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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the festival at around 3.30 pm on Friday by lighting a lamp in front of 'Ram Lalla'.

The seizure was made on Wednesday when Customs officials opened the parcel that came from a foreign country and declared as 'Foot Massage Machine' following suspicion that it contained contraband goods.

"I don't think this government has a considered plan to revive the economy and therefore 2020-21 will be a wasted year and we will end up with the size of the economy lower than the previous year," he also said. Ramesh said the government is only indulgin...

The deal was concurrent with Petronet making an equity investment of USD 2.5 billion for an 18 per cent stake in Driftwood. The September MoU contemplated the conclusion of the transaction by March 31, 2020, but the timeline was extended twice, the latest...

He made the remarks at a virtual summit between India and the ASEAN. "We believe a cohesive and responsive ASEAN is needed for security and growth for all in the region," Modi said.

Authoritative sources on Wednesday said India and China have broadly agreed on a three-step process on disengagement of troops and withdrawal of weaponry from all major friction points in a time-bound manner.

After dropping 466.12 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index ended 236.48 points or 0.54 per cent lower at 43,357.19. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 58.35 points or 0.46 per cent to 12,690.80.

Global oil demand is unlikely to get a significant boost from the rollout of vaccines against COVID19 until well into 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, a view that curbed oil price gains since vaccine progress was announced ear...

The vaccine made in the UK is currently being tested in large efficacy trials in the UK, Brazil, South Africa and the US. The promising results of the trials so far give confidence that Covishield could be a realistic solution to the pandemic.

Stockholm (AP) Sweden's prime minister said Wednesday his government will present a law proposal that would ban nationwide the sale of alcohol after 10 pm in bars, restaurants and night clubs from November 20 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19....

Asserting the work done towards protecting women in NDA-led states, PM Narendra Modi said that the poll results had made it clear that people will now support only those who work honestly for development.

The government will regulate content on video streaming platforms, including global services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disney's Hotstar, as part of rules announced this week.

A statement from the agency said Sayyad M Idris was "part of various social media groups run by Pakistani-based LeT handlers in their effort to recruit individuals for sleeper cells of LeT."

Two days ago, Bombay High Court had declined to release him on interim bail and asked Goswami to seek relief from the trial court by filing a regular bail plea.

The upcoming season of the Indian Super League will see the five substitutes being allowed but the away goal rule stays despite the whole league being played in Goa.

Kumar, who looks on course to becoming the longest serving chief minister of the state during his new term, was expected to take oath on or after Monday next week before which he will send his resignation to the governor since his current tenure expires a...