Big, bold announcement by Modi at COP26, net zero goal by 2070

Glasgow (IANS) Offering a new mantra and raising its pledge for combating climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told world leaders at the COP26 that India will target a net zero goal by the year 2070 and aim at increasing its non-fossil fuel…

Republican senators introduce legislation to exempt India from S-400 sanctions

New York (IANS) Led by influential Senator Ted Cruz, a trio of Republicans have introduced legislation to exempt India and other members of the Quad from sanctions warning that taking action against India for buying Russian defence equipment would…

Sameer Wankhede presents caste documents before NCSC

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the allegations of forged caste documents, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede on Monday presented his caste certificates to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) here in Delhi.

Centre likely to seek reports from NCB on handling of cruise ship drug case involving Aryan khan

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is mulling to seek a report from the Narcotics Control Bureau over the handling of the recent arrests made in the cruise ship drug case involving Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's son…

Jaishankar, Blinken meet in Rome, discuss 'Global Strategic Partnership'

New York (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Rome to discuss broadening strategic cooperation across the world as the two democracies are raising their relations to new levels.

TRS, BJP keeping fingers crossed after heavy polling in Huzurabad

Hyderabad (IANS) After a record voter turnout in the Huzurabad Assembly by-election, leaders of both the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are keeping their fingers crossed as to who would have benefited from…

Complaint against JNU, organisers over 'Anti-India' reference in webinar

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi-based lawyer on Saturday filed a police complaint against the JNU's Centre for Women's Development Studies and organisers of a webinar, for allegedly using the phrase "Indian Occupation in Kashmir".

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Consensual sex with major not 'offence' but 'immoral': Allahadbad HC

Prayagraj (IANS) The Allahabad High Court, while rejecting the bail plea of a gang-rape accused on Saturday, held that consensual sex with a major is not an "offence" but is "unethical, immoral, and against established Indian tradition".

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Congress will end up making Modi very powerful: Mamata

Panaji (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to be very powerful because of the Congress' inability to decide on aligning with regional parties, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday, adding that apart from Tripura,…

India, Italy join hands on strategic partnership in Energy Transition

New Delhi/Rome (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on Saturday expressed their resolve to strengthen cooperation in the strategic sectors, including the cross-cutting issue of accelerating the clean energy…