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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced polls for 24 Rajya Sabha seats on June 18 following retirement of incumbents, including former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Digvijay Singh. In a statement, the...

ROME: India and Italy on Wednesday upgraded their ties to a special strategic partnership, firmed up a defence industrial roadmap, and vowed to expand annual trade to Euro 20 billion by 2029, as Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Giorgia...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for an immediate end to hostilities in West Asia, saying the situation had reached a "critical juncture", as he held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin here amid escalating regional...

NEW DELHI: Delhi experienced a warm Wednesday morning as the minimum temperature settled at 28.3 degrees Celsius while the weather office issued an 'orange' alert for heatwave conditions, with isolated places in the city likely to reel under intense...

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has notified the Annapurna Yojna for women, replacing the 'Lakshmir Bhandar' programme, for a monthly allowance of Rs 3,000, which will take effect from June 1. The notification, issued by the Women and Child Development...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni have said the relationship between India and Italy has now reached a decisive stage, evolving from a cordial friendship into...

MUMBAI: The rupee slipped to a fresh record low of 96.47 against the US dollar in intraday trade on Tuesday, pressured by rise in crude oil prices, strong dollar and geopolitical uncertainties. The rupee is Asia's worst-performing currency in 2026,...

NEW DELHI: Under Operation Sindoor, Indian forces dismantled terror infrastructure, punctured a long-standing strategic assumption, and then stopped "deliberately and purposefully", and it reflected "smart power" in its most complete expression, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday. In...

NEW DELHI: India's peak power demand hit an all-time high of 257.37 GW on Monday, primarily driven by increased usage of cooling devices such as air conditioners and desert coolers amid intensifying heat wave conditions, according to power ministry...

NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by about 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, marking the second increase in fuel rates in less than a week after state-run oil firms ended a nearly four-year freeze on revisions. The...