'US report on religious freedom 'biased', selective use of facts'

India has categorically rejected the US State Department's 2023 report on international religious freedom as \"deeply biased\" and lacking understanding of India's social dynamics.

Vikram Misri is India’s new Foreign secretary

Vikram Misri, a 1989-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, serving as the Deputy National Security Adviser, has been appointed as India's new foreign secretary.

Mobile calls dearer as Airtel, Jio hike prices

A day after Jio introduced new unlimited plans with higher tariff, rival Airtel has announced a price hike across all its pre-paid and post-paid.

Heavy rains lash Shimla, orange alert in Himachal

Heavy rains lashed Shimla and surrounding areas on Friday and the MeT department issued an 'orange warning' indicating \"very heavy rain\", thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in seven of the 12 districts in the state over the weekend.

Uproar in Parliament over NEET

The Opposition continued its strident pitch on the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination with the Congress and other parties demanding a discussion on the floor of the house.

Interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged

The government on Friday left the interest rates on various small savings schemes unchanged for the quarter beginning July 1, 2024.

Georgia stun Portugal to reach Euro 2024 Last 16

Georgia secured a historic place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after a stunning 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday, while Turkey, Belgium, Romania and Slovakia all advanced to the last 16 as the group stage came to an end.

SOUTH AFRICA THRASH AFGHANISTAN TO REACH T20 WORLD CUP FINAL

South Africa demolished Afghanistan's T20 World Cup dream in ruthless fashion on Thursday, thrashing the minnows by nine wickets with more than 11 overs to spare to reach the final of the cricket showpiece for the first time.

US involved in ominous crime, supporting Ukrainian puppets to wage war: Russia

Holding the US responsible for the terrorist attack at Sevastopol, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Ukraine, with support from the United States and its satellites, committed heinous crimes against civilians in Russia.

Former Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa leaves for China

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday left on an official visit to Beijing where he will meet Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the island nation's debt restructuring agreement with China.

CHINA'S EX-DEFENCE MINISTER CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION

China's ruling Communist Party headed by President Xi Jinping on Thursday expelled the former Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu for alleged corruption and launched prosecution proceedings against him.

Waterlogging issue: Gauhati HC pulls up Assam government for not filing response to PIL

The Gauhati High Court in the case North East Eco Development Society v. The State of Assam & 3 Ors. observed and has pulled up the Assam Government and concerned departments for not filing a response to a Public Interest Litigation, PIL wherein the issue is raised of water logging in the city of Guwahati.

'Indian airports need to review their pricing strategies'

Fust five PPP airports Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Cochin accounted for 71 per cent of the total non-aeronautical revenue in India in FY2020, while handling 53 per cent of the total traffic, CAPA India said.

'INDIA UNITED WORLD ON MANY ISSUES DURING ITS G20 PRESIDENCY

Praising India's Presidency of the G20, which took place last year in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu, while addressing a joint session of both Houses on Thursday said that India has united the world on many issues during its G20 presidency.

Heavy to very heavy rain likely in Delhi on June 29, 30

Heavy to very heavy rain is likely in the national capital on the weekend, the India Meteorological Department said as parts of the city were lashed by showers on Thursday, bringing Delhiites much needed respite from heat.

UPROAR IN MCD HOUSE OVER WATER CRISIS, BJP PROTEST AGAINST AAP GOVT

In Thursday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors raised slogans against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house, protesting the ongoing water crisis in the capital.

RBI revises currency swap framework with SAARC

The Reserve Bank of India with the concurrence of the Government of India has decided to put in place a revised framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC countries for the period 2024 to 2027.

ECONOMY RESILIENT, FUNDAMENTALS STRONG, SAYS RBI GUV

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday called upon all stakeholders in the Indian financial ecosystem to assign highest priority to modernisation as it prepares to go more global and to strong governance amidst vigilance over emerging risks, including those from cyber hazards, climate change and global spillovers.

'Most paper leaks occurred in Uddhav Thackeray's regime': Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi of “creating fake narratives” and alleged that most of the paper leaks occurred when Uddhav Thackeray was the Chief Minister of the state.

BJP displaying anti-farmer mindset by opposing milk price hike: Shivakumar

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the price of milk has been hiked in the interest of farmers and opposition to it by the BJP only demonstrates its anti-farmer stance.

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin announces international airport at Hosur

The Tamil Nadu government will build a new international airport in Hosur for socioeconomic development altogether in Hosur, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced in the assembly on Thursday.

MAMATA BACKTRACKS ON EVICTION OF ENCROACHERS

Seventy-hours after the West Bengal government sent bulldozers to flatten encroachers’ shops which had taken over pavements across the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Thursday that for one month, the eviction of hawkers will be halted, saying, “I have no right to make anyone unemployed.”

ED gets remand of JKSSB exam paper leak mastermind till July 2

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jammu has got a 7-day remand of JKSSB SI Paper leak mastermind Yatin Yadav. Yadav was arrested on June 24 in the JKSSB SI paper leak case.

Emergency plunged world's largest democracy into darkness: Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, while addressing the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Central Electronics on Wednesday said that the imposition of an emergency had plunged the world’s largest democracy (India) into darkness and asserted that these days will never be seen again in the country.

Venugopal slams Birla for mentioning Emergency in his acceptance speech

This act triggered strong protests from Congress members in the House.

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS IN PARLIAMENT 'SCRIPTED LIES' BY CENTRE: KHARGE

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday criticised President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint session of both Houses of Parliament, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attempting to gain cheap applause by making the President deliver a speech filled with lies.

High-speed expendable aerial target 'ABHYAS' completes trials

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed six consecutive developmental trials of High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) ‘ABHYAS’ with improved booster configuration from the integrated test range (ITR), Chandipur in Odisha.

Stricter norms for inclusion of derivative trading

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday approved stricter norms for the entry and exit of individual stocks in the derivatives segment and set up an expert group to look into the Futures & Option (F&O) category.

Sebi clears regulatory framework for 'finfluencers'

Capital markets watchdog Sebi on Thursday decided to regulate financial influencers or finfluencers amid growing concerns about potential risk associated with such persons.

Bad loans fall to 12-year low of 2.8%, may fall further, says RBI

Among bank groups, public sector banks PSBs) recorded asubstantial reduction 76 bps) in their GNEA ratio