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Defence deal with China risks creating long-term dependency for Bangladesh: Report

Dhaka, June 27: Although Bangladesh can derive opportunities from relations with China, those opportunities carry the risk of...

Delhi CM gives one month to coaching centres for fire safety steps

New Delhi, June 27: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday set a one-month deadline for all coaching...

COAS General Upendra Dwivedi reviews operational preparedness in Ladakh

Leh, June 27: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday visited the headquarters of the Leh-based...

‘Attack on dynasty politics’: BJP hails Pranab Mukherjee’s take on PM Modi; Cong hits back

New Delhi, June 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Saturday came out in support of former...

President Trump holds PM Modi and India in highest regard: Ambassador Gor

Washington, June 27: Six months into his tenure in India, US Ambassador Sergio Gor on Saturday asserted that...

India emerges as world’s leading ship recycling nation by gross tonnage: Minister

New Delhi, June 27: India has emerged as the world's leading ship recycling nation by gross tonnage, reflecting...

Over 8 lakh devotees visited Kamakhya Temple during ‘Ambubachi Mahayog’: Assam CM

Guwahati, June 27: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that this year's Ambubachi Mahayog witnessed...

Man held from Assam for stealing money from Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee’s bank account

Kolkata, June 27: The police have arrested a man on charges of cyber fraud, almost a year after...

DGS withdraws restrictions on movement of Indian ships through Strait of Hormuz

Kolkata, June 27: The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has withdrawn restrictions on Indian ships moving across the...

Ketan Agarwal murder: Siya’s brother says family would have cancelled wedding if she had raised concerns

Pune, June 27: The investigation into the murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal took a fresh turn after...

‘This is why people don’t want to see them in power’, Rijiju roasts Congress over ‘dictatorial’ boast

New Delhi, June 27: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday took a swipe at the Congress party...

India-US relationship stronger than ever: Trump team charts ambitious agenda 

Washington, June 27: Senior officials in US President Donald Trump's administration have outlined an ambitious roadmap for expanding...

Lashkar terrorist seen attending funeral of Shoaib Akhtar’s brother in Islamabad

New Delhi, June 27: The funeral of former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's elder brother, Shahid Akhtar, in...

UN chief calls for harnessing technology to stop drug cyber-trafficking

United Nations, June 27: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for harnessing technology to stop drug cyber-trafficking, working...

Kolkata Police arrest former Trinamool councillor of KMC on extortion, molestation charges

Kolkata, June 27: Police have arrested another former Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on charges...

PM Modi highlights India’s Global South-focused energy vision for BRICS 2026

New Delhi, June 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted India's vision of placing the Global South...

PoK burns: Pakistan’s crackdown exposes selective silence of global rights groups

New Delhi, June 27: Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) is burning and neither are the protesters or the establishment showing any...

‘Bharat Taxi’ aims to expand to 500 cities within two years: HM Amit Shah

Gandhinagar, June 27: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that Bharat Taxi plans to...

Adani Group targets 50GW renewable energy capacity by 2030, nuclear portfolio of 10 GW by 2035

London/New Delhi, June 27:The Adani Group is building one of the world’s largest renewable energy portfolios, targeting 50GW...

Sonia Gandhi questions Centre’s stance on Gaza, says it harms India’s moral standing

New Delhi, June 27: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack at...

USTM scientist contributes to global health study

Ri-Bhoi,June 26: In a significant achievement for the scientific community of Northeast India, Dr. Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Assistant Professor...

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking celebrated at Rongram

Tura, June 26: The District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW), Tura, observed the International Day Against Drug...

Heroin worth Rs 47.25 lakh seized in Mizoram; 4 nabbed

GUWAHATI, June 26: Assam Rifles, in coordination with the excise and narcotics department, conducted a joint operation in...

NIA files charges against 11 accused in terror conspiracy focused on NE, Bengal

GUWAHATI, June 26: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charges against 11 accused persons in connection with...

MDA 2 partners felicitate RS MP James Sangma

Guwahati, June 26: The ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA 2) partners today felicitated the newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP...

Operation Amistad: Indian Army aid team leaves for earthquake-hit Venezuela

New Delhi, June 26: The Indian Army has dispatched a specialised medical contingent to Venezuela to assist in...

