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New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly elections in Kerala, the Congress' top leadership held a strategy meeting with leaders from the state, even as Shashi Tharoor skipped the key brainstorming session amid reports that he is "upset" at Rahul Gandhi ignoring him at a recent...

New Delhi: Bank employee unions have decided to go on a nationwide strike January 27 to press for a long-pending demand for a five-day work week. If the strike proceeds, it will disrupt public sector banking operations for three consecutive days, with January 25 and...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has set aside the bail granted to an accused who was allegedly part of the mob that indulged in stone-pelting during a demolition exercise near Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Turkman Gate early this month, and remanded the matter to the...

New Delhi: Global energy markets remain stable with enough supplies to meet demand despite geopolitical upheavals, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday as he pitched for both producers and consumers playing a constructive role to ensure a viable and predictable market. Refusing to be...

Jammu: Owners of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, shops and other business establishments in J&K's Reasi district were Friday to submit details of their employees to the authorities. The order was issued by the Additional District Magistrate, Reasi, under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Noting...

Raipur/Dhamtari:  In a significant setback to the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh, nine active Naxalites, including several senior leaders, surrendered before the police in Dhamtari district  Friday. The mass surrender, which took place in the presence of senior officials, marks one of the largest simultaneous surrenders...

New Delhi: As India prepares to welcome the top European leadership to the Republic Day celebrations January 26, EC President Ursula von der Leyen is upbeat on the India-Europe free trade agreement. Von der Leyen has made it clear that Europe is diversifying its markets...

Jammu: A Pakistani terrorist affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, a senior police officer said. Inspector General of Police, Jammu range, Bhim Sen Tuti, said the terrorist was gunned...

Thiruvananthapuram/Bhubaneswar: Alleged assault on a Christian pastor in Odisha has triggered sharp political reactions across Kerala, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leading the condemnation and warning that the incident reflects a wider, systematic attack on India's secular fabric. In a strongly worded post on X,...

Shillong/Bhubaneswar: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has written to his Odisha counterpart expressing concern over reports of an incident in which a pastor was allegedly assaulted and publicly humiliated by a mob earlier this month. In his letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi,...