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New Delhi: With India exploring alternative sources to further strengthen its energy security, countries like Australia, Canada and several others have offered additional gas supplies, official sources said Saturday. Citing the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran leading to the closure of the key shipping route...

New Delhi: Rapid changes are happening in the work sphere today with automation of routine tasks, and there is a need to focus on skills such as judgement, creativity and ethical reasoning, former UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said Saturday. Kumar made the comments during...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Saturday flagged a social media post that was circulating widely online and spreading false information about the alleged detention of an Indian national in Saudi Arabia for being an Israeli spy. The claim, shared on the social...

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress would support the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, party sources said Saturday. As Parliament meets for the second phase of the Budget session Monday, the Lok Sabha has listed for Monday a notice by the opposition to...

New Delhi: In the Faridabad module case, investigators found that the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had managed to infiltrate a medical institute and rope in doctors to carry out attacks in India. The white-collar module had managed to procure over 2,500 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and had...

New Delhi: Air travel between India and the Gulf region is gradually resuming amid disruptions caused by the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, with airlines including Air India and IndiGo announcing special and scheduled flights Saturday to bring back stranded passengers. Flight operations between India and several...

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar is all set to formally join the JD(U) Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said. Nishant's joining will take place at the party's headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders, ministers, MPs,...

New Delhi:  Mar 7 (PTI) The future will be much more multipolar, and the era of big countries creating spheres of influence and reaching huge compacts of a sweeping nature has effectively ended, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. In an interactive session at...

Bhubaneswar: The Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department will organise 'Odisha Utsav' in Kolkata March 8 to promote the rich cultural heritage of the state, an official said Saturday. The event scheduled to be held at the auditorium of the National Library in Kolkata Sunday...

Jaipur: Mild earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Rajasthan early Saturday morning after a low-intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale struck near Sikar district, officials said. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at around 6.30 a.m. The epicentre was...