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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): In a historic Christmas Eve mission, ISRO's heaviest rocket, LVM3-M6, successfully placed a US communication satellite into orbit Wednesday. The Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said the LVM3-M6 has successfully placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended orbit. The Bluebird Block-2 mission is...

New Delhi: China has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against India over New Delhi's support measures for the solar and information technology sectors. It has been alleged that India's tariff or import duty treatment for certain technology products, and measures that...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Tuesday suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case, while imposing several conditions. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar directed Sengar to...

Colombo: India Tuesday announced a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with the island nation's top leaders and assured Delhi's steadfast commitment to Colombo's rebuilding post-cyclone. Jaishankar, who arrived here as Prime Minister...

Colombo: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, Labour and Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha and Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe Tuesday, reiterating India's full support to the island nation's recovery and rebuilding in the...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday passed an ad-interim injunction protecting the personality and publicity rights of former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, directing social media intermediaries and e-commerce platforms to take down unauthorised content and merchandise misusing his name, image and likeness. A single-judge...

Chennai: Sri Lankan naval personnel Tuesday arrested at least 12 fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s coastal belt on charges of allegedly poaching in international waters, once again highlighting the persistent tensions faced by Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait region. According to officials of the Tamil...

New Delhi: India and New Zealand have concluded negotiations on the Financial Services Annex of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significant milestone in strengthening bilateral economic and strategic cooperation, according to a Finance Ministry statement issued Tuesday. The India-New Zealand Financial Services Annex...

Srinagar: Two men from the Kashmir Valley have been arrested by police in Arunachal Pradesh for allegedly spying for Pakistan, officials said here Tuesday. The officials said that police in Itanagar arrested the two men from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district for allegedly spying and...

New Delhi:  Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission Tuesday. Protesters forced several barricades down...