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New Delhi: Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, Thursday raised questions over the timing of the flydubai flight incident and said they need to wait for the investigation's results to determine the motive. In an interview with IANS, Azar said that the incident took place...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the country must bring youth into public services who are not attracted to public office. Addressing an event here, he said it is essential that the recruitment examination does not just test what a candidate knows but...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the execution of the death penalty of an operative of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen in connection with the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts that left 56 people dead. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, AG Masih and Sandeep...

Milwaukee: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said that he met European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting here and reviewed progress towards the signing and entry into force of the India-EU...

New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have increased commercial LPG rates by Rs 62.50 per 19-kg cylinder effective from Thursday in line with firming international benchmark prices. Apart from that, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were also increased by Rs 16 per litre. ATF...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar Thursday appealed to Congress booth-level agents (BLAs), party leaders and workers to provide details of alleged bulk submissions of Form 7 applications seeking deletion of names from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. In two videos...

New Delhi: Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot with flydubai, has been credited by Israeli officials with helping avert a major mid-air disaster after a violent altercation erupted in the cockpit of flight FZ1073. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the...

SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar: A crucial meeting to discuss the Mahanadi water dispute will be held in New Delhi Thursday under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai are scheduled to attend...

Milwaukee: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is representing India as Trade Ministers from the world's major economies gather in Milwaukee Wednesday for a two-day G20 meeting focused on the future of global trade, supply chains, excess industrial capacity and the rules governing international commerce....

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, saying the PM's account of his talk with his "good friend" was eloquent in its silence on key issues "agitating" the people of...