New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday expressed India's commitment to Afghanistan's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence and announced India's upgradation of Technical Mission in Kabul to the status of Embassy. He said that Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India marks...
Ayodhya: At least five people were killed and several others were injured after a house collapsed following a powerful explosion in Pagla Bhari village under the Pura Kalandar police station area of Ayodhya Thursday, officials said. Circle Officer (CO) Shailendra Singh told PTI that several...
Patna: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday issued a notification for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, setting in motion the process of nomination filing by contesting candidates for the 121 Assembly constituencies, slated for voting in the first round. The notification,...
Kolkata: Amid indications that the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will start after October 15, the electoral officials in the state have received concrete assurance that the ECI will not remain silent in case of a single event of...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Friday a plea filed by Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is seeking an independent inquiry, under the chairmanship of a former Apex Court judge, into the Karur stampede in Tamil...
New Delhi: The US Embassy and Consulates in India issued a clarifying statement Friday, asserting that a recent amendment to an American Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract involving Pakistan does not include deliveries of new Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). Instead, the modification is limited...
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday congratulated US President Donald Trump on the success of the “historic” Gaza peace deal during a phone conversation that also reviewed the progress of ongoing India-US trade negotiations, officials said. PM Modi also spoke to Trump about the “good...
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday refuted before the Supreme Court allegations that a large number of names were deleted from the final voter list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi,...
Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hoist a 21-foot religious (dharma) flag atop the spire of the Ram temple in Ayodhya November 25, officials said Thursday. This event will officially mark the completion of the temple's construction, according to Ram Temple Construction Committee...
New Delhi: Actor Karisma Kapoor’s children Thursday told the Delhi High Court that their stepmother Priya Kapur was “greedy” and likened her to a “Cinderella stepmother” while opposing her claim in the ongoing family property dispute. The counsel appearing for Samaira and Kiaan Raj made...
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