PM reduces convoy size, asks for inclusion of EVs

Kerala is likely to know the name of its next Chief Minister later on Wednesday, with indications that the Congress high command could make an announcement before noon.The delay in the decision has kept the camps of three top contenders--AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, Leader of Opposition...

Casting a long shadow over the ongoing diplomatic overtures in the Middle East, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has bluntly declared that he does not trust Pakistan, suggesting the United States should pivot to an alternative mediator for a truce with Iran.The Senator's scathing assessment...

News agency ANI reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reduced his convoy size significantly. This was implemented in his recent domestic visit. Reduction in vehicles was done while maintaining essential security components as per SPG protocol. The convoy size was reduced in Gujarat...

The government on Wednesday hiked import duties on gold and silver to 15 per cent from 6 per cent as part of measures to curb inbound shipments of precious metals amid a rising import bill due to the West Asia crisis.Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call for curbs on gold...

The dispute over the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's estate intensified in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, with his mother, Rani Kapur, accusing daughter-in-law Priya Kapur of derailing an ongoing court-monitored mediation concerning the family trust and related assets, prompting the court to...

The younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and step brother of Akhilesh Yadav died on Wednesday, sources said.Prateek Yadav, 38, had suddenly fallen ill and was rushed to the civil hospital in the early hours of the day but declared dead at the hospital, the sources...

Four people died after being struck by lightning at a hilltop near Mankada in this district on Tuesday evening, police said.All four, aged between 18 and 20 years, were part of a group of seven youths who went to the hill, which is a popular viewpoint in the area, an officer of Mankada police...

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday called for the abolition of NEET-UG 2026 and suggested returning examination authority to state governments, stating that large-scale national entrance tests are highly vulnerable to question paper leaks.His remarks come amid allegations of irregularities...