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New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint platform of Central Trade Unions and independent Sectoral Federations/Associations have called for a nationwide "protest day" March 10 to oppose the military conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran. In separate statements issued Saturday, the organisations also...

New Delhi: The government has granted certain relaxations to exporters in fulfilling their export obligations, as the trading community is facing difficulties in the movement of goods due to the ongoing West Asia crisis, according to a notification. "In view of the prevailing geo-political developments...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday congratulated the people and government of Nepal for the successful conduct of elections in the Himalayan nation, and said the historic milestone is a proud moment in Nepal's democratic journey. Modi also said that as a close friend...

New Delhi: A court at Delhi’s Patiala Hous Saturday ordered the release of Siddharth Avdhoot in connection with the shirtless protest during the AI Impact Summit and later issued an order for his release from prison. Avdhoot was granted bail March 5 after spending 9...

New Delhi: With India exploring alternative sources to further strengthen its energy security, countries like Australia, Canada and several others have offered additional gas supplies, official sources said Saturday. Citing the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran leading to the closure of the key shipping route...

New Delhi: Rapid changes are happening in the work sphere today with automation of routine tasks, and there is a need to focus on skills such as judgement, creativity and ethical reasoning, former UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said Saturday. Kumar made the comments during...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Saturday flagged a social media post that was circulating widely online and spreading false information about the alleged detention of an Indian national in Saudi Arabia for being an Israeli spy. The claim, shared on the social...

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress would support the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, party sources said Saturday. As Parliament meets for the second phase of the Budget session Monday, the Lok Sabha has listed for Monday a notice by the opposition to...

New Delhi: In the Faridabad module case, investigators found that the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had managed to infiltrate a medical institute and rope in doctors to carry out attacks in India. The white-collar module had managed to procure over 2,500 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and had...

New Delhi: Air travel between India and the Gulf region is gradually resuming amid disruptions caused by the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, with airlines including Air India and IndiGo announcing special and scheduled flights Saturday to bring back stranded passengers. Flight operations between India and several...