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All nine victims of Iranian helicopter crash identified; global leaders mourn Iran President Raisi's death

Global leaders on Monday expressed their condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

May 20, 2024

Polling begins on 14 LS seats in UP -- Rahul Gandhi, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani in fray

The 14 constituencies that will vote in the fifth phase are Mohanlalganj (SC), Lucknow, Raebareli, Amethi, Jalaun (SC), Jhansi, Hamirpur, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi (SC), Barabanki (SC), Faizabad, Kaiserganj and Gonda.

May 20, 2024

It's official: 'TG' replaces 'TS' as Telangana's abbreviation

The Telangana government on Thursday issued orders to replace 'TS' with 'TG' as the state's abbreviation.

May 18, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the attack on Slovakia's PM Robert Fico, calling it a

Slovakian PM Fico remains in 'serious' condition after assassination attempt

The condition of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is "still serious" following the assassination attempt a day ago, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said on Thursday after a special meeting of the Security Council in Bratislava.

May 17, 2024

'Cowardly, dastardly act', says PM Modi on attack on Slovak PM Robert Fico

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the attack on Slovakia's PM Robert Fico, calling it a "cowardly and dastardly act".

May 16, 2024

Banned Jamaat-e-Islami reposes faith in democracy, ready to contest assembly polls

Jamaat-e-Islami J&K Ghulam Qadir Wani said that their organization is ready for the electoral comeback if the Centre revokes the ban imposed on them in 2019.

May 16, 2024

BRO achieves major milestone on strategically important Akhnoor-Poonch highway in J&K

Known as "Golden Arc Road", the widening of this 200-kilometre will help to enhance defence preparedness in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri

May 14, 2024

Breakthrough in Basantgarh terror attack: One arrested for providing support to Pakistani terrorists

After interrogating the suspect involved in providing logistics, J&K Police released sketches of terrorists involved in the Basantgarh terror attack.

May 11, 2024

US refutes allegations of meddling in Indian elections, cites same religious policy anywhere

The US has denied Russian spokesperson's allegations of involvement in India's ongoing Lok Sabha elections, saying that it has adopted the same religious policy for such events taking place anywhere in the world.

May 10, 2024

3 LeT terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Three back-to-back terror attacks in Jammu in two weeks, forces yet to get authentic leads

Keeping in view the forthcoming elections in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, additional forces were deployed in this region to foil any attempt of terrorists to sabotage the democratic process.

May 8, 2024

CERT-In finds multiple bugs in Google Chrome, GitLab

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has warned users of multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and GitLab (an open-core company).

May 5, 2024

Over 400 hospitalised in Vietnam due to suspected food poisoning

As many as 487 people were admitted to hospital in Vietnam's southern province of Dong Nai over the past few days after having eaten the bread sold by a local eatery, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.

May 5, 2024

Covaxin has excellent safety record, says Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech on Thursday said that its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has an excellent safety record without any vaccine-associated incidents of blood clots, thrombocytopenia, TTS, VITT, pericarditis, myocarditis, etc, as it was developed with a single-minded focus on safety first, followed by efficacy.

May 3, 2024

BJP trying to create a 'monolithic idea of India', says Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed the BJP for trying to create a 'monolithic idea of India', rather than protecting (the idea of) India as written in the Constitution.