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To boost India’s position in the field of sustainable development and renewable energy, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, will embark on a three-day tour to Germany from October 6, the government said on Saturday.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday ruled out any India-Pakistan dialogue during his upcoming visit to the neighbouring nation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit and said that it was rather a multi-lateral event.

In another major achievement for point protection against aerial threats on the battlefield, India has successfully conducted three flight tests of the fourth-generation, technically-advanced miniaturised Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS), the Defence Ministry announced on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the Congress party saying that it does not consider Dalits, tribals, poor and backward people as its own and keeps them away from the mainstream.

Four cops of Kolkata Police, who were on duty at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital on the fateful morning of August 9 are under the scanner of CBI as they investigate the rape and murder of a junior doctor in its premises.

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has exuded confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prospects of securing a victory in the Assembly elections.

Jaynagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has turned into a virtual battlefield since Saturday morning due to violent protests by local people over the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl on Friday night.

The toll in the encounter in Dantewada district touched 31 as the search operations continued on Saturday and the security forces found more bodies of the Naxalites they had engaged earlier.

In fresh trouble for embattled carrier SpiceJet, the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police has filed a case against its Managing Director Ajay Singh and other top officials for cheating and criminal conspiracy by failing to remit its share of provident fund (PF) of more than Rs 65.7 crore.

Two terrorists were killed on Saturday as the alert troops of the army foiled an infiltration bid at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

The air show is conducted as part of the 92nd Air Force Day celebrations and over 20 different types of aircraft will be showcased during the event, taking off from air force stations in Tambaram, Thanjavur, Sulur and the training command base in Bengaluru.

Gurugram district's four Assembly constituencies -- Gurgaon, Sohna, Badshahpur and Pataudi (SC) -- recorded 3 per cent voter turnout in the first two hours of polling on Saturday.

Contrary to the claims of “jobless growth,” the latest government data shows that employment in India increased by 36 per cent (17 million jobs) between 2016-17 and 2022-23.

As polling for the 90-member legislative Assembly in the BJP-ruled Haryana began on Saturday with 2.03 crore electorates salted to decide the fate of 1,031 candidates, outgoing Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini expressed confidence the party would be forming the government for the third time with a huge margin.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi will unveil a tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during his brief visit to the erstwhile royal kingdom of Kolhapur, here on Saturday. 

Amid the fast-changing security situation on the ground in Islamabad with violent protests, clashes, arrests, cellular services and internet blockades; the government of Pakistan has decided to hand over the security of the capital to the Pakistan Army units officially.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Maharashtra on Saturday is set to launch, inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth Rs 64,580 crore, which include Mumbai Metro-3's first fully underground stretch.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the honour given to the Bengali language, by according the status of Classical Language, reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s deep sincerity towards Bengali language and culture.

According to the information, the incident took place in the forests of Abujhmad on the border of the Narayanpur and Dantewada districts. The encounter started between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m. A large quantity of arms and ammunition, including AK 47 and SLR, has also been recovered.

Eleven days after the surrender of 584 extremists of two militant outfits, the opposition Congress in Tripura on Friday demanded to publish a White Paper containing details on the surrendered militants and their involvement in militant activities.

In the midst of a huge global uncertainty, the "Indian Era" is here which shows that trust in Bharat today is unique, and demonstrates that the nation's self-confidence is exceptional, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

During his day-long visit, Jaishankar called on Dissanayake, met with Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and held discussions with the country's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. He also met former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party leader Sajith Premadasa.

Warning that terrorist groups are enormously boosting their capabilities, India has renewed its call for urgently adopting the international treaty against terrorism it proposed almost 30 years ago and suggested a way out of the problem of defining terrorism and terrorists, which is holding it up.

Various tribal organisations, including the Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), strongly criticised the N. Biren Singh-led state government for extending the term of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for another six months with effect from October 1.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday walked on a protest rally here at Agartala, organised by the ruling BJP and accused both the opposition CPI(M) and the Congress party of hatching conspiracy and destabilizing the BJP led coalition government in Tripura.