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Government Keeping "Good Watch" On Exchange Rates: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government is keeping a 'good watch' on exchange rates, stressing that besides rupee several other currencies have depreciated against the US dollar.

Punjab Floods Death Count Rises To 48; Schools, Colleges To Reopen From Today

With two more persons losing their lives, the death count in Punjab due to devastating floods went up to 48 while crops on 1.76 lakh hectares have been damaged, said officials on Sunday.

90% Of North Kashmir's Unmarked Graves Are Of 'Terrorists': Study

A new field study has challenged the long-standing "mass grave" narrative in north Kashmir, concluding that more than 90 per cent of the 4,056 unmarked graves investigated belong to foreign and local terrorists.

'NDA Dinner Meetings Cancelled To Express Solidarity With Flood Victims': Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the planned dinner meetings of NDA MPs with PM Narendra Modi and BJP national president J.P. Nadda have been cancelled in solidarity with lakhs of people affected by the severe flooding across Northern India

To Placate Disgruntled Thevars, EPS Seeks Bharat Ratna For Community Leader

In a significant political move aimed at consolidating support among the Thevar community, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami or EPS has demanded Bharat Ratna for freedom fighter and community icon Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.

'Separatist Mindset Dominates DMK's Dravidian Model Of Politics': Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is raising emotive issues around language and Dravidian identity to target the BJP as it has no answers to allegations of corruption and caste-crimes plaguing its governme

"Love For Country Must Guide Your Choice": Opposition Veep Pick To MPs

In a fervent appeal to MPs ahead of the vice presidential polls, Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy exhorted them to not let party loyalty guide their choice.

UP Man Kills 80-year-old Mother After She Refuses Money For Alcohol

A man was arrested for allegedly killing his 80-year-old mother after she refused to give him money to buy liquor in Kasigawan village, Kanpur district, the police said on Sunday.

27 RSS Activists Charged For Laying Floral Carpet In Kerala Temple

A case was registered against 27 RSS activists for laying a floral carpet at a temple in this district as part of Onam festivities, police said on Saturday.

Shashi Tharoor Urges Caution On Trump's "New Tone" On India-US Ties

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to US President Donald Trump on the India-US relationship, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday stated that while PM Modi was very quick to respond

'Blood Moon' Rises, Rare Total Lunar Eclipse Lights Up The Sky

Stargazers were in for a treat as they turned their gaze towards the Moon Sunday night to witness a rare 'Blood Moon' or the total lunar eclipse, the longest since 2022, visible acrossAsia and swathes of Europe and Africa.

5 Days After Breaching Danger Mark, Yamuna Water Level Recedes

The water level of the Yamuna at Delhi's Old Railway Bridge on Sunday fell to the danger mark of 205.33 metres, five days after it was breached, officials said.

Experts, Ex Officers Allege Factual Errors In PUCL Report On Manipur, Raise 16 Points

Fourteen individuals including Manipur's noted filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma and 24 civil society organisations have alleged several factual errors and incongruences in a recent report by a Delhi-based non-profit on the Manipur ethnic violence.

Badrinath, Kedarnath Temples Shut Ahead Of Lunar Eclipse

Ahead of the nationwide lunar eclipse on Sunday night, the gates of Badrinath and Kedarnath temples, along with all subordinate shrines under the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC), have been closed, as part of age-old religious traditions.

PM Modi Attends Workshop For BJP MPs, Resolution On GST Reforms Passed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with MPs of the NDA attended the 'Sansad Karyashala' on Sunday, a two-day workshop organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the MPs to share their views on a diverse range of issues

Wife, Her Lover Kill, Bury Kanpur Man, Skeleton Exhumed 10 Months Later

Ten months after a man was allegedly sedated, murdered with a pickaxe, and buried in the backyard of his Kanpur home, police on Sunday exhumed his skeletal remains and arrested his wife and her lover for the grisly crime.

Tiffin Meet, Singapore's Cleanliness In PM Modi's Mantra To MPs At BJP Workshop

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a series of dos and don'ts to MPs of then BJP today, asking them to think, innovate and ensure the government schemes are running smoothly.

4 Students' Chopper Ride To Uttarakhand Exam Centre After Landslide Blocks Road

Four students from Rajasthan reached Haldwani in Uttarakhand, but found themselves stuck as continuous rain and landslides had disrupted road movement. They had an exam to write. The students came up with an innovative idea to reach exam centre.

Tirumala Shrine, Other Telangana Temples Shut Ahead Of Lunar Eclipse

In light of the lunar eclipse, which will be seen across the country, officials have temporarily closed all prominent temples in Telangana.

Woman Dead, 18 Injured In Fire In 24-Storey Building In Mumbai's Dahisar

A woman died and 18 people were injured in a fire that broke out in a 24-storey building in Dahisar in north Mumbai on Sunday, officials said.