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Kathmandu/Singapore: India's global partners, including the US, UK, France, Russia and Iran, Saturday extended greetings to the country on its 80th Independence Day, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation. French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Australian Prime Minister Anthony...

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department Saturday notified a new voluntary disclosure scheme allowing small taxpayers to declare certain undisclosed foreign assets and income by paying an effective 60 per cent tax, as the government seeks to bring overseas holdings into the tax net without...

New Delhi: Opposition parties Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "dimaagi Naxal" remark, saying he should not have used his Independence Day speech for politics, and claimed his pitch on 33 per cent women's reservation in legislatures displayed the ruling BJP's "hypocrisy" after...

New Delhi: BJP Saturday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram at the party's Independence Day event, even as the opposition party denied the charge. The Congress asserted that there was no attempt to stop...

Kolkata: TMC MP Mahua Moitra has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking his intervention in the Nadia district administration's alleged attempt to force her to vacate a circuit house after she was initially allotted a room at the state-owned property. The Krishnanagar MP...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said India has already begun production at three semiconductor plants, and five to eight more plants are expected to come up in the coming years. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged all parties to support the implementation of women's reservation in Parliament and state assemblies without making it a political fight, and called upon the youth to assume leadership roles across society and the economy towards the dream...

New Delhi: The official Instagram account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was taken down Saturday morning, but it was later restored, with the outfit alleging that the move was an attempt to silence its voice on Independence Day. The CJP, which was at the...

New Delhi: Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hoisted the National Flag and addressed the nation from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort in the national Capital as India celebrated its 80th Independence Day. The unfurling of the Tricolour was followed by a 21-gun salute, while...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumously, to the personnel of the defence forces and central armed police forces on the eve of 80th Independence Day. The awards included nine Kirti Chakras, 19 Shaurya Chakras, one Bar to...