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New Delhi: India Friday commissioned its third indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridaman, significantly bolstering the naval component of the nation's nuclear triad, authoritative sources said. There is no official word yet on the commissioning of the boat that came amid a rapidly evolving...

New Delhi/Chennai: BJP Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore. Though it was speculated that former state party chief K Annamalai would...

Chennai: Congress Friday unveiled its list of candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, signalling a key step in its preparations as part of the DMK-led alliance. The list, finalised by the party’s Central Election Committee, includes nominees for 27 of the 28 constituencies...

New Delhi: With the West Asia crisis continuing to drive volatility in the global energy market, Russia has offered to increase the supply of crude oil and natural gas to India even as the two sides agreed to further enhance the overall bilateral ties. The...

New Delhi: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India - where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years - to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre if military cadets who become unfit due to disabilities sustained during training can be given ex-servicemen status, enabling them to avail of reservation benefits in government and semi-government jobs. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna...

New Delhi: Congress Friday alleged that the government has called a "special session" for passing bills related to amending the women's quota law and delimitation to "grab political mileage" in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls, which is a "gross violation" of the model code...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled out its new curriculum, launching a phased implementation of the three-language formula from Class VI and a two-level system of mathematics and science for Class IX starting in the 2026-27 academic session, officials said...

New Delhi: The AAP Friday hit back at party MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR". Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s election campaign is set for a high-voltage Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will hit the campaign trail across multiple constituencies, signalling an intense final stretch in the run-up to the polls. Kerala goes to...