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Defence Spending, Modernisation Aligned With Current Realities: PM Modi

Defence Spending, Modernisation Aligned With Current Realities: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday underlined the need to modernise India’s defence sector in response to evolving...
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‘Delhi Declaration’ Likely at AI Summit; Govt Unveils First Comprehensive AI Governance Framework

‘Delhi Declaration’ Likely at AI Summit; Govt Unveils First Comprehensive AI Governance Framework

NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday released India’s first comprehensive guidelines on artificial intelligence governance, opting for a light-touch, principle-driven...
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Child-Lifting Rumours Grip Noida Villages; Parents Quit Jobs, Alter Shifts Amid Fear

Child-Lifting Rumours Grip Noida Villages; Parents Quit Jobs, Alter Shifts Amid Fear

NOIDA: Guddi has given up two cooking jobs so she can return home to Sarfabad before her six-year-old son walks...
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Election Commission Suspends 7 Bengal Officials Over ‘Serious Misconduct’ in SIR Process

Election Commission Suspends 7 Bengal Officials Over ‘Serious Misconduct’ in SIR Process

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has ordered the immediate suspension of seven West Bengal government officials serving as assistant electoral...
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‘Every Rule Broken’: US Flags Amateur Plot in Nikhil Gupta Case

‘Every Rule Broken’: US Flags Amateur Plot in Nikhil Gupta Case

NEW DELHI: The US department of justice’s indictment against Indian national Nikhil Gupta reads less like a sophisticated espionage drama...
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HC enhances sentence in POCSO case, awards 20 years’ jail instead of 7

HC enhances sentence in POCSO case, awards 20 years’ jail instead of 7

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that courts cannot award a sentence below the...
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Report: US used Anthropic’s Claude AI model in Venezuela operation that captured Maduro

Report: US used Anthropic’s Claude AI model in Venezuela operation that captured Maduro

Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model, Claude, was reportedly used in the US military operation that led to the capture of former...
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Why Indian children are falling sick more often — and what parents can do

Why Indian children are falling sick more often — and what parents can do

Across Indian metros and small towns alike, many parents are noticing a troubling shift. Children who once recovered quickly from...
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Woman’s body found in trunk in Bhopal water tank; live-in partner, kin arrested

Woman’s body found in trunk in Bhopal water tank; live-in partner, kin arrested

BHOPAL: Nishatpura Police have identified a woman whose decomposed body was discovered inside a trunk dumped in a water tank...
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Bangladesh polls: After Hasina era, Delhi reaches out to Tarique Rahman as BNP secures victory

Bangladesh polls: After Hasina era, Delhi reaches out to Tarique Rahman as BNP secures victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first world leaders to congratulate Tarique Rahman after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)...
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‘Bring back the king’: Royalist sentiment resurfaces in Nepal

‘Bring back the king’: Royalist sentiment resurfaces in Nepal

Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former monarch, Gyanendra Shah, gathered outside Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday, calling for the restoration...
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‘Come identify your child’: Pre-dawn joyride ends in tragedy for six teens in Bengaluru

‘Come identify your child’: Pre-dawn joyride ends in tragedy for six teens in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: What began as a secret early-morning drive, carefully concealed from watchful parents, ended in heartbreak for six families in...
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US readies for possible weeks-long Iran campaign as second carrier moves to Middle East

US readies for possible weeks-long Iran campaign as second carrier moves to Middle East

The United States is preparing for the possibility of a prolonged military operation against Iran if President Donald Trump authorises...
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Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in alleged plot to assassinate Khalistan separatist

Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in alleged plot to assassinate Khalistan separatist

WASHINGTON: In a significant courtroom development, Indian national Nikhil Gupta on Friday pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with...
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SC pulls up Himachal HC for ‘interference’, says elected govts must be allowed to function

SC pulls up Himachal HC for ‘interference’, says elected govts must be allowed to function

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned the Himachal Pradesh high court against repeatedly intervening in the functioning of...
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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Launches ₹85 Crore Projects for SC/ST Colonies

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Launches ₹85 Crore Projects for SC/ST Colonies

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday said her government is undertaking a series of long-pending development initiatives...
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‘Incorrect and Speculative’: AAIB Rejects Italian Report Blaming Pilot for Air India 171 Crash

‘Incorrect and Speculative’: AAIB Rejects Italian Report Blaming Pilot for Air India 171 Crash

NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday said the probe into the June 2025 crash of Air...
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Land Use Changed for Nearly 101 Acres in Central Vista Area

Land Use Changed for Nearly 101 Acres in Central Vista Area

NEW DELHI: The Centre has altered land use for nearly 101 acres within the Central Vista area to facilitate the...
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No Irregularities in Purchase of 133 Luxury Vehicles, Says J&K Government

No Irregularities in Purchase of 133 Luxury Vehicles, Says J&K Government

JAMMU: The Jammu & Kashmir government on Thursday denied allegations of irregularities in the procurement of 133 luxury vehicles during...
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Cabinet Likely to Clear Infra Projects Worth Over ₹40,000 Crore, Including ₹19,000 Crore Brahmaputra Tunnel in Poll-Bound Assam

Cabinet Likely to Clear Infra Projects Worth Over ₹40,000 Crore, Including ₹19,000 Crore Brahmaputra Tunnel in Poll-Bound Assam

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is expected to consider more than half a dozen major infrastructure projects worth over ₹40,000...
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