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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made these comments against the backdrop of the over five-month-long border standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh where each side has deployed over 50,000 troops.

A one-month-old elephant calf drowned in a pond when it had gone to drink water with its herd in a forest of Chhattisgarh's Korba district on Saturday, a forest official said. The incident took place in the early hours of the day at Kendai forest range,...

The city recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 286. It was 239 on Friday and 315 on Thursday, the worst since February 12 when the AQI was 320.

Chairing a meeting to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation and the preparedness of vaccine delivery, distribution, and administration, the prime minister also noted a steady decline in the daily cases and the growth rate. At the same time, he also cauti...

region at 5.10 pm. MDS1 KL-SABARIMALA Sabarimala temple opens for devotees Sabarimala (Kerala): The famed Lord Ayyappa temple here opened to devotees Saturday morning after remaining closed for over six months due to the coronavirus pandemic...

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, has met with the representatives of a Hindu organisation building the community's first temple in Abu Dhabi and reviewed its pr...

The Hyderabad-based drug maker said in a press release that this will be a multi-center and randomised controlled study, which will include safety and immunogenicity study.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd have received renewed approval to conduct latestage clinical trials in India of the Russian COVID19 vaccine, the sovereign wealth fund said on Saturday.

Speaking at the inaugural of the 10 day long Dasara festivities in the palace city of Mysuru, Yediyurappa said he has reviewed the situation with Deputy Commissioners of flood hit districts and Revenue Minister R Ashoka was personally touring the regions.

Balwinder Singh Sandhu’s family demanded that their security cover be restored, holding both central and state governments responsible for “intelligence failure”.

The oneyear anniversary of the protests and riots that rocked Chile in 2019, leaving more than 30 dead, brings mixed emotions to demonstrator Diego Leppez, who lost his eye when a tear gas bomb exploded by his side.

He was reacting to Congress leader Chidambaram's statement that the party resolutely stands for restoration of the status and rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and that the "arbitrary and unconstitutional" decisions of the Modi government of Augu...

He apprised the gathering of the high priority the government has given to framing business facilitating laws and rules, including Commercial Courts Act and arbitration laws, with a view to make India a preferred destination for investment and business.

The ministry has never said that the new index would lead to a hike in salaries of industrial workers and government employees, it clarified. Labour Bureau, an attached office of the ministry, is going to release new series of CPI-IW with 2016 as base yea...

The HJM workers held demonstrations on Thursday outside the three Tanishq stores in the city. The controversial advertisement of Tanishq has deeply hurt the Hindu community.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday issued directions for imposition of Rs 1 crore fine on North Delhi Municipal Corporation for not taking action against garbage burning in Kirari village in northwest Delhi. He said regular incidents of larg...