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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday raised with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the killing of three Indian mariners in a US military strike on a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Jaishankar, currently on a visit to Europe, spoke to...

Pune: Police have registered a case of alleged abetment to suic*de against three persons including two employees of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) following the death of a 48-year-old staffer of the IT firm, an official said Friday. While no arrest has been made in the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Friday accused Iran of carrying out drone attacks against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, saying it was "totally unacceptable." Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them resulted in...

New Delhi: The crisis in the Trinamool Congress worsened Friday as a group of dissident MPs claiming the support of 19 Lok Sabha members announced they would meet Speaker Om Birla next week to seek recognition as the "real TMC" parliamentary group, a move the...

Kolkata: An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks during the last assembly poll campaign, a senior officer said Friday. A person lodged a complaint at the Netaji Nagar Police Station, alleging...

New Delhi: The government Friday warned that the full might and weight of law will fall on anyone who tries to distort, disrupt, or tamper with the integrity of the NEET re-exam scheduled to be held June 21. This was conveyed by Cabinet Secretary TV...

Dubai: Iran Friday criticised the US attacks on merchant ships that killed three Indian nationals, saying such actions "threaten global peace and security". Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them resulted in the death of...

New Delhi: Aircraft accident probe agency AAIB Friday issued an interim statement on the probe into Air India's AI171 plane crash that killed 260 people June 12 last year, and said the final report will be released upon completion of all investigative activities, requisite international...

Mumbai: India's forex reserves dropped USD 711 million to USD 681.610 billion during the week ended June 5 due to a sharp decline in foreign currency reserves, the RBI said Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had jumped USD 938 million to...

New Delhi: India Friday summoned US charge d'affaires Jason Meeks and told him that the American military's "lethal and deadly" strikes on commercial vessels with Indian crew members off the coast of Oman are "unacceptable". Meeks was summoned to the headquarters of the Ministry of...