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New Delhi: In a major political development ahead of the Kerala Legislative Assembly election, veteran Congress leader and Kannur Lok Sabha MP K. Sudhakaran is set to part ways with the Indian National Congress after his repeated efforts to secure a ticket for the Assembly...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee Thursday finalised candidates for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Goa, Nagaland, Karnataka and Tripura. The high-level meeting, chaired by senior leader Nitin Naveen, was held Wednesday at the party headquarters here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a fresh report from Kolkata Police on the violence that erupted on the streets of Girish Park in North Kolkata in front of the residence of a member of the West Bengal cabinet following clashes between...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has increased the deployment of its warships near the Gulf of Oman and is escorting Indian-flagged ships coming from the Strait of Hormuz region amid heightened tensions in West Asia that have raised concerns over global energy security. According to...

New Delhi: All Indian seafarers in the Middle East region are safe, and no shipping incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said Wednesday. At present, 22 Indian-flagged vessels with 611 Indian seafarers...

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, held a "fruitful meeting" with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Wednesday, discussing "critical security and geopolitical issues" and the ongoing strategic cooperation between the United States and India. The meeting took place amid the current conflict...

New Delhi/Indore: Devastating fires in Delhi and Indore Wednesday killed 17 people, many of them children, and gutted several shops in busy markets in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh, triggering panic and large-scale firefighting operations. Authorities rushed teams to contain the flames and rescue those trapped, ordered...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday announced that it has offered States and UTs an additional 10 per cent allocation of commercial LPG linked to reforms supporting transition from LPG to PNG. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that all the oil refineries in...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved a scheme to support small hydro projects (SHPs) with an outlay of Rs 2,584.60 crore. The ‘Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 will support...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday approved Rs 33,660 crore Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) to develop 100 plug-and-play industrial parks across the country. The scheme aims to develop world-class industrial infrastructure, unlocking manufacturing potential and driving India's growth story, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...