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Retail prices of essential food items spike significantly in one year

The average retail prices of essential food items, including rice, wheat and atta, have significantly increase in the last one year

An upset Pakistan says Taliban's remarks 'against spirit of friendly ties'

Pakistan has termed the recent remarks of an official from the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan as "against the spirit of friendly relations"

Bharat Jodo Yatra enthuses Cong workers, but will it translate into votes?

The Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra has entered the third state, Karnataka after Tamil Nadu and Kerala in its 3570 km Kanyakumari to Kashmir march.

Bouncing back from 2020 crisis, Kamal Nath revives party cadres for 2023

At a crucial juncture, the Congress leadership is making all out efforts to revive the grand old party with the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi

Gehlot's desert storm may just sweep away Congress's gains in Rajasthan

Will the desert storm wipe out the Congress in Rajasthan? Can the divided Congress infuse fresh energy in its demotivated workers?

Rajasthan casts dark shadow as Kharge looks set to be Congress President

The Congress will witness a contest for the party president's post between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, both having filed their nominations on Friday.

WBSSC scam: CBI's 1st charge sheet details how Partha Chatterjee conspired

The CBI in its first charge sheet in the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission scam, has pinpointed former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee as the principal mastermind

India reports 3,805 fresh Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths: Health Ministry

In the last 24 hours, India reported 3,805 fresh Covid-19 cases ad 26 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Twitter unveils new user interface for direct messaging on Android

Twitter has rolled out a new and improved user interface for direct message (DM) feature on Android devices that makes it impressive compared to iOS.

Mass fish deaths in Europe's Oder river blamed on brackish water algae

The recent mass fish deaths in the Oder river that runs through Poland and Germany were caused by the proliferation of brackish water algae

US Congress approves stopgap funding bill ahead of govt shutdown deadline

The US House of Representatives has approved a stopgap funding bill to fund the government through mid-December, following a Senate passage.

RJD Bihar chief says he never gave timeline of Nitish Kumar leaving CM post

A day after RJD Bihar chief Jagadanand Singh said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will give the responsibility of the state to Tejashwi Yadav in 2023

6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia, no casualty reported

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Indonesia's western province of North Sumatra on Saturday morning, and there were no preliminary reports of damages or casualties, authorities said.

PM Modi lays foundation stone, dedicates projects in Gujarat's Ambaji

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated various projects worth over Rs 7,200 crores in Ambaji Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Friday.

Adequate food stock to meet Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana requirements: Govt

Amid concerns raised by the Finance Ministry over continuation of PMGKAY till December 2022 owing to inadequate food grains and extra burden on the exchequer, Govt claimed that it has sufficient stock

Congress only party with system of electing President, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that his party is the only one in the country which has a system for electing its President.

'Fingers crossed': Bumrah not out of T20 World Cup yet, says Sourav Ganguly

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that the injured Jasprit Bumrah is still not ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup and the clarity on his availability will come out in the next 2-3 days.

Rajnath seeks industry cooperation to take defence sector to new heights

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday exhorted the Indian defence industry to make new investments and lay more emphasis on research and development to scale new heights.

Putin calls out West's past, cites 'plundering of India', 'slave trading'

Vladimir Putin fulminated against the West's record, singling out the US use of nuclear weapons in the closing days of the Second World War, and then western nations' centuries of 'colonialism'

Goa's leader of opposition Yuri Alemao to initiate 'people's movement'

Goa Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Friday said his first task (as LoP) will be to initiate a people's movement against the "anti-people policies" of the government.