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New Delhi: A parliamentary panel Friday recommended that the Environment Ministry should push all states and Union territories to conduct drone surveys of lands in forest areas to help curb encroachment on them. In a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha Friday, the Parliamentary Standing...

New Delhi: Iran’s Ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, Friday emphasised the strong ties between New Delhi and Tehran, saying that both countries share common interests and values and should continue supporting each other to overcome challenges. Speaking to media persons, the envoy said that...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry Friday said that India and the United States continue to remain engaged in discussions for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, rejecting media reports that suggested a pause in negotiations. In a statement, the ministry clarified that...

New Delhi: IndiGo will start levying fuel charges ranging from Rs 425 to Rs 2,300 on domestic and international flight tickets from March 14 amid the steep surge in jet fuel prices due to the ongoing war between the US, Israel and Iran. The move...

New Delhi: The CBI Friday questioned Anil Ambani's son Jai Anmol Ambani in a Rs 228-crore Union Bank of India fraud case, officials said. Jai Anmol Ambani has been called again Saturday for questioning, they said. The agency questioned him in connection with an alleged...

New Delhi: The government Friday said uninterrupted LPG supply to households has been ensured, and there is no need for panic booking for cylinders. Briefing the media, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said the domestic production of LPG...

New Delhi:  Opposition MPs Friday held a protest in the Parliament Complex over the LPG crisis issue, and raised slogans demanding answers from Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. TMC MPs started the protest around 10.30 am Friday outside the Parliament building,...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Friday held another telephonic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, discussing bilateral cooperation and matters concerning BRICS, where India is the current chair and Iran a member of the grouping. This marked the fourth such...

Kolkata: Sensitivity-mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the district-wise deployment of police observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled to be held later this year. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer...

New Delhi: Amid reports of a move to initiate proceedings for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy Friday confirmed that notices have been submitted in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and that these actions have been...