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August 14, 2026 8:41 AM
Asian stocks rose on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two months as benign inflation data dented expectations of an imminent U.S. rate hike, although faltering talks to end the war in the Middle East are likely to keep risk sentiment in che...
August 14, 2026 8:32 AM
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday handed over appointment letters to 1,368 newly recruited teachers at a programme held at Bharat Mandapam, reiterating the Delhi government's commitment to providing quality education and a bright future fo...
August 14, 2026 8:09 AM
Hopes of finding more survivors of the powerful earthquake that rocked Colombia early this week were fading on Thursday as rescue workers narrowed their searches, while families in the worst-hit areas waited for news of missing relatives. In Cali, t...
August 14, 2026 1:18 AM
The government is promoting alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms, including mediation, as a less adversarial and more effective alternative to conventional litigation, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun ...
August 13, 2026 11:50 PM
The agitation by students and job aspirants in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations entered its 20th day on Thursday, with protesters refusing to call off the stir and reiterating their demands for a CBI probe and cancell...
August 14, 2026 12:27 AM
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had "total control" of the strategic waterwa...
August 13, 2026 11:39 PM
The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out of the region as needed. Hegseth's comments suggest he is advising U.S. ...
August 13, 2026 11:37 PM
Israel won't withdraw from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, the defence minister said on Thursday, qualifying remarks he made a day earlier that had suggested Israeli forces would occupy the territory indefinitely and drew U.S. criticism...
August 13, 2026 10:46 PM
President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on Friday, August 14, on the eve of India’s 80th Independence Day, the President's Secretariat said on Thursday. The President’s address will be broadcast at 7 pm across the national network of Ak...
August 13, 2026 10:44 PM
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday launched the revamped India Code Portal, aimed at making access to laws simpler, faster and more citizen-centric. The revamped portal, launched at Kartavy...
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