Manipur CM leads anti-drug campaign, urges people to shun narcotics for a better society

Imphal, June 26: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday stressed that building a healthy and progressive...

CM Adhikari announces setting up Vande Mataram Museum on Bankim Chandra’s 189th birth anniversary

Kolkata, June 26: On the occasion of the 189th birth anniversary of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the writer...

PIL in SC seeks uniform national fire safety standards for public premises

New Delhi, June 26: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking directions...

Japanese PM Takaichi to visit New Delhi next week for India-Japan Annual Summit

New Delhi, June 26: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to New Delhi for an official visit...

PM Modi’s visit to help expand India-Seychelles partnership into new frontiers: Indian envoy

Victoria, June 26: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming three-day state visit "historic", India's High Commissioner to Seychelles,...

Kiren Rijiju meets Dalai Lama in Delhi, says spiritual leader recovering well after knee surgery

New Delhi, June 26: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday met the Dalai Lama in New...

MP: Satpura Tiger Reserve officer suspended for feeding, petting Sambar deer

Bhopal, June 26: A Forest Department officer posted at the Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been...

Focus on business fundamentals, not stock valuations: NSE Chief

Mumbai, June 26: National Stock Exchange (NSE) MD and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan on Friday urged entrepreneurs to...

Goldman Sachs raises India’s GDP growth to 6.8 pc after US-Iran peace pact

New Delhi, June 26: Goldman Sachs has raised India's GDP growth forecast to 6.8 per cent for calendar...

K’taka govt mandates FIR in cases of non-consensual sharing of private photos, videos; guidelines issued

Bengaluru, June 26: In a landmark move, the Karnataka government on Friday issued stringent directions to police across...

Piyush Goyal honoured with UK-India award for strengthening bilateral ties

London/New Delhi, June 26: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been conferred the special award for exceptional...

Ram Mandir trust General Secretary Champat Rai steps down, Anil Mishra also quits

Ayodhya, June 26: Days after alleged misappropriation of funds at the Ram Temple stirred a national controversy, Shri...

Ram Temple donation row: 8 arrested include cash counting staff, ex-bank official

Ayodhya, June 26: All eight people named in the FIR over alleged embezzlement of donations and offerings at...

Operation Sindoor’s psychological impact: Pakistan tries to boost military morale at the cost of people

New Delhi, June 26: The impact Operation Sindoor had on the morale of the Pakistan Army is becoming...

6 soldiers martyred during ‘Operation Sindoor’ to be immortalised at National War Memorial

New Delhi, June 26: Six bravehearts of the Indian armed forces, who laid down their lives during 'Operation...

End citizenship confusion, amend law, says Shashi Tharoor amid MEA passport statement row

Thiruvananthapuram, June 26: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday called for a legislative overhaul to end the controversy...

Assam agri minister bats for strategic shift from paddy farming to high-value horticulture

Guwahati, June 25: Assam agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika on Thursday advocated for a strategic shift from traditional paddy...

Death toll in Venezuela’s back-to-back earthquakes rises to 164

Caracas, June 25: At least 164 were killed and 971 injured in back-to-back powerful earthquakes in Venezuela, the...

Indian envoy presents credentials to Bangladesh President, reaffirms commitment to strengthening partnership

Dhaka, June 25: India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, on Thursday presented his credentials to Bangladeshi...

‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’: Congress holds 28 press conferences in single day on education reform

New Delhi, June 25: Supplementing Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's "Chhatron Ki Goonj" campaign,...

Adani Foundation collects record 52,306 blood units across 754 locations on Gautam Adani’s birthday

Ahmedabad, June 25: On the occasion of the Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani's 64th birthday, the Adani Foundation...

Arunachal flash floods: IAF airlifts NDRF team, relief materials as search continues for missing persons

Itanagar, June 25: An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter was deployed on Thursday to airlift relief materials, including...

Tourist facilitation centre at Katta Beel handed over to Katta Beel Fishery Cooperative Society

Ampati, June 24,: The Tourist Facilitation Centre at Katta Beel, developed under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the...

GSU seeks fresh inquiry into girl’s murder in Williamnagar

Tura, June 25: With Williamnagar police failing to arrest the accused involved in the gruesome murder of a...

