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Shafaqna India: India has moved closer to producing its own nuclear fuel after a domestic-designed reactor began a controlled nuclear reaction, an important step before it can start generating power. Energy-hungry …

As Russia comes to India’s aid amid the global energy crisis, a familiar mantra has resurfaced among officials and political analysts – that Moscow is New Delhi’s “all weather-friend”. Such …

Shafaqna India: Two days after Congress leader and social media head Pawan Khera made explosive allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife, Assam Police conducted a raid …

Shafaqna India: The sheer scale of West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is coming into sharper focus, with around 60 lakh claims and objections examined, over seven lakh …

Shafaqna India: As the West Asia conflict spirals with the US, Israel and Iran locked in a dangerous escalation, noted American economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs has warned that only three global …

Shafaqna India: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised concerns over India’s data sovereignty, questioning the government’s stance on digital trade negotiations with the United …

We are in the second month of what is settling in to become a long war, and it is worth setting down a few observations. The first is that nations …

Shafaqna India: Even as the Union government maintains that domestic LPG is adequately available and being supplied without disruption, there appears to be a growing number of migrant workers returning to …

Shafaqna India: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday raised concerns over the functioning of the Centre’s one stop centres (OSCs) for women, alleging that the Narendra Modi-led government is “not listening …

A malicious map of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir was posted on social media and a US website. This map showed the disputed Jammu and Kashmir and Aksai …

Shafaqna India: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised concerns over shortcomings in the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), urging the government to ensure dignity and proper support for armed forces …

Shafaqna India: An India-flagged LPG carrier, Green Sanvi, has transited the Strait of Hormuz, with two more vessels — Green Asha and Jag Vikram — expected to follow in the coming …

Shafaqna India: Taking a technological leap, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is exploring a hydrogen-powered, autonomous airship capable of long-endurance missions for persistent surveillance. The IAF has invited bids from Indian …

Indian relations with Nepal have been fraught for several years now, with the Nepali leadership under Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli—who has now been arrested—and his government and legislators continually …

Shafaqna India: The Indian National Congress (INC) on Friday accused the central government of convening a special session of Parliament to secure political advantage ahead of upcoming elections in key states, …

Shafaqna India: Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the government of seeking to legally perpetuate discrimination against Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel through the Central …

Shafaqna India: India is set to commission, on Friday, it’s third indigenous nuclear powered and ballistic missile carrying submarine, named ‘Aridaman’. In Naval parlance such submarines are called ‘ship submersible ballistic …

The current tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran have escalated beyond a regional dispute. What we are witnessing is a dangerous buildup that could draw multiple global powers …

Shafaqna India: Was it prudent for the Supreme Court of India to step beyond the framework of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) and assume a direct role in overseeing …

Shafaqna India: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over rising prices of essential commodities, accusing the government of economic mismanagement and burdening citizens with …

Shafaqna India: India would cut import duties and regulate exports if necessary to ensure adequate domestic supplies of essential products whose availability is restricted by war in the Middle East, …

Shafaqna India: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Ganderbal encounter “needs a transparent and time-bound probe with the facts made public”. The statement by Omar came …

Shafaqna India: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the Election Commission for “failing to protect” judicial officers engaged in the SIR exercise in West Bengal’s Malda district and demanded Union …

Shafaqna India: There was high drama at the office of the CEO (chief election officer), West Bengal when a delegation led by Trinamool Congress general-secretary Abhishek Banerjee arrived on the evening …

India is confronting an unprecedented convergence of crises, where geopolitical turbulence in West Asia intersects with structural climate vulnerabilities in agriculture. The ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran …

Shafaqna India: On the back of a massive surge in global oil and natural gas prices, the Union Government on Wednesday clarified that prices of petrol, diesel and domestic LPG — …

Shafaqna India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a tea garden in Dibrugarh district in poll-bound Assam on Wednesday and interacted with women tea workers. Modi, who is on a day-long visit …

Shafaqna India: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his silence on the Sabarimala issue during a recent Kerala visit indicated …

Shafaqna India: India’s first shipment of Iranian crude oil since 2019 is likely headed towards the Gujarat coast, according to ship-tracking data, following a temporary sanctions waiver by the United States.India …

Shafaqna India: With the political temperature rising ahead of the West Bengal elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters …