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NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended on Sunday evening and seems set to be the most crucial test for the BJP. A total of 92 seats across 11 states and Union Territories will be going to the polls on May 7.This phase ...

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, labeling him 'Shahanshah' (king of kings) during a public rally held in Lakhani, Gujarat's Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency. Her remarks came in response to PM Modi's recent jibe at her brother Rahul Gandhi, ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a rally speech on Saturday, claimed that the previous Congress governments' approach towards Pakistan was 'weak' in handling terrorism issues. He highlighted that past administrations resorted to sending 'love letters' to Pakistan, hoping for peace, only to receive more terrorists in response.PM ...

NEW DELHI: Iran said Friday it has released the crew members, including 16 Indian nationals, of the Portuguese-flagged ship it had seized in the middle of its military flare-up with Israel.According to an Iranian press release, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna Friday the ship, ...

ANAND/RAJKOT: PM Modi Thursday slammed an INDIA bloc constituent’s call for “vote jihad” as “an insult to democracy and Constitution”.PM said he found the remark of Maria Alam, SP candidate and niece of Congress veteran Salman Khurshid, at a rally in UP all the more shocking as it came ...

NEW DELHI: The Navy will remain operationally ready at all times to deter adversaries in view of the existing and emerging challenges in the maritime domain, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Tuesday.Taking over as the 26th chief of the 140-warship Navy from Admiral R Hari Kumar, Admiral Tripathi ...

NEW DELHI: Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, on Tuesday took charge as the 26th Navy chief after R Hari Kumar retired from service. Dinesh K Tripathi, earlier served as the director-general of naval operations and the flag officer commanding-in-chief of the Western Naval Command.An official announcement about his appoinment was ...

HYDERABAD: Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy said on Monday that PM Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah, who were “using CBI, I-T and ED” to intimidate opposition leaders, have now started to “use even Delhi Police to win elections”. The CM’s retort came minutes after Delhi Police served ...

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir have been grappling with continuous rainfall that has wreaked havoc in several regions including higher reaches. Torrential rains in the valley have triggered flash floods in parts of Kupwara in northern Kashmir causing damages to buildings and roads. Moreover, the Sarbal area of Sonamarg ...

JAMMU: A Village Defence Guard (VDG) member attached to security forces combing a forested area for suspected Pakistani terrorists was fatally shot during a gunfight at Basantgarh in J&K's Udhampur district on Sunday. The deceased was Mohd Sharief (48) from Basantgarh's Lower Ponar, police said.Sources said four suspected Pakistani ...