Hindustan Times (Bathinda)
Wide mandate for July 20 probe panel
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a fivemember committee headed by its former judge R Subhash Reddy to conduct an independent inquiry into allegations of violence during the July 20 student protests while looking into far-reaching...
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SC asks NTA where things stand on ’24 exam reforms plan
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to present details of its implementation of the recommendations of the K Radhakrishnan committee, constituted in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, along with a definite...
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SC to set up probe panel on violence during student stir
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that “getting heard” and having a “promise of future” were the biggest assurances for the youth, as it indicated that it would on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee to inquire into allegations of...
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BJP reshuffle may set course for cabinet rejig
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its much-anticipated new organisational team, bringing a few key leaders back into the party, promoting a bouquet of women leaders and inducting a number of young people with an eye on upcoming...
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Census: Population count begins today
JAMMU/SHIMLA/DEHRADUN/ NEW DELHI: The landmark population enumeration phase of the 2027 Census will kick off on Monday with self-enumeration in the Union Territory of Ladakh and the snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and...
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India’s freedom, A legacy of pride
Independence Day is a reminder of the courage, sacrifices and dreams that built modern India. Every year on August 15, the nation comes together to celebrate freedom and honor the countless individuals who fought for it. The day fills the country with...
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Little debate: 12 bills clear stormy session
NEW DELHI: A stormy monsoon session –– that saw the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha work for just 19% and 39% of their allotted time respectively and some bills being discussed for just two or three minutes before passage –– ended on Thursday under the...
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FCRA Bill sent to JPC, Oppn rebuffs Shah
A bill proposing controversial amendments to India’s foreign contribution law was referred to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament on Wednesday amid a standoff between the government and the Opposition and repeated disruptions in the House. The...
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Centre signals JPC route for FCRA Bill
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday indicated that it was willing to refer controversial amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act to a joint committee of Parliament but a large section of the Opposition still demanded the bill be...
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Shah to reply on student protests in House: Rijiju
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday offered to debate students’ issues and police action in Parliament with a reply by Union home minister Amit Shah, in a last-ditch effort to end the two-week-long logjam, but the Opposition insisted on specific...
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No headway on Iran as US dials down on talks
DUBAI/WASHINGTON/CAIRO: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage US President Donald Trump,...
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Day after Modi-sukhbir meeting, SAD backs women’s quota, delimitation bills
: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced its support for the Women’s Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill, calling for their immediate implementation and backing the Centre’s proposal for a uniform 50% increase in the number of seats...
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Experts breached ‘obligation of secrecy’: CBI chargesheet
NEW DELHI: The three National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts breached an “obligation of secrecy” and circulated the question papers of the NEET UG exam, said the chargesheet filed by the CBI before a Delhi court. According to the provisions...
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Echo Oppn sentiments to Amit Shah, V-P tells Rijiju
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday asked Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to “echo the sentiments of the Opposition” to Union home minister Amit Shah, a rare observation that came amid mounting disruptions...
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Hasina vows she will return to Bangladesh despite risk of arrest
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday signalled her determination to return home in December after two years in self-exile in India, despite the risk of arrest or a death sentence, saying she wanted to help put the...
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SC tightens rules to curb digital arrests, RBI to draw up SOP
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped up its oversight of the country’s battle against the growing menace of “digital arrest” scams, issuing a fresh set of nationwide directions aimed at plugging systemic gaps in cyber fraud investigations,...
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SC clears way to drop FIRS against student protesters
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was willing to facilitate the withdrawal of criminal cases against student protesters, clarifying that its previous order did not stand in the way of governments closing or withdrawing FIRS against...
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Trump pauses strikes, claims deal emerging
CAIRO: President Donald Trump has said the U.S. will hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal can be reached quickly to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said late on Saturday on his Truth Social platform...
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Modi credits youth with driving India’s all-round progress
MYSURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday credited the country’s youth with driving India’s rise as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, its third-largest startup ecosystem and the nation’s emerging strength in semiconductors, artificial...
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₹84k-cr push for offshore oil wells gets cabinet nod
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved Samudra Manthan, a ₹84,084 crore national offshore exploration scheme that aims to boost depleting domestic oil and gas resources at a time when India’s crude oil...
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Delhi promises no legal action against protesters
The Delhi government on Thursday announced that no adverse legal action will be taken against those involved in sprawling student protests in the Capital last week that forced the resignation of then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. With...
