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Pegasus: Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor among those allegedly targeted

Other top targets in India included Gagandeep Kang, one of India's eminent medical scientists, former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa and several others

Phone nos of ministers, journos in India could have been hacked: Report

Indian government dismisses allegations of any kind of surveillance on its part on specific people.

Monsoon session: Govt to face rain of queries on fuel price, Covid control

A series of meetings were held on Sunday ahead of the session, indicating the seriousness with which both the government and Opposition parties will approach the session

Deeply disturbed over changes in pension rules: Ex-civil servants to PM

The former civil servants said they were unable to understand why there was a need for such an amendment to the Central Pension Rules

All gaps in Indian borders will be plugged before 2022, says Amit Shah

Shah said the government has sanctioned 32 more border roads measuring about 683 km for the Sino-India frontier

PM Modi got India's its first independent security policy, says Amit Shah

He said this security policy was a "big achievement" as the country wanted such a good plan

PM Modi ensures every project undertaken sets new benchmarks: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi always ensures that all the projects undertaken by the government turn out to be "world-class" and set new benchmarks.

Fuel price surge: What India can learn from Biden and Sunak's tax policies

When the times change, policy has to adapt. Why then is New Delhi so determined to not raise rates on under-taxed forms of income and wealth, questions T N Ninan

'All rhetoric, no vaccines,' says Rahul about govt's inoculation drive

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the alleged vaccine shortage in states, saying there are 'jumlas (rhetoric)' but no vaccines. He tagged a media report which claimed that Delhi along with many other states was facing a shortage of vaccines but the Centre had denied it. "Jumle hain, vaccine nahin (There is rhetoric, no vaccines)," Gandhi tweeted using the hashtag 'WhereAreVaccines'. Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday had hit out at the government's COVID-19 inoculation programme, terming its promise of vaccinating all adults by December end as an "empty boast" and a "false promise". The Congress has been criticising the government over its vaccination programme alleging that it is slow. The Health Ministry on Tuesday had said more than 1.91 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, union territories and private hospitals to be administered.

Govt set to introduce 17 new Bills in Monsoon Session of Parliament

Much-anticipated crypto Bill missing from the list

NEET UG 2021 to be held on Sept 12, application process to start on Tuesday

Medical entrance exam NEET, which was earlier scheduled for August 1, will now be conducted on September 12, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced Monday.

India consulate in Afghanistan operational, monitoring situation: Report

The Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif is operational and officials are closely monitoring the situation

Bold and new? We had a cooperation ministry for 13 years (1953-66)

Such a ministry was first formed in 1953, and Surendra Kumar Dey was the first and only Union Cabinet minister for Cooperation and Panchyati Raj

'Gupkar gang' will not throw the match in Jammu & Kashmir

The participation of the J&K political parties should not be seen as an endorsement of state reorganisation any more than their participation in the District Development Council elections was

Giriraj Singh takes charge of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministry

Senior BJP leader from Bihar Giriraj Singh on Thursday took charge as the new Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister.

French court allows Cairn to seize 20 Indian govt properties in Paris

Assets are worth more than 20 million euros; FinMIn says no communication received in the matter Cairn is also eyeing assets in US, UK, Canada, Singapore, Mauritius and Holland

Journey will continue to make India a great sporting nation: Kiren Rijiju

Rijiju had become the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports after the BJP-led government returned to office in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Anurag Thakur takes charge as sports minister succeeding Rijiju

The 46-year-old former Cricket Board President was given responsibility of sports and youth affairs along with the Information and Broadcasting ministry

'Not received order from any French court': India on Cairn seizing assets

Trying to ascertain the facts, and whenever such an order is received, appropriate legal remedies will be taken, says govt

Modi Cabinet 2.0, with 77 ministers, is all about politics and governance

Mandavia gets Health portfolio; Scindia gets aviation; Puri gets additional charge of petroleum