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New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Monday said the success of the recently concluded students' protests reaffirmed that Mahatma Gandhi's methods remain relevant, and clarified that Union ministers helping him break his hunger strike signified the Centre's acceptance of their demands rather than any political...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has started issuing notices to social media accounts directing them to delete "abusive" or "illegal" posts against senior leaders, including the prime minister, during the recent CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, sources said Monday. The action follows a review of content...

New Delhi: Finance Ministry informed Parliament Monday that the government has approved the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) proposal to conduct field trials of polymer currency notes in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations. The approval was confirmed by Minister of State for Finance...

New Delhi: The stalemate in the Lok Sabha is likely to end Tuesday as Speaker Om Birla has convinced leaders of all political parties to take up discussion on the Bill to amend the anti-paper leak law, parliamentary sources said. "All political parties have agreed...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the constitution of a high-powered six-member task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms to make the exam system leakproof. Here is a sneak peek at who the six members of the task force...

New Delhi: An IndiGo flight operating from Mumbai to Dubai made an emergency landing at Gujarat's Rajkot airport Monday after the crew detected smoke in the aircraft's cargo hold. The flight, 6E 1452, was carrying 194 passengers when the crew reportedly noticed smoke in the...

New Delhi: India Monday summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk and lodged a strong protest over killing of an Indian seafarer in an attack on a merchant vessel in the Black Sea last week. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it conveyed to the envoy...

New Delhi: Congress Monday slammed the BJP over allegations that AK-47 rifles were used to target protesting students in Bihar, with Rahul Gandhi demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology and action against those who "attacked" the students. A police constable was suspended after a video...

Amaravati: A Class X student, who had shared the dais with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu during a Mega Parent-Teacher Meeting at a government school in Polavaram district just three days ago, has died by suicide Monday. Murram Shivani, who sat next to the...

Mumbai: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court with a defamation suit against alleged AI-generated deepfake videos and misleading social media posts linking him and his family to the Centre's E20 ethanol blending policy. The High Court...