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Modi conferred with Ethiopia's highest award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday was conferred with Ethiopia's highest award 'The Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia' by his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali. IMAGE: Ethiopian PM Abiy...

SIR Phase 2: 6.5 cr voters dropped from draft rolls of 12 states

The names of 6.5 crore electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories published in the past days as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision...

Gaurav Gogoi 'key player' in anti-India network: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ignited a political firestorm by accusing Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi of colluding with a Pakistani agent in an anti-India conspiracy, prompting a central...

Gogoi underwent 'some kind of training in Pak': Sarma

Gogoi, also the state Congress chief, termed Sarma's presser 'worse than a C-grade cinema' and it is 'super flop'. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses a press conference in...

Assam CM Sarma to sue Congress leaders over land grab claims

The ruling BJP rejected the allegations as baseless, while Gogoi said Sarma's threat of defamation proceedings showed that the chief minister was "scared" due to the "details of his corruption and...

SBI reports all-time high standalone profit of Rs 21,028 cr in Q3

The bank's core net interest income on a standalone basis grew 9.04 per cent to Rs 45,190 crore from Rs 41,446 crore in the year-ago period on the back of 15.14 per cent loan growth and a 0.03 per...

Sitharaman's 85-minute Budget speech skips poetry, not focus

Draped in a purple Kanjivaram saree with golden checks and a coffee brown border featuring intricate thread work, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman honoured the weaving traditions of her...

'I Don't Want To Let Down The Economy...'

'This Budget has a one-year agenda, which you can call the sprint, and the marathon is towards Viksit Bharat.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Debt-to-GDP glide path not fully...

Nirmala Sitharaman: 'Prime Minister Modi Does Not Tolerate Gaming Of The System'

'Grassroots-level corruption, which disrupts the last-mile work, cannot be ignored in your enthusiasm and drive to get going to complete the project.''Like it was in MGNREGA, in some states, it is...

'Global Uncertainties Are Of A Magnitude We've Never Seen Before'

'Global uncertainty is something which definitely occupies the minds of officials when we are preparing for the Budget.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the post-Budget press...

T20 World Cup: SKY Praises Gambhir For...

'The atmosphere he has created in the team -- he has tried to infuse a culture of playing for the team and not focusing on personal milestones.' Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X Key Points Will...

T20 WC: India will travel to Sri Lanka despite Pakistan boycott

IMAGE: Team India will follow all required ICC protocols, practice as per schedule, hold their press conference, and arrive at Colombo's SSC Cricket Ground. Photograph: BCCI Despite Pakistan...

'Outstanding work': FIFA boss Infantino hails ICC chairman Jay Shah

IMAGE: FIFA president Gianni Infantino with International Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah. Photograph: Gianni Infantino/Instagram Key Points Cricket set to return to Olympics after 128 years....

Guardiola vows to use his voice for victims of conflict

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will continue speaking out on global violence and humanitarian crises, using his platform to advocate for victims from Palestine to Ukraine. IMAGE:...

Dhakshineswar Suresh, India's New Tennis Hero

Dhakshineswar Suresh is the nation's new Davis Cup hero, having led India to a historic 3-2 Davis Cup win over The Netherlands on Sunday. IMAGE: Dhakshineswar Suresh in action during his match...

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