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Britain on Friday reaffirmed its position that all countries should respect sovereignty and the rule of law, after reports said that India had asked Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats. "The Prime Minister reaffirmed the UK's position that all countries should respect sovereignty and the rule of law, including the principles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations," a government spokesperson said...

NEW DELHI: Ajit Pawar, who has staked claim to the Nationalist Congress Party, has told the Election Commission of India that his uncle Sharad Pawar "behaved like a dictator" and "never followed democratic principles" in the functioning of the party.This was revealed by senior NCP leader Jitendra Awhad who was present at the Election Commission hearing to decide who will have control over the NCP name...

Oct 06, 2023, 04:34PM ISTSource: ANIFounder and CEO of Paytm VS Sharma held a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in New Delhi. Paytm expressed readiness to undertake the project of connectivity. He also expressed his desire to contribute through his operations to the Gift City. becoming a global finance hub. Speaking on Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's one-to-one meeting with business...

NEW DELHI: Domestic market leader IndiGo will levy a distance-based "fuel charge" ranging from Rs 300 to Rs 1,000 on all its flights due to increase in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices. This comes into effect from today. While comments were sought from other airlines, SpiceJet said it will levy a fuel charge without giving details.Other airlines are also likely to follow suit as the costing pressure...

MUMBAI: A day after deputy CM Ajit Pawar skipped the state Cabinet meeting, apparently making his displeasure known on delay in appointment of guardian ministers for various districts, and CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis left for New Delhi to hold talks with the BJP leadership, Ajit was appointed the guardian minister for Pune, replacing BJP leader Chandrakant Patil.While the CM...

NEW DELHI: Out on a medal hunting spree at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, India produced a historic feat on Wednesday, registering their best-ever outing at the continental event as the athletes took the overall medal count to a staggering 81 so far -- the highest ever.With a total of 12 medals in multiple disciplines, led by athletics events on Day 11, India surpassed their previous best total of 70...

WASHINGTON: The Canadian allegations regarding India's involvement in the killing of a pro-Khalistan leader are “serious” and need to be investigated fully, the White House has said.Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was killed in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.The claims made by Canada were discussed...

NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal delivered a scintillating century, setting the stage for India's triumph over Nepal in the Asian Games men's cricket quarterfinals. While Nepal put up a commendable fight, they ultimately fell short by 23 runs, securing India's place in the semifinals.Jaiswal, the young sensation of Indian cricket, etched his name in history by becoming the youngest T20I centurion from India....

DEORIA: Six people, including two women, were killed in violence apparently stemming from an already resolved land dispute in Fatehpur village, 20 km from the district headquarters, on Monday morning. Five of the deceased were from the same family. Fourteen people have been detained by police.Post-mortem examinations of the six bodies had been conducted by late Monday evening. Police sources privy to...

MAGO: Border posts of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) along the India-China frontier from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh will have an additional team of intelligence officers for surveillance and information gathering.A highly placed source said the central government has approved a proposal for establishing the set-up that will be known as the Border Intelligence Post (BIP). The move bears...