delhi’s Bawana area, police said Monday. According to the police, the incident came to light August 19 after the child’s family noticed in juries to her...

New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by a driver and conductor inside a moving sleeper bus before being abandoned near Kashmere Gate in Old Delhi on the night of August 4. Both accused have been arrested. The survivor, a Class XI student from...