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Indian Lower House (Lok Sabha) Speaker Om Birla has said the age-old cooperation shared between India and Uzbekistan needs to be expanded in emerging fields like digital technology, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and nuclear energy, alongside traditional sectors.
Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Monday welcomed her Indian counterpart, Droupadi Murmu and said the South Asian country remains a partner in building a multilateral and open-minded world.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that three more separatist organizations have announced their disassociation from the Hurriyat Conference.
Punjab Police on Tuesday said two people have been arrested over the grenade attack at the house of BJP leader and former minister Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu received the ‘City Key of Honour’ of Lisbon city during an event held at Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (City Hall) on Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark judgement in favour of the Stalin government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's decision to withhold his assent to 10 key bills was "illegal" and "arbitrary", media reports said.
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana government is likely to take action against actress Dia Mirza and popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee for allegedly using AI-generated clips of tree felling in Hyderabad's Kancha Gachibowli, an India Today report said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a relief for the already under-pressure Mamata Banerjee government in the jobs scam case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the creation of supernumerary posts in state-run schools, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after giving a jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by annulling appointments of almost 26,000 staff, the Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the case related to the state government's creation of supernumerary posts in schools, media reports said.
An Indian-origin man was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow passenger while flying on a domestic flight in the US, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) talks on Monday.
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's last plea against his extradition to India, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A 19-year-old woman was kidnapped and gangraped by 22 people for days in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. Six assailants have been arrested so far, and a hunt is on for the rest, media reports said.
The Indian Army's field hospital, which was established as part of the Operation Brahma, has treated 800 patients in the earthquake-hit Myanmar that has been battered by the tremor.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said the Indian Constitution's spirit is to treat all citizens equally and provide them with equal opportunities.
At least seven people died after an alleged fake cardiologist is suspected to have treated them at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district.
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna will take a call on listing pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which was passed by Parliament last week, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday backed all who lost their jobs owing to the Supreme Court order that annulled the appointments of almost 26,000 candidates and assured them of continuation of their service.
Kolkata/IBNS: One person was killed and eight others were critically injured after filmmaker Siddhant Das in a drunk state rammed his car into a market at Thakurpukur in Kolkata on Sunday, media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: Popular stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Bombay High Court seeking the quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Mumbai Police over his parody referring to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, media reports said.
Jammu/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from Jammu and Kashmir in his visit to the union territory.
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive scuffle broke out outside Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's crucial meeting over the annulment of 26,000 government jobs in the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that a Ram Navami procession was attacked, and their vehicles were vandalised in the Park Circus area in Kolkata on Sunday.
Rameshwaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a pointed swipe at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and other state leaders, suggesting their pride in the Tamil language rings hollow.
India continued to show solidarity with the Myanmar government to tackle the crisis following the severe earthquake that hit the region by sending 442 tonnes of food aid to the neighbouring nation as a part of humanitarian aid.
The Indian Navy on Sunday said its warship that was operating in the Central Arabian Sea recently provided an urgent critical medical assistance to the Pakistani crew of a Fishing Vessel operating approximately 350 nautical miles east of the Oman coast.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide a clear public assurance that Tamil Nadu will not be disadvantaged in the proposed delimitation exercise, media reports said.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) supporters on Sunday celebrated Ram Navami, a Hindu festival dedicated to the Lord Ram, in Kolkata's iconic Jadavpur University campus despite the authorities denying permission to host it.
New Delhi: A Bangladeshi version of the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s interim chief advisor Muhammad Yunus has been described as “mischievous and politically motivated” by people familiar with the matter, according to an India Today report.
Indian PM Narendra Modi, accompanied by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka, on Sunday inaugurated two railway projects built with Indian assistance in Anuradhapura region of the Island Nation.
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