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Around 800 Indian Army soldiers on Tuesday completed the full rail journey from Delhi to Srinagar, via Katra, the first time such an event took place since the completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL).
Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government will follow the court order on his colleague Vijay Shah's controversial remarks on Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi denying any resignation from the state minister.
Bhuj/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday raised an objection against the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s $1 billion funding to Pakistan and urged the international financial organisation to reconsider its decision.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the West Bengal government to clear 25 percent of the pending Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees within four weeks, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister and Congress veteran P Chidambaram has expressed his lack of hope for the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national front, INDIA, calling it "frail".
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on Friday visit the Bhuj airbase in Gujarat, a day after giving a strong message to Pakistan over nuclear threats and Operation Sindoor.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi over the phone, marking his first conversation with a Taliban ministerial-level leader since the group came to power in the South Asian country in 2021.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ended up exposing his country’s vulnerabilities with his visit to Sialkot airbase.
Patna/IBNS: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, courted controversy on Thursday after he met students at a hostel in Bihar's Darbhanga, despite not being granted permission by the police for the same.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government teachers, who lost their jobs after a Supreme Court order over allegations of irregularities in their recruitment process, clashed with police during a protest on Thursday.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bizarre scene inside a courtroom of the Supreme Court on Thursday, a rape convict, sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, exchanged flowers with the survivor as the two expressed willingness to marry each other.
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday clarified that his remarks in support of the BJP-led Centre during the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict were made in a personal capacity, and did not reflect the official stance of the Congress party.
New Delhi/IBNS: After Islamabad's plea to the Jal Shakti Ministry asking India to reconsider the suspension decision of the Indus Waters Treaty, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said the same "will continue to be kept in abeyance until cross-border terrorism by Pakistan is credibly and irrevocably stopped".
New Delhi: India on Thursday cancelled the security clearance of Celebi Aviation, a Turkish company providing passenger and cargo ground handling services at Indian airports, media reports said.
New Delhi: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that there was no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan during its recent military conflict with India.
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that India had offered a trade deal with “literally zero tariffs,” stating that discussions were still underway and far from final.
New Delhi: The Indian government has decided to review contracts awarded to Turkey-based Celebi Aviation, which operates high-security tasks like ground and cargo handling at nine major airports, including Delhi and Mumbai.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has suspended a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkey's Inonu University amid backlash against the Middle East country, which offered support to Pakistan during India's Operation Sindoor.
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Srinagar/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday sought a global monitoring of Pakistan's nuclear weapons questioning how safe the nukes are with the "irresponsible" and "rogue" nation.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court whether "timelines" can be imposed on the Constitutional head of the country or any respective state in view of the Tamil Nadu verdict passed by the highest level of judiciary last month, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has asked Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah to apologise over his controversial remarks against Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who was one of the three to lead the media briefings on Operation Sindoor.
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