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Israel ambassador to India Ron Malka on Saturday said that the minor blast near Israel Embassy in Delhi could have been a 'terror attack', adding that the investigations are on and there is a full collaboration between the Indian and Israeli authorities. While speaking to media, Malka said, "All options are there on the table. Yesterday when this terror attack was conducted, we celebrated the 29th

New Delhi, Jan 30: India will unveil its closely watched budget on Monday, expected to get it back on track as the world’s fastest-growing major economy by boosting spending on job-creation and rural development while battling back the coronavirus. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will likely make a generous allocation for development, put more money in the hands of the average taxpayer to

A low-intensity explosion was reported few metres away from the embassy of Israel in Delhi on Friday, police said. The blast took place at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road near the Israel embassy, officials of Delhi Police confirmed. While initial reports said there were no injuries to people in the vicinity, the impact of the explosion shattered the windscreens of at least three cars in the area. Close

New Delhi, Jan 29: Clashes were reported at the farmers’ protest site in Singhu, after another group of protesters broke past the police barricades and tried to uproot the tents where the farmers have been camped since November 28. While media reports have described the second group as “locals” or a “group of people claiming to be locals”, it is likely that they are members of the Hindu Sena. On

New Delhi, Jan 29: India forecast robust economic growth of 11% for the fiscal year beginning on April 1 in its annual economic survey on Friday, on the back of the beginning of a nationwide coronavirus vaccination drive and a rebound in consumer demand. The Indian economy, which the International Monetary Fund singled out as a global bright spot only a few years ago, is set to contract 7.7% in

With farmers' agitation showing signs firming up further despite the police crackdown after the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally by farmer unions, the Government on Friday reached out to numerically dominating small and marginal farmers through President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of Budget Session beginning Friday. Kovind assured farmers that the new farm laws

Ghazipur, Jan 28: There was heavy deployment of security personnel at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur border, where farmers from Uttar Pradesh have been protesting against the three farm laws for last two months. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, who has been named in the Delhi Police FIR for the January 26 violence during the 'Kisan Gantantra parade' also made

Mumbai, Jan 28: A Bombay High Court judge, who faced flak for acquitting a man of groping a 12-year old girls breast because he did not make skin-to-skin contact, had ruled four days earlier that holding the hands of a five- year-old girl and unzipping his pants do not amount to 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A single bench of Justice Pushpa

New Delhi, Jan 28: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on January 28 extended the ongoing travel and visa restrictions for international commercial passenger services till February 28, 2021, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/6dUwhvaWr5 — DGCA (@DGCAIndia) January 28, 2021 However, the DGCA exempted international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by it earlier

New Delhi, Jan 28: India will vaccinate 300 million people including the elderly and those with co-morbidities against COVID-19 in the next few months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Addressing the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Dialogue on via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said there are two 'Made in India' vaccines against coronavirus and many more vaccines will come