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Imphal: At least four people, including the Principal of a private school, were killed and another injured in an ambush by armed militants in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district Thursday, officials said. The militants attacked a vehicle in an isolated area between Makui Ashang and Thanamba Naga...

Mumbai: Leading private lender HDFC Bank is mulling an appeal against the bankruptcy court NCLT's order in the case involving Subhash Chandra, the bank said Thursday. The bank said only 3.2 per cent of the total claim amount has been admitted under the National Company...

New Delhi: Famed for his mastery over the English language, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor found himself in an unusual spot Thursday -- panned for describing the Nepal flash floods as "drama that had taken place in the hills" and overlooking the nuance of the words....

Mumbai: The Indian equity markets posted notable losses Thursday, as lack of progress in negotiations surrounding the Strait of Hormuz eroded investor optimism. At the closing bell, the Sensex was down 539 points, or 0.70 per cent on an intraday basis at 76,933. The Nifty...

Kathmandu: The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal Thursday rose to 270, as authorities in Nepal race against time to find thousands of missing people, including 288 Indian tourists, in one of the country's worst disasters in recent years. The flash floods...

New Delhi: India is making urgent efforts to ascertain the status and well-being of Indians stuck in flood-hit areas of Nepal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Thursday. Jaishankar said this after holding a high-level meeting, which was also joined virtually by Indian envoys in...

Kanpur: A trainee pilot and an instructor were killed Thursday when a training aircraft crashed in Kanpur along the banks of Ganga, a senior police official said. The Tecnam aircraft operated by Garg Aviation took off around 1130 am and crashed about 20 minutes later...

New Delhi: India will host the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi September 12-13, bringing together leaders of BRICS members and partner countries as well as outreach invitees. India's BRICS Chairship is guided by the theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and...

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday accused Uttarakhand BJP chief Mahendra Bhatt of justifying the 'shuddhikaran' (purification) ceremony at the venue of a rally addressed by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in Haldwani, and asked whether the ruling party would take action against the leader for defending...

New Delhi: India Thursday dispatched a second flight carrying 37.5 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, medicines, and food packets to support Nepal's relief efforts after devastating flash floods that have left over 160 dead and hundreds missing. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar took to X...