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Pakistan says it will keep backing US-Iran talks, urges ceasefire to hold

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Pakistan would continue to play its role in facilitating engagement and dialogue between Iran and the United States in the coming days

Pass women's quota Bill in 'one voice': PM to Parliament floor leaders

In a letter to the flood leaders of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, ahead of the three-day special sittings of Parliament, Modi also asked all members to come together in one voice to pass the amendments

Death toll rises to 13 as search continues in Mathura boat tragedy

The incident occurred on Friday afternoon when a boat carrying over two dozen tourists, primarily from Punjab, hit a floating drum of a pontoon bridge and capsized near Kesi Ghat in Vrindavan

CM Vishnu Deo Sai unveils 'post-Naxal' blueprint for Chhattisgarh

The chief minister's ambitious plans also includes developing Bastar, once identified as a hotbed of Naxal violence, as a tourist destination

Coal India absorbing input costs surge to shield consumers from price spike

The company said it has chosen not to pass on the increase, warning that doing so could trigger a cascading impact across sectors reliant on coal

Iran-US talks in Islamabad likely held via indirect, direct channels

Pakistan remained involved at every stage of the process, with the talks beginning with separate meetings of the US and Iranian delegations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday

World Bank releases $340 mn for Amaravati, $150 mn more likely in April

The World Bank, along with the Asian Development Bank have committed $1,600 million ( $800 each) for the Amaravati Capital Phase-I development

NCLAT backs project-specific insolvency proceedings against realty firms

The appellate tribunal highlighted that putting all other projects of the realty firms, which are unrelated to the default, is not in the interest of homebuyers and other stakeholders of other project

India's growth journey huge opportunity for global partners: Envoy Kwatra

Highlighting the importance of bilateral ties, Kwatra said the India-US partnership is "among the most important and most consequential" in advancing shared priorities

FPIs continue sell-off in April, pull out ₹48,213 crore in 10 days

With the latest withdrawals, total outflows by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have surged to Rs 1.8 trillion in 2026 so far

From police stations to fast-food chains: IGL's PNG push in Delhi-NCR

Besides laying pipelines to household kitchens to provide them with a convenient cooking gas alternative, IGL is targeting fast-food chains that had faced the brunt of LPG supply disruptions

Luxury carmakers hope West Asia ceasefire will lift consumer sentiments

Having resorted to stocking up of parts and kits, the luxury carmakers hope that the pressure on supply chain will be eased while looking forward to a return to normalcy at the earliest

West Bengal elections: PM Modi to address poll rally in Siliguri today

On Sunday, PM will address a rally at Kawakhali Ground in Siliguri in support of BJP candidate Shankar Ghosh and other party nominees in north Bengal

TMC, BJP woo women, youth, and scheme beneficiaries with poll promises

With polling nearing, every promise is really a coded appeal to a particular voter bloc, every welfare scheme, identity pitch, and slogan carefully designed to shift the electoral arithmetic

Over 36 mn voters eligible for first phase of Assembly polls in Bengal: EC

The electoral rolls for the first phase comprise 18.4 million males, 17.5 million females and 465 persons of the third gender, the EC data showed

Asha Bhosle admitted to hospital due to chest infection, says family

Bhosle, with a career spanning eight decades, is known for her versatility. She is the younger sister of the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar

13 killed, 30 injured in multi-vehicle collision in Bihar's Katihar

The accident took place at 6:30 pm on NH-31 in Kodha block of Katihar, Superintendent of Police Shikhar Choudhary told reporters

EAM Jaishankar meets Indian community in UAE amid West Asia tensions

Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to the UAE, is expected to focus on exchanging views on the West Asia conflict

Russia, Ukraine swap PoWs as Kremlin-announced Easter truce begins

The state TV also added that after more than an hour after its beginning, the truce was holding

312 stranded Indian fishermen in Iran return home via Armenia

The fresh batch was brought back home a week after 345 Indian fishermen were evacuated from Iran