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Imphal: A day after three Kuki-Zo MLAs joined the government of Manipur, an organisation  Thursday declared "social boycott" of them for allegedly betraying the community and aligning with the Meiteis. Several groups also called for a "total shutdown" in the Kuki-majority Churachandpur district Friday. Manipur...

New Delhi: India Thursday rejected a Bloomberg report which had claimed that a meeting between National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had taken place last year amid stalled trade talks between the two countries. The report had claimed...

Shillong: At least 16 labourers were killed, and several others feared trapped following an explosion at an "illegal" coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district Thursday, Director General of Police I Nongrang said. Rescue teams have been engaged in search operations, she said, adding...

 New Delhi: India and the six-nation bloc of Middle Eastern nations, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), inked terms of reference Thursday for formally launching negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA). The terms of reference (ToR) outline the scope and modalities of a proposed trade...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Thursday, briefed Central Observers on using IT platforms to ensure free, fair and transparent upcoming Assembly elections in five states and Union Territories (UTs). Addressing observers for Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Assembly elections,...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday said he had advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to attend the House amid concerns over disorder, citing information that an inappropriate incident could have taken place near the Prime Minister’s chair. Speaking in the Lok Sabha,...

New Delhi: Union minister Giriraj Singh has alleged that the Opposition members had a plan to attack the members of the treasury benches in the Lok Sabha Wednesday. The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed dramatic scenes as women MPs from the Opposition parties marched towards...

New Delhi: Eight of the 16 Indian sailors held in Iran have been released and will be able to travel back to India soon after completing the necessary formalities, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi Thursday,...

New Delhi: India Thursday asserted that ensuring the energy security for its 1.4 billion people is the core of its approach on sourcing petroleum products. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal's comments at a media briefing came in response to Washington's claim that India has...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday adjourned to February 9 the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against his detention under the National Security Act. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale deferred...