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New Delhi: The government Saturday said it expects any damage to agriculture from a potential El Nino weather pattern this year to be limited, citing improved irrigation infrastructure, higher reservoir levels and better-prepared farmers than during previous such episodes. The assurance came as Agriculture Minister...

Imphal: Two persons belonging to the Naga community were shot dead along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Manipur Saturday after unidentified armed assailants opened fire on vehicles heading towards Ukhrul district.​ A senior police official in Imphal confirmed that the deceased have been identified...

New Delhi: A convoy of 14 India-bound ships carrying crude oil and gas were stopped by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by firing at two of them while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, leading to 13 of the vessels returning to different...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the Congress and other parties will have to pay a price for not supporting the bill for the early implementation of the women's reservation and asked Union ministers to expose the Opposition's "anti-women" mindset before the people,...

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has restrained its order directing an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with the alleged dual citizenship controversy. The court will now hear the parties on whether prior notice to the accused was legally...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Saturday approved a 2 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees effective from January 1, 2026, providing an increase in their take‑home pay. The Cabinet okayed to release an additional...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Delhi Police has arrested four radicalised men from Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar who allegedly planned terror activities, carried out recce of sensitive locations to target them and attempted to recruit others through encrypted online platforms, officials said Saturday. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED)...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation tonight at 8.30 PM, a day after a bill to implement women's reservation in legislatures was defeated in the Lok Sabha. "The Prime Minister will address the nation at 8.30 PM (April 18)," an official...

New Delhi: A day after a united opposition defeated a Constitution amendment bill to tweak the women's quota law and increase the number of seats in legislatures through delimitation, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Saturday accused the Congress of being anti-women, and said it will...

New Delhi: A central team, comprising officials from the Department of Industrial Safety and Boiler Inspectors, is likely to begin a probe into the deadly accident at the Vedanta power plant in Dabhra tehsil of Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, that led to the death of several...