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Speaking at a party function organised to mark his 80th birthday here, the veteran politician said that creating a new generation of political workers and leaders will help strengthen the state and the country in future.

Progress in warfare and technology should go hand in hand, Lt Gen Saini said while addressing them as the reviewing officer of the passing out parade. "It is just the beginning. I see uncertainty, competition and confrontation on the horizon. You may face...

The Supreme Court had on October 1 said that a full and immediate refund should be given to passengers for the air tickets cancelled between March 25 and May 24.

A top Indian automotive component industry body said on Friday it was not clear for how long and to what extent a global shortage of semiconductors will impact vehicle production in the country.

Late India actor Irrfan Khan was remembered in a sombre tribute by TIME magazine to the world's legendary artists and celebrities who passed away this year. Acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott performed Over the Rainbow' in a special TIME...

Women employees can wear sarees, salwars/chudidars kurtas, trouser pants and shirts alongwith dupattas if necessary, it said. For men, there is less choice: they can wear shirts and "pants or trouser pants".

ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa said, "As ADB's developing members prepare to vaccinate their people as soon as possible, they need financing to procure vaccines as well as appropriate plans and knowledge to be able to…manage the vaccination process.

In his opening remarks, Modi also said that India wants to further deepen its development partnership with Uzbekistan, and cited growing cooperation between the two sides in diverse sectors including defence and agriculture.

Ten out of 23 droughts that India faced in the past century have occurred during years when El Nio was absent. The IISc study said that these droughts were a consequence of a sudden and steep drop in rainfall in late August. This drop was linked to an atm...

Initial probe revealed that Mahensariya's wife Geeta had left their upscale Salt Lake residence and moved to nearby Rajarhat last year along with their three children.

Vaibhav Mishra, grandson of LN Mishra and an advocate by profession, has filed an RTI application to get certified copies of the reports by two Commissions of enquiry that have separately dealt with the issue.

Scientists say this drop is chiefly because people are staying home, traveling less by car and plane, and that emissions are expected to jump back up after the pandemic ends.

The study showed that particulate emissions can alter the physical and dynamical properties of cloud systems and, in turn, amplify rainfall events over orographic regions downwind of highly polluted urban areas.

Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal also warned that if people do not follow safety protocol for coronavirus, the administration will have to impose a night curfew.

The gaffe occurred in the House of Commons when in reply to a question on farmers’ protest in India, Boris Johnson said any “dispute between India and Pakistan” was for the two countries to settle bilaterally.

He will also inaugurate the virtual FICCI annual expo 2020, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Thursday.