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NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the INDIA alliance for not announcing its PM candidate, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said "the country needs a strong PM, not one on yearly-basis". The home minister was addressing an election rally in Bihar's Madhubani."Even if INDIA bloc wins, which I am ...

India’s record goal scorer and most capped player says it’s time for the country to see ‘the next number nine’ in an emotional video announcing his retirement.India captain Sunil Chhetri says he will retire from international football, ending a record-breaking career for his country spanning two decades. Chhetri, the ...

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued the first set of citizenship certificates to 14 people under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.This came more than two months after the government notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, enabling the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act.Fourteen certificates were handed to ...

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has weighed in on the discussions surrounding current skipper Babar Azam's performance in T20 cricket, stressing the significance of adapting to match situations and maintaining an optimal strike rate. With the T20 World Cup looming in June, Misbah highlighted the need for Babar ...

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Haroon Khan huddled with his friends on the lawn of a polling station in the heart of Nowhatta, a part of the city of Srinagar that is known for its anti-India sentiments. Khan had just emerged from a small room after casting his vote in ...

The Indie Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued Thursday's forecast. It predicted heatwave and hot weather conditions parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha and Maharashtra. However, relief is on the horizon for several southern and eastern regions with forecasted rainfall and thunderstorms. Current heatwave conditionsTemperatures have been intense, with ...

Late one night in November 2005, a small group of plain-clothed police officers pulled over a bus in western India. They escorted off a man named Sohrabuddin Sheikh, who was joined on the side of the road by his wife, Kausar. Sheikh and Kausar were put into separate police ...

NEW DELHI: India and Russia held talks Wednesday on Afghanistan with focus on the security situation and efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country. Russian special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov met MEA joint secretary J P Singh, who handles Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, here to discuss ...

Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference, in Ranchi on May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that polling held so far indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been wiped out of South India and ...

NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday called upon the Election Commission (EC) to take decisive action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent statements alleging the creation of two categories of soldiers by the Modi government.The BJP delegation, led by senior leaders including external affairs minister S Jaishankar and ...