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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the fifth national conference of chief secretaries in the national capital this week, a senior government official said Monday. The fifth national conference of chief secretaries will be held in Delhi from December 26-28, and it will...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday came down heavily on the Uttarakhand government and its officials over large-scale encroachment of forest land by private entities. As it registered a suo motu (on its own motion) case, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday asked Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the order of the trial court that refused to take cognisance of its chargesheet against them in the...

Jaipur: Congress workers and various social organisations held protests in different parts of Rajasthan Monday, demanding the protection of the Aravallis, a crucial mountain range in the state. The demonstrations saw confrontation between protesters and police outside Udaipur Collectorate, where some agitators were detained. Congress...

Jammu: Security forces widened the area of the search operation to track down terrorists hiding in the forest belt of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district Monday, officials said. The cordon and search operation, which entered its second day, was launched in the Majalta forests after...

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed various development projects in Bihar. The Chief Minister left for Delhi Sunday afternoon and began meetings with NDA leaders Monday. Following the NDA's decisive victory in the Bihar Assembly elections,...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Monday launched a tirade at the Opposition over the codeine cough syrup controversy and hurled a ‘2 namoone’ jibe,  pointed towards two 'young' leaders, one in Delhi and the other in Lucknow. The Chief Minister, speaking in the...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5 per cent in its February monetary policy meeting given the RBI’s dovish guidance, a new report has said. The Union Bank of India (UBI) said...

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Monday said it is ready to launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellite December 24. The launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center will place the BlueBird Block-2 satellite, also referred to as BlueBird-6, in Low Earth Orbit. BlueBird...

New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday announced the conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations, a move aimed at boosting bilateral trade in goods and investments. The talks started in May this year. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Monday that negotiations for a...