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Asking other nations to intervene in India's issues could invite bigger problems: EAM

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday criticised the Opposition for taking the country's problems outside, and asking other nations to intervene in India's matters. This, he said, would mean inviting bigger problems for the country.

Students scared of ghosts, school used as morgue for Balasore train victims demolished

Bahanaga High School, which was used as a temporary mortuary to keep the bodies of those who died in the triple train crash last Friday is being demolished.

Kharge, Rahul to attend Opp meeting in Patna on 23 June

The Congress on Friday confirmed that its president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi will attend the rescheduled meeting of top Opposition leaders convened by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar that will take place on 23 June in Patna.

'India became world's largest connected democracy in 9yrs'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said during the nine years of his government, technology has brought efficiency and convenience to lives of people and is helping build a digitally empowered India.

Economy expected to grow in range of 7.5pc in current fiscal: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran on Friday said the economy is expected to grow in a range of 6.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal, buttressed by a strong growth momentum seen in investments and efficiency gains from rapid pace of digital transformation.

CBI forms SIT to probe Manipur violence

Three more killed in attack on village by insurgents in troubled state

Mariners are praised by Marquez

Manolo Marquez has said Mumbai FC and Mohun Bagan are the Barcelona and Real Madrid of Indian football, without, of course, going into the specifics of who are which, given probably the wide gulf which separates India from Spain in terms of the quality in the football played in the two lands.

Badminton legend Gopichand join hands with IPF as advisor

Padel, the dynamic and fast-growing sport, receives a momentous boost as the Indian Padel Federation (IPF) announces a strategic partnership with badminton legend Pullela Gopichand that is set to propel the sport to unprecedented heights in the country

French Open: Miyu Kato, Tim Puetz clinch mixed doubles title

Japan's Miyu Kato and Germany's Tim Puetz clinched the French Open mixed doubles title on Thursday, defeating Bianca Andreescu and Michael Venus 4-6, 6-4, [106] in the final, here.

Women's Jr Hockey Asia Cup: India in semi-finals with 11-0 win over Chinese Taipei

India topped the Pool A unbeaten with ten points, having won three games and drawn one.

WTC Final: Siraj picks up 4-fer as Aus make 469 in first innings

Australia began day two from their overnight score of 327/3 with Steve Smith making 121 runs

Very young children among 3 people critically wounded in French Alps knife attack; suspect detained

A suspect, identified by police as a 31-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker, was detained.

EU makes fresh attempt to overcome yearslong crisis over migrants

European Union interior ministers on Thursday made a fresh attempt to overcome one of the bloc’s most intractable political problems as they weighed new measures for sharing out responsibility for migrants entering Europe without authorization.

Pope in good general condition' after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair hernia

Pope Francis’ was in “good general condition” Thursday, alert and breathing on his own, following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the Vatican said.

Drone footage of collapsed dam shows ruined structure, devastation and no sign of life

Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation show the ruined structure falling into the flooded river and hundreds of submerged homes, greenhouses and even a church — and no sign of life.

Zelenskyy visits area flooded by destroyed dam as five reported dead in Russian-occupied city

Five residents of a Russian-occupied city next to a breached dam have died in massive flooding triggered by the catastrophe, its Kremlin-appointed mayor said Thursday, the first official report of deaths from one of the largest environmental crises since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than 15 months ago.

EU launches legal action against Poland over law

Critics argue that new law would give unconstitutional powers to the govt

Haitians are dying of thirst & starvation in severely overcrowded jails

The emaciated inmate in black shorts lay on a thin mat in Haiti’s most notorious prison, isolated from other prisoners at Port-au-Prince’s National Penitentiary because of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Divide between religious and secular Jews heats up under Netanyahu's rule

The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they scrambled in a pool of balls, climbed on a jungle gym, munched popcorn and laughed.

China, Pakistan, Iran hold 1st-ever anti-terror talks

China, Pakistan and Iran held their first counter-terrorism dialogue in Beijing in a move that suggests new alignments in the region, the Foreign Office in Islamabad confirmed.

'Reckless' govt spending pushes Pak closer to default

Govt approves a staggering 66 pc increase in discretionary budget for parliamentarians

Kolkata to host BIMSTEC Expo and Conclave

Governments of West Bengal and Sikkim are the partner states at the conclave.

'Half of ₹2,000 notes in circulation back in system'

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said 50 per cent of the to-be-withdrawn Rs 2,000 notes came back to the system.

Indian banks can issue Rupay prepaid forex cards: RBI Guv

RBI Governor said RuPay Debit and Credit cards issued by banks in India are gaining increased acceptance abroad

BJP clueless on how to counter Oppn unity, says Tejashwi

Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday claimed that BJP leaders were clueless on how to counter a strong opposition unity in the country.

Mumbai man chops, minces, cooks partner's body

The prime accused in the Thane murder case allegedly stooped to unimaginably gory levels to disguise his live-in partner's killing, stunning even the police investigators, officials said on Thursday.

Vivekananda Reddy murder case: SC moved against grant of anticipatory bail to MP Avinash Reddy

Vivekanand Reddy was uncle of present Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and brother of late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

Jeeva cremated in his native village, wife does not attend

A few relatives along with villagers were present during the funeral and cremation

NCSM chases July-Aug deadline to finish museum at state Assembly

The museum will showcase the history of the Legislative Assembly.

Strangely, Coromandel Exp met most accidents in Odisha stretch

The Coromandel Express, country's one of the flagship super fast trains has resumed its journey on the tracks after the horrific 2 June Balasore tragedy, but, it seems, the authorities might have shilly-shallied, especially on the 370-km Odisha stretch, suggests records at the South Eastern Railway.