Health Ministry notifies relaxed norms for regulation of hospitals, clinics

New Delhi, June 25: Reducing compliance burden, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified amendments to...

Pune fort murder: CCTV footage of Siya meeting lover Chetan, before fiance’s death, surfaces now

Pune, June 25: The probe into Pune’s Lohagad Fort incident, where the death of Pune businessman’s son Ketan...

More than 17 pc of Assam’s families pay zero electricity bills: CM Himanta Sarma

Guwahati, June 25: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that 17.6 per cent of households...

‘Govt should clarify, will create confusion’: Congress after MEA says passport not proof of citizenship

New Delhi, June 25: The Congress leaders on Thursday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central...

‘Complete picture must be presented’: Opposition questions NCERT’s Emergency chapter

New Delhi, June 25: The inclusion of a section on the Emergency in the Class 9 NCERT textbook...

Row after MEA says passport is not proof of citizenship; cites Passport Act, HC ruling

New Delhi, June 25: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday clarified that the passport has never been...

PoK protests: Pakistan accused of targeting women, children; using starvation tactics

New Delhi, June 25: The crackdown by the Pakistani security agencies on those protesting in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)...

‘Never forgive, never forget’: PM Modi on 51st anniversary of Emergency

New Delhi, June 25: On the 51st Anniversary of the Emergency, imposed by Indira Gandhi's government in 1975,...

Govt mandates QR codes for vaccines, antimicrobials, cancer drugs to curb counterfeit medicines

New Delhi, June 25: The government has expanded the ambit of QR code-based tracking to include vaccines, antimicrobials,...

Amazon CEO meets PM Modi, announces $48 billion investment in India through 2030

New Delhi, June 25: US e-commerce giant Amazon on Thursday announced to invest a total of $48 billion...

Cong writes to Prime Minister over new FCRA rules seeking immediate withdrawal

New Delhi, June 25: Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

World leaders express solidarity with Venezuela after deadly earthquakes

Washington, June 25: Several world leaders on Thursday expressed solidarity with the people of Venezuela and offered aid...

Arunachal flash flood: Search on for 4 missing; Assam sounds high alert over downstream impact

Itanagar, June 25 :Search and rescue operations continued for the second consecutive day on Thursday to trace four...

At least 32 dead, 700 injured in Venezuelan earthquakes: Acting president

Caracas, June 25 : At least 32 people were killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful...

Odisha: Puri hotel owner killed, main accused critically injured in police encounter

Bhubaneswar, June 24: Puri Superintendent of Police (SP) Prateek Singh said the main accused in a murder case...

Outrage grows over Bharat Tiwari encounter; Prashant Kishor demands action against those who ordered killing

Patna, June 24: Public anger continues to intensify over the controversial police encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in...

ED attaches Rs 40 lakh property in GHADC fund misappropriation case in Meghalaya

Shillong, June 24: The Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) Shillong Sub-Zonal Office has provisionally attached an immovable property worth...

Assam CS, UK envoy discuss roadmap to strengthen cooperation

GUWAHATI, June 24: British Deputy High Commissioner to East and Northeast India, Andrew Fleming called on Assam chief...

Assam industries get a boost with natural gas supply extension

GUWAHATI, June 24: In a first, natural gas produced in Upper Assam will flow through the North East...

SC treats mason’s leg amputation as 100 pc functional disability, raises compensation to Rs 40.29 lakh

New Delhi, June 24: The Supreme Court has enhanced compensation payable to a Tamil Nadu mason who lost...

Chinese FM Wang Yi meets PM Modi, says India and China should deepen cooperation

New Delhi, June 24: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and expressed his...

India, US conclude series of meetings to advance mutually beneficial bilateral trade pact

New Delhi, June 24: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday concluded a series of meetings with...

3 missing, houses damaged as flash floods hit Arunachal, Assam on high alert over rising river levels

Itanagar/Guwahati, June 24: At least three people went missing, and around 20 houses and residential units were damaged...

EWS reservation does not guarantee fee concession in private colleges: SC

New Delhi, June 24: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the Economic Weaker Sections (EWS)...

