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Washington: House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict...

United Nations: India's economy is projected to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2021, even as it is estimated to contract by 9.6 per cent in 2020 as lockdowns and other efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic slashed domestic...

New Delhi: Indian startups are estimated to have received USD 10.14 billion in funding across more than 1,200 deals in 2020 despite the COVID crisis, a report by consulting firm HexGn said.Even though the total investment received in 2020...

New Delhi: Petrol price on Tuesday edged past Rs 86 a litre mark in the national capital and diesel soared above Rs 76 after rates witnessed maximum increase in the last one year.Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by...

Tezpur: Lt Gen Ravin Khosla took over the command of Indian Army’s Frontier Gajraj Corps today changed hands from Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal on Tuesday, January 26.Lt Gen Ravin Khosla brings with him immense operational experience and has served...

Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said there was no need of a farmers' march in Mumbai in support of peasants protesting near Delhi against the Centre's three new farm laws, and claimed it is being done only...

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex surged 346.55 points in the opening session on Monday, propelled by a rally in financial stocks.The 30-share index was trading 346.55 points or 0.71 per cent higher at 49,225.09 in opening trade.Likewise, the NSE...

Rio de Janeiro: Four soccer players from Brazilian club Palmas died in a plane crash while traveling separately from the team after testing positive for the coronavirus, the club said.The club's president also died in the crash after the...

Mumbai: Groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bombay High Court has said.Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to provide mobile phones to all the anganwadi workers for timely dissemination of information.State Women and Child Development Minister Tukuni Sahu said that mobile phones will help to strengthen their work.The government has...