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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Sunday that he feels deeply fortunate to receive the guidance and blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state's ongoing development journey. In a message shared on a social media platform, the Chief Minister said the...

Singur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday launched development projects worth over Rs 830 crore in West Bengal and flagged off three Amrit Bharat trains connecting Kolkata with other parts of the country. At a function in Hooghly district's Singur, the prime minister also inaugurated the...

New Delhi: The length of tracks permitting speeds of 110 kmph and above on the Indian Railways network has more than doubled from 31,445 kilometres in 2014 to 84,244 kilometres in the last 11 years. In percentage terms, the high-speed tracks have jumped from 40...

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, has said his arrest reflects the state of democracy in the country, where power is used to illegally detain people, and the case has no merit as fresh dates are repeatedly sought by the government in...

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, launched India's first-ever open-sea marine fish farming project from the Andaman Sea Sunday. The minister described the initiative as one of the first major steps in the direction of realising the Blue Economy...

Srinagar/New Delhi: Security agencies have flagged a sophisticated "crypto hawala" network bypassing the country's financial safeguards to funnel untraceable foreign funds into Jammu and Kashmir, sparking grave concerns that the money is being used to support terror activities, officials said Sunday. This has put the...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met US Senator Steve Daines in the capital Sunday, discussing bilateral ties and its strategic significance. Following their talks, EAM Jaishankar wrote in a post on X, "A pleasure meeting Senator Steve Daines this morning in Delhi....

New Delhi: An IndiGo Airlines flight carrying 238 people was forced to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport Sunday after a bomb threat was reported mid-air. The aircraft, identified as flight 6E-6650, was travelling from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to Bagdogra when...

Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a fresh summons to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay, directing him to appear once again in New Delhi Monday in connection with the probe into the Karur stampede. The case relates to a political campaign...

Jammu: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, officials said. The gunfight started during a cordon and search operation at village Sonnar near Mandral-Singhoora in Chatroo area around noon, the...