New Delhi: As many as 1.61 lakh samples of water out of nearly 64 lakh tested across the country in 2025-26 were found to be contaminated, the Rajya Sabha was informed Monday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Jal Shakti V Somanna said...
New Delhi: In a first, Opposition parties are set to bring a notice to move a motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said Monday. The draft of the notice is ready and likely to be submitted this week, according to...
New Delhi: India currently has a total capacity for storage of crude oil and petroleum products for 74 days, which can help to tide over disruptions in case of adverse situations such as geopolitical conflicts, the Parliament was informed Monday. "The government has established Strategic...
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Monday could not take up a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla amid repeated adjournments, as Opposition members demanded a debate on the West Asia situation. The government and the Chair accused the Opposition of holding the House...
Jerusalem: An Indian national in Israel was injured after shrapnel from an Iranian missile struck him in the neck, officials said Monday. The man, who was injured Sunday, underwent surgery at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv and is now in stable condition. "He arrived yesterday...
Patna/Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday appointed central observers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in three states — Odisha, Haryana and Bihar. BJP has appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Minister of State for Rural Development in Maharashtra, as observer for Odisha. Harsh Sanghvi, Deputy Chief Minister...
Kolkata: Following the lead of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha Monday began a hunger strike in Dinhata to protest what he described as the arbitrary deletion of names from the electoral rolls of West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision...
Chennai: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay has been summoned once again by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before investigators in New Delhi Tuesday in connection with the probe into the Karur stampede case. The fresh summons come at a...
New Delhi: Namibian cheetah Jwala Monday gave birth to five cubs at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, taking the country's total cheetah population to 53, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has announced. The development comes days after cheetah Gamini gave birth to four cubs at...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the bail granted to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. Due to the non-availability of Solicitor General...
The widening conflict in West Asia is beginning to cast a shadow over India’s economic outlook. The country’s heavy dependence...
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On 4 November 2013, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to over 120 heads of Indian missions and outlined the...
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In Rajasthan, accountability has recently discovered a rather dramatic sense of urgency. A ten-minute technical glitch at Prime Minister Narendra...
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The energy crisis engulfing the whole world is deepening with no sign of the war between Israel-USA and Iran ending...
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