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Out of the 5 culprits that were identified, three are minors. One accused Saduddin Malik has been arrested. The allegation that the Home Minister's son-in-law is involved, is baseless: Joel Davis, West Zone DCP

After 32 years in service, INS Nishank, INS Akshay decommissioned in traditional event in Mumbai

Delhi records 345 fresh Covid cases, zero death; positivity rate at 1.88 pc: Authorities

India's foreign exchange reserves increased by $3.854 billion to $601.363 billion in the week that ended on May 27: RBI data

Punjab BJP leader moves SC for CBI probe into Moosewala's killing

Govt approves 8.1% rate of interest on employee provident fund deposits for 2021-22: EPFO office order

A fire call received for Bhalasava landfill site. 12 fire tenders rushed to the site: Atul Garg, Director, Delhi fire service

Government of Manipur reduces the VAT on Air Turbine Fuel to 1%. The reduced rates come into effect from 12:01 am of June 4

CBI court dismisses plea for interim protection from arrest to Karti Chidambaram

Special CBI court dismisses the plea for interim protection from arrest to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram till he moves High Court to seek bail, in a money laundering case connected with the Visa scam case.

Union Home Ministry grants 'Z' category security to Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Harpreet Singh: Officials

Congress candidates Rajeev Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh: Officials

Avoid assessments on biased views, says MEA on US report on religious freedom

We've noted the release of the US State Dept 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom & ill-informed comments by senior US officials. Unfortunate vote bank politics is being practised in international relations. We'd urge that assessments based on motivated inputs & biased views be avoided: MEA

Amit Shah begins high-level security review on J&K

Union Home Minister Amit Shah begins the high-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir, at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Delhi.

India is the third largest energy consumer country in the world, says PM Modi

We are the fastest growing of the G20 economies. Today India is at number two in the Global Retail Index. India is the third largest energy consumer country in the world, says PM Modi

Today the world is also looking at India's potential and appreciating India's performance: PM Modi

Uttar Pradesh one of the most developing states now, multimedia logistics hub underway: PM Modi

Thousands of new employment opportunities to be created in UP: PM Modi

Agreements related to investment of more than Rs 80,000 crore in UP have been signed here. This record investment will create thousands of new employment opportunities in UP. It shows the growing growth story of Uttar Pradesh along with India, says PM Modi

PM Modi says today's governance based on reform, perform, transform mantra

Recently, the NDA government at the Centre has completed eightyears. Over the years we have gone ahead with the mantra of reform-perform-transform. We have emphasised on policy stability, emphasis on coordination, emphasis on Ease of Doing Business: PM Modi

Double-engine government in Uttar Pradesh for Vikas, says Modi at Investors Summit in Lucknow

India has created a new record by exporting merchandise worth more than $417 billion: PM Modi

Last year, a record FDI of $84 billion came from more than 100 countries of the world. India has created a new record by exporting merchandise worth more than $417 billion i.e. 30 lakh crore rupees in the last financial year: PM Modi

PM Modi speaks at Ground Breaking Ceremony of the UP Investors Summit 3.0 in Lucknow.

Unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh has decreased from 18% to 2.9%: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

PM is building a new India that works to restore its past glory: Gautam Adani

Rahul Gandhi summoned by ED in National Herald Case, to be questioned on June 13

Hindu community protests over killing of schoolteacher in Kashmir, demand security

PM Modi reaches Lucknow to participate in UP Investors Summit

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tests positive for Covid-19

Pushkar Singh Dhami wins by over 54,000 votes at Champawat bypoll

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami won the crucialChampawat bypoll by a margin of 55,025 votes.

BJP workers celebrate as Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami leads from Champawat assembly seat with 54,121 votes

Pushkar Singh Dhami leads Champawat bypoll with 35,839 votes

Modi remembers Mahatma Gandhi on World Bicycle Day

7 charred to death as bus catches fire in Karnataka's Kalaburagi

As many as seven passengers of a private bus are suspected to have been charred to death in an accident that happened on the outskirts of the Kamalapura town in Kalaburagi district in the early hours of Friday.

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Biden to visit former 'pariah' Saudi Arabia: reports

US President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia this month, reports said, a stark reversal for a leader who once called for the kingdom to be made a pariah.

The reported decision comes hours after Saudi Arabia addressed two of Biden's priorities by agreeing to a production hike in oil and helping extend a truce in war-battered Yemen.

(AFP)

India has taken balanced stand on war in Ukraine: Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said India has taken a "balanced stand" on the Russia-Ukraine war, but it has also increased the security and financial challenges facing the country. Speaking at the RSS' officers' training camp here, he said while Russia attacked Ukraine and there were protests, no one was willing to go to Ukraine to stop the invasion "because Russia has power and had threatened to use the nuclear bomb."

At UNSC, India regrets state-sponsors of cross-border terrorism go 'scot-free'

As a victim of cross-border attacks, India has said it regrets that state sponsors of terrorism are "allowed to go scot-free" for serious violations of international law and urged the international community to make them accountable.

"It is indeed a sad state of affairs that state sponsors of terrorism have been allowed to go scot-free," R.R. Singh, India's Minister of State for External Affairs, told the Security Council on Thursday.