New Delhi: India on Tuesday summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner and issued a demarche over the death of three minors in “unprovoked firing” by Pakistani forces in the Poonch sector

Pakistani diplomat Syed Haider Shah was summoned to the external affairs ministry by the joint secretary, in-cha

New Delhi: Bowing to public pressure, the government today cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre to moderate the relentless rise in fuel prices witnessed for the last three months.

“Govt of India has reduced Basic Excise Duty rate on petrol and diesel [both branded and unbranded] by Rs 2 per litre w.e.f. 4th Octo

Bengaluru: The BJP’s Karnataka unit today hit out at actor Prakash Raj for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on those “celebrating” the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, saying he has shown “political immaturity.”

Raj had described as “chilling” the si

Amaravati: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that linking rivers in the country was the pressing need of the hour and said water conservation should become a national movement.

The vice president laid the foundation stone for the development of an inland waterway project in Krishna river between Muktyala and Vijayawada in

Bilaspur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that his government delivered on the promise made to the ex-servicemen on ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme and it was an indication of the Centre’s commitment to the Indian Army.

He said nearly Rs 8,500 crore have been distributed under the scheme, that h

Moscow: Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin tomorrow, the Kremlin said, as the South American leader seeks support after months of political turmoil in his country.

Venezuela has been rocked by deadly protests and economic chaos that has caused dire shortages of fo

London: Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya was “re-arrested” today in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India before being released on a 650,000 pounds bail by a court here.

The 61-year-old flamboyant businessman, already out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by the Metropolitan

Hyderabad: As many as 140 monsoon emergency teams and other personnel have been deployed to carry out relief and repair work following the heavy rains which pounded Hyderabad for several hours since yesterday, the Telangana government today said.

Three persons were killed in rain-related incidents in the city yesterday

Kolkata: The city this evening witnessed a colourful grand immersion carnival showcasing the year’s top award-winning Durga pujas at the Red Road.

With Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with senior ministers like Partha Chatterjee, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Firad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay along with ot

Washington: India is expected to retain it position as the top remittances receiving country, with its diaspora set to pump in a whopping USD 65 billion in the year 2017, the World Bank said today.

Ahead of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a report issued by the global lender sa