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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Friday a plea filed by Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is seeking an independent inquiry, under the chairmanship of a former Apex Court judge, into the Karur stampede in Tamil...

New Delhi: The US Embassy and Consulates in India issued a clarifying statement Friday, asserting that a recent amendment to an American Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract involving Pakistan does not include deliveries of new Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). Instead, the modification is limited...

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday congratulated US President Donald Trump on the success of the “historic” Gaza peace deal during a phone conversation that also reviewed the progress of ongoing India-US trade negotiations, officials said. PM Modi also spoke to Trump about the “good...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday refuted before the Supreme Court allegations that a large number of names were deleted from the final voter list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi,...

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hoist a 21-foot religious (dharma) flag atop the spire of the Ram temple in Ayodhya November 25, officials said Thursday. This event will officially mark the completion of the temple's construction, according to Ram Temple Construction Committee...

New Delhi: Actor Karisma Kapoor’s children Thursday told the Delhi High Court that their stepmother Priya Kapur was “greedy” and likened her to a “Cinderella stepmother” while opposing her claim in the ongoing family property dispute. The counsel appearing for Samaira and Kiaan Raj made...

Mumbai: India and the UK Thursday unveiled a series of initiatives including a government-to-government agreement on supply of lightweight multirole missile (LMM) systems to enhance India's air defence capabilities. The new measures to expand the bilateral defence cooperation were announced following wide-ranging talks between Prime...

Beijing: China Thursday welcomed the resumption of direct flights with India, calling it an "active move" that facilitates friendly exchanges between the two nations. Responding to a question during a regular media briefing in Beijing, a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry stressed that the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer discussed the Khalistani extremist issue during their discussions held in Mumbai Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. While addressing a special media briefing on Starmer's visit to India, Misri said that PM Modi,...

Bhubaneswar: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the BJP and Bajrang Dal for last week's violence in Cuttack, Odisha's ruling party Thursday said she should focus on her state instead of meddling in affairs beyond her territory. A total of 31...