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New Delhi: Union minister J P Nadda Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over the NEET paper leak and urged the Opposition to allow an "intensive discussion" on the issue in Parliament to find a "permanent solution" to the problem, instead of...

New Delhi: The DRDO Wednesday signed an agreement with a firm for conversion of six A321 aircraft from commercial to green configuration, further leading to the development and production of the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Mk-II programme, the defence ministry said. A separate...

New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram suffered a widespread service disruption Wednesday evening, leaving thousands of users unable to access key features of the social media platform, including messaging, profile loading and content updates. According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, reports of issues rose sharply during the...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is facing demands for his resignation from protesters and the opposition over the NEET issue, is likely to remain in the Cabinet as the top hierarchy of the government is convinced that he cannot be blamed for...

New Delhi: The BJP Wednesday defended the Centre's handling of the Cockroach Janta Party-led agitation, saying the government remained sensitive to what has been projected as a student movement and was always open to dialogue. The ruling party also accused LoP Rahul Gandhi and other...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila Wednesday to discuss priority areas including trade, tariffs, energy, defence, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence. The US State Department said the two top diplomats agreed on the importance...

Guwahati: The Indian Army has intensified flood relief and rescue operations across the worst-affected districts of Upper Assam, rescuing more than 700 stranded people and providing medical assistance and essential supplies to hundreds of flood-hit residents, officials said Wednesday. According to an official statement, troops...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk Wednesday said he would end his indefinite hunger strike if the Centre gives an unequivocal assurance that no punitive or retaliatory action would be taken against students and youth who participated in the protest against alleged examination irregularities. He also...

New Delhi: An assistant commissioner of police was reportedly injured in a stone pelting incident by protesters near Jantar Mantar Wednesday evening, police said. He was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where he was undergoing treatment. His condition is stated to be stable, police...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused the Modi government of destroying India's education system and expressed full support for the protesting students, saying their demands, including Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, are fully legitimate and non-negotiable. The protesting students are not terrorists and...