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New Delhi: In a bid to expand trade and boost investments, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Oana-Silvia Țoiu, in Bucharest, an official statement said Tuesday. The discussions focused on expanding...

New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi continues to assess the Indian Army’s operational readiness across various formations. After recently visiting several border areas, the Army Chief has examined multiple aspects of preparedness, including drone warfare capabilities and innovations in training at...

New Delhi: India is preparing to invest approximately Rs 65,400 crore ($7.44 billion) in developing and manufacturing indigenous fighter jet engines by 2035, marking a significant push for self-reliance in defence aerospace technology. The plan aims to make India self-reliant in one of the most critical...

Tezpur/Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated Monday that cultural icon Zubeen Garg was murdered in Singapore, announcing that a chargesheet in the case would be filed by December 8 as investigations continue. The celebrated singer died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore September 19 while...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches across Odisha, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Punjab Monday, seizing incriminating documents during an investigation into a Rs 73 crore bank loan fraud involving a private company. During the search operations by ED's Bhubaneswar zonal unit, various incriminating documents and documents...

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids Monday at an online passport application centre opposite the Passport Seva Kendra in Kolkata as part of its ongoing investigation into a fake passport racket with alleged connections to a Pakistani national. According to ED sources, the officers of the...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to take steps to provide effective legal representation to actor Celina Jaitly's brother, detained in the UAE for more than a year. The court passed the direction while seeking a response from the...

New Delhi: Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Sa'ar, will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in New Delhi Tuesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday. Saar, who will be on a two-day diplomatic visit to India, will also meet with...

New Delhi: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has challenged before the Supreme Court of Belgium the October 17 order of the Antwerp Court of Appeals, which had termed India's request seeking his extradition enforceable, officials said Monday. In response to queries sent by the PTI, the...

Hyderabad: The Telangana government ordered a magisterial inquiry into Monday’s bus-truck collision in Rangareddy district that claimed 19 lives and announced an ex gratia of Rs 7 lakh each for the families of the deceased. Minister for Industry and Information Technology D. Sridharbabu, who is...