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Kharge said they had been demanding Shah’s statement on police “excess” against students for the past 15 days and that the PM should apologise to students NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Thursday cleared the Appropriation Bill, 2026, which authorises withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to cover excess expenditure of around Rs…

The FM said the charge will apply to merchants and not to users and will help banks and fintech invest in infrastructure and innovation NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to ease tax rules to attract investments and remove the existing legal provision that prevents banks and payment service…

Wangchuk also accused JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh of breaking a promise not to release photos of them offering him soup until he could announce the end of his fast NEW DELHI: Sonam Wangchuk said his wife Gitanjali had tried to get Rahul Gandhi to offer him juice to end his 26-day hunger strike at…

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday in Washington. (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he believes the conflict involving Iran is likely to end soon and claimed that Tehran cannot sustain the war for much longer.Speaking from the Oval Office in Washington, Trump also…

The Centre maintained that altering reservation policies requires empirical research and legislative action. NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination…

Church bodies urged Shah to coopt their suggestions to safeguard the FCRA framework, Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Thursday said home minister Amit Shah has assured that the proposed amendments to FCRA will not apply retrospectively. “That assurance was given,” he said after meeting Shah with representatives of church bodies, adding there is an expected debate…

The Indian side will closely analyse the French response to see whether its demand for allowing it to integrate indigenous missiles like Astra air-to-air missiles has been met NEW DELHI: In a big step towards inking the 114 Rafale jet agreement, France has submitted its detailed technical and commercial proposal to India for the deal….

He also said all 5 types of motors for the crew escape system (CES) have been developed and successfully static tested NEW DELHI: Space minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that India’s first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has achieved major milestones in the development and validation of critical human-rating systems, marking steady…

The minister termed the force the first responders, who provide immediate relief and support during natural calamities. NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday described the Territorial Army’s contribution as “significant” in advancing the government’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and emphasised that while the role of the defence forces revolves primarily around security-related aspects,…

Graduates of the course emerge as specialists who help refine combat tactics, facilitate operational planning, manage weapons employment and develop frontline strategies NEW DELHI: Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth has made history by successfully clearing the toughest Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course, making her the first Indian woman to earn the title of ‘Top Gun’ combat…