23 pilgrims injured as minibus falls into gorge in J&K’s Kathua

Jammu, June 24: At least 23 pilgrims were injured on Wednesday in a road accident in Jammu and...

Mallikarjun Kharge, son Priyank usurped land belonging to poor through Siddharth Vihar Trust: BJP

New Delhi, June 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday levelled serious allegations of land grabbing and...

Assam’s healthcare infrastructure set to undergo transformation, says CM Sarma

Guwahati, June 24: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday highlighted the state government's efforts to strengthen...

Assam eyes six-hour travel radius with new expressways, high-speed corridors

Guwahati, June 24: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state is building a network...

Ahmedabad cracks down on child begging ahead of 2030 Commonwealth Games

Ahmedabad, June 24: As Ahmedabad steps up preparations to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and bolster India's bid...

Day after recovery of gold worth Rs 4.39 cr, Trinamool leader Tina, husband go missing

Kolkata, June 24: A day after the recovery of over 3 kilograms of gold jewellery worth over Rs...

22-year-old passenger stabbed to death on Mumbai local train after argument during heavy rain

New Delhi, June 24: A 22-year-old passenger was allegedly stabbed to death inside a first-class compartment of a...

Security agencies flag use of live-feed drones by Pakistan-based smugglers

New Delhi, June 24: As India continues to crack down on narcotic syndicates, drug smugglers from across the...

Assam on high alert after Arunachal flash floods threaten downstream areas

Guwahati, June 24: Assam has been placed on high alert following reports of extremely heavy rainfall and flash...

‘Bengaluru shocker’: Woman brutally murdered by daughter & grandson for objecting to their drinking

Bengaluru, June 23: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her daughter and grandson in an...

Tripura gets 1st public electric vehicle charging station; plans 94 more in state

Agartala, June 23: Tripura's first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station was inaugurated in Agartala on Tuesday, marking...

Meghalaya CM directs state departments to intensify preparedness for El Nino impact

Shillong, June 23: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday directed all government departments to intensify preparedness...

Singapore envoy, CDS General Raja Subramani discuss bilateral defence ties

New Delhi, June 23: Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, held a meeting with Chief of Defence...

Japanese PM’s proposed Assam visit cancelled, confirms Himanta

GUWAHATI, June 23: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday confirmed the cancellation of Japanese Prime Minister...

Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council completes 75 years, Assam CM extends greetings

Guwahati, June 23: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma extended his greetings on the 75th Foundation Day of...

Assam to hold supplementary exam for Higher Secondary students

Guwahati, June 23: Assam will introduce a supplementary Higher Secondary (HS) final examination from the upcoming academic session,...

Complete shutdown in Ladakh on LAB & KDA call

Leh, June 23: A complete shutdown was observed in Ladakh on Tuesday on the call given by the...

Iran accuses UAE of participating in military aggression during West Asia conflict

New Delhi, June 23: Iran Supreme National Security Council's Deputy Secretary Ghadir Nezamipour on Tuesday accused the UAE...

RBI injects Rs 1.41 lakh crore into banking system

Mumbai, June 23: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday pumped in over Rs 1.41 lakh crore...

Wedding dreams turn to ashes as Lucknow fire claims lives of engaged couple

Lucknow, June 23: Their families were preparing for their upcoming wedding when tragedy struck, claiming the lives of...

PM Modi asks young civil servants to lead journey towards Viksit Bharat@2047

New Delhi, June 23: Highlighting the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with...

CUET UG 2026 results announced for over 11.6 lakh students

New Delhi, June 23: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday declared the results of the Common University...

Zubeen Garg death case: SC asks Assam govt to reply to Shyamkanu Mahanta’s bail plea

New Delhi, June 23: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Assam government on a bail...

Adani Mundra Airport connects Kutch to 8 cities to unlock huge economic potential

Mundra (Gujarat), June 23:In a bid to unlock unprecedented economic potential for the Kutch region in Gujarat, Adani...

India-UK FTA to benefit farmers, fishermen, MSMEs: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, June 23: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the India-UK Comprehensive Economic...

Trinamool faction loyal to Mamata writes to ECI, claims ‘original’ working committee

Kolkata, June 23: The Mamata Banerjee-aligned faction in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has written to the Election Commission...