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Rajeev Bindal appointed BJP Himachal Pradesh state president
SHIMLA: Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the appointment of Rajeev Bindal as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

Fashion Factory comes up with Branded Exchange Festival, see deets
MUMBAI: Good news! Fashion Factory, Reliance Retail's popular fashion destination known for big brands at bigger discounts, is hosting a Branded Exchange Festival.

Stealth frigate INS Tamal commissioned into Indian Navy in Russia
NEW DELHI: Indian Navy's Russian-manufactured guided missile frigate INS Tamal that features an array of guns, surveillance systems and BrahMos supersonic missile was commissioned into the force in R...

Congress decisions taken at dining table, BJP follows inner party democracy: Dr Jitendra
SHIMLA: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today took a veiled swipe at the Congress, stating that "decisions in Congress are taken at the dining table, often by mother and son," while the BJP follows...

India's weather forecast system being substantially augmented: Dr Jitendra
SHIMLA: Responding to media queries about the last two days of extreme weather events across the region, Union Minister Incharge Meteorology Department, Dr Jitendra Singh, while addressing a press co...

Himachal minister Anirudh Singh booked for assaulting NHAI officials
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh minister Anirudh Singh was on Tuesday booked for wrongful restraint and voluntarily causing hurt, among other charges, for allegedly assaulting two NHAI officials while inspe...

Expect heavy rain over next 6-7 days across India: IMD
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said very heavy rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan over some of the ne...

Indian Navy leads critical firefighting and rescue operations on Palau-flagged Tanker MT Yi Cheng 6
NEW DELHI: Demonstrating rapid operational readiness and its unwavering commitment to seafarer safety, the Indian Navy undertook a high-risk firefighting and rescue operation on-board Palau-flagged t...

GOA	National Doctor's Day: True heroes of our society, says JP Nadda GOA: On National Doctor's Day, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda extended greetings to all doctors on the occasion for their 'selfless service to humanity' and said that their "rou...

"I was in room when Vance spoke to PM Modi on night of May 9": EAM S Jaishankar dismisses Trump's India-Pakistan ceasefire claims
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has refuted US President Donald Trump's claims that he used trade to force India and Pakistan to accept a ceasefire after tensions escalated between the two nat...

'Conflict of interest' in CEC may compromise FCAA cases: Retired bureaucrats write to CJI
NEW DELHI: A group of 60 former civil servants has written to the Chief Justice of India, claiming that a "conflict of interest" in the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) could...

RJD destroying PM Modi's idea of empowering backwards classes, Dalits, and women: BJP's Gaurav Bhatia
NEW DELHI: BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia hit out at the Rashtriya Janata Dal and alleged that RJD and Tejashwi Yadav were destroying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of empowering backwa...

"No yielding to nuclear blackmail, no impunity to terrorists...": EAM S Jaishankar reiterates India's stance on terrorism
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India is not going to yield to nuclear blackmail, stating that New Delhi will no longer accept that terrorists are proxies and spare the go...

"Terrorism is one of the greatest threats to humanity": EAM S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated an exhibition at the United Nations on 'The Human Cost of Terrorism'. In the exhibition he brought to attention how terrorism is a grave threat to h...

Pakistan urges India to resume normal functioning of Indus Waters Treaty
Pakistan urged India to resume the normal functioning of the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has held in abeyance since May, saying the recent decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in T...

"Super Premium Frequent Flier PM...": Congress MP Jairam Ramesh attacks Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his 5-nation visit
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, ahead of his five-nation visit. The Congress leader alleged that PM Modi is running away from national iss...

"Trend lines of India-US bilateral ties very positive": EAM S Jaishankar expresses hope for successful trade-deal
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has hailed the relationship between India and the US, particularly over the course of 25 years noting that the two countries have enjoyed strong and "very posit...

PM Modi's 5-nation tour to focus on boosting bilateral cooperation in critical minerals
NEW DELHI: With 21st-century technologies increasingly reliant on critical minerals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming five-nation tour, beginning July 2, is expected to expand India's bilatera...

Sensex, Nifty open in green with marginal gains; to remain range bound till clarity on geo-political issues: Experts
MUMBAI: Indian stock markets opened on a positive note on Tuesday, continuing their upward trend.

Commercial 19-kg LPG cylinder price slashed by Rs 58.50, no change in domestic cylinder rates
NEW DELHI: Oil marketing companies revised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders on Tuesday, reducing the cost of a 19 kg commercial cylinder by Rs 58.50. The new rates came into effect from Jul...

Telangana pharma plant explosion: Toll rises to 34
TELANGANA: The toll in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram has rose to 34, a senior police official said on Tuesday.

Fuel ban for end-of-life vehicles kicks in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Petrol pumps across Delhi will no longer provide fuel to end-of-life (EoL) vehicles starting July 1 under the directions of Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), with the Transport...

Indian Navy's latest warship INS Tamal to be commissioned today in Russia
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is all set to commission its latest stealth frigate, INS Tamal, in Russia on Tuesday. This would be its last warship to have been built outside the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address Parliaments of Ghana, Namibia, Trinidad & Tobago during 5-nation visit: MEA
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 5-nation visit, senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs informed that the Prime Minister will address the parliaments of Ghana, Namib...

Shubhanshu Shukla conducts muscle stem cell research on ISS, records educational video on digestion in space for Indian students
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), conducted a seri...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights India's reforms, investment opportunities in her address at FFD4 Summit in Spain
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, currently on an official visit to Spain, Portugal, and Brazil, delivered a strong pitch for mobilising private capital for sustain...

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi receives rousing welcome in Thimpu, meets with Bhutanese military leadership
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi, who is on an official visit to Bhutan, received a warm and cordial welcome from the Royal Bhutan Army in Thimphu and met with senior Bhutanese ...

Heavy rains cripple Himachal Pradesh, disrupts daily life
SHIMLA: Heavy rains continued to wreak havoc across Himachal Pradesh, with massive disruptions to daily life. Public infrastructure was also affected by the rains.

BE to manufacture HPV9 vaccine for India, UNICEF and PAHO tender markets
HYDERABAD: Jiangsu Recbio Technology Company Limited (02179.HK), announced that they have entered into a licensing cooperation agreement, and have commenced the technology transfer of their Recombina...

China says Sino-India border dispute complicated, takes time; Ready to discuss delimitation
BEIJING: China on Monday said that the boundary dispute with India is complicated and will take time to settle but at the same time, it expressed its readiness to hold discussions on the delimitation...

Railway hikes fares of AC classes by 2 paise, non-AC by 1 paisa per km from July 1
NEW DELHI: The Railway Ministry issued an official circular on Monday increasing fares of non-AC class in mail and express trains by 1 paisa and all AC classes by 2 paise per kilometre from July 1.

12 killed, 34 injured in explosion at Sigachi Industries' plant in Telangana
SANGAREDDY: At least 12 people died and 34 persons were injured in a pharma plant explosion in this district on Monday, Telangana Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha said.