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Rahul, Centre clash as LS clears anti-paper leak bill
NEW DELHI: The Centre and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi clashed on Wednesday over allegations of police excesses during a student protest in Delhi on July 20, with the latter demanding the resignation of Union home minister...
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SC clears way for probe of attacks on students, cops
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for an independent inquiry into allegations of police excesses as well as attacks on police personnel during the recent student protests, holding that allegations disclosed a prima facie case...
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After protests, Parliament to debate tougher paper leak bill
NEW DELHI: A stringent bill that hikes fines and punishment for those convicted of examination paper leaks is set to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid protests by the Opposition that sought to...
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PM unveils Nilekani-led panel for exam reforms
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a six-member highpowered task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend technological interventions and structural reforms to overhaul the National Testing Agency’s (NTA)...
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Pradhan steps down, Gen Z steps up
Minister Pralhad Joshi gets additional charge of education, BJP leaders rally behind Pradhan CJP calls off protests, says government agreed to all demands; next meeting in a month Crowds thin, internet restored, Metro stations reopen as central Delhi...
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Govt steps up bid to end impasse, protesters firm on Pradhan’s exit
NEW DELHI: The government intensified efforts on Friday to break a stalemate with student protesters, pushing through cabinet a stringent bill cracking down on paper leaks, sacking top officers at the National Testing Agency and moving to hire...
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PM promises new law to tackle paper leaks; cabinet meet today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised a new law to tackle examination question paper leaks and fast-track courts to deal with those accused of the crime as the government pushed to break an impasse with student protesters demanding the...
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Parliament stays in deadlock; brief clashes in central Delhi
NEW DELHI: An impasse over student protests demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan deepened on Wednesday as crowds swelled and tensions briefly flared at Jantar Mantar, while the Opposition jammed Parliament during the...
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Oppn joins in as protesters regroup
NEW DELHI: Opposition politics took centre stage in the Capital on Tuesday as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led an unprecedented protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence and a string of leaders visited Jantar Mantar to back agitating students,...
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Chaos on streets echoes in House
NEW DELHI: Massive protests inside and outside Parliament rocked the first day of the monsoon session on Monday as a phalanx of agitators marched in central Delhi demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the...
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11 dead after landslides, flash floods in Poonch & Rajouri
JAMMU: At least 11 people lost their lives and several others were feared missing after torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, causing widespread...
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6 UBT MPS’ merger with Sena gets LS Speaker’s approval
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) lawmakers with the Shiv Sena and allotted a separate seating arrangement for 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPS. The decision came...
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PM turns heat on rivals ahead of Punjab polls
JALANDHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, accusing it of ruining the state and saying only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could save the region, in a speech that virtually...
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Ceasefire unravels as US, Iran hurtle towards all-out war
DUBAI: The United States intensified its strikes on Iran on Thursday, hitting targets farther north and firing into a ship the US accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at...
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US unleashes wave of strikes, Iran says in ‘existential war’
CAIRO/DUBAI: The US struck Iran’s coastal defences and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports, saying it was engaged in an “existential war” with...
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Indian sailor killed, 10 injured in Iran strike
NEW DELHI: An Indian sailor was killed and 10 Indian nationals were injured, two of them seriously, when Iran fired missiles at two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, prompting the external affairs ministry to summon the seniormost Iranian...
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Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade, sets tolls on ships
DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage. Iran has insisted it controls the critical waterway, as another exchange of...
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Hormuz crisis returns as Iran, US escalate strikes
The United States attacked Iran on Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing. Iran responded with attacks on countries including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman —...
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India, New Zealand raise ties to strategic bond, ink 12 pacts
NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand on Saturday elevated their relations to a strategic partnership and set a target of doubling trade in goods and services to ₹35,000 crore (7 billion New Zealand dollars or $4 billion) by 2030. This came as Prime...
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CBI court frames corruption charges against Bhullar, aide
CHANDIGARH : A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in on Friday framed charges against suspended Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar and his aide Krishanu Sharda in a corruption case registered in...
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India secures landmark uranium deal with Aus
NEW DELHI: India and Australia concluded a landmark deal on Thursday for the supply of uranium to boost New Delhi’s nuclear power programme and agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, maritime security, critical minerals and energy as Prime Minister...
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Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, but no return to war
DUBAI: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to unleash more military strikes against Iran after saying that Iranian attacks signalled the end of the ceasefire. But he later said the most recent exchange of fire with the Islamic Republic did...
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Missiles, minerals mark new phase in India-indonesia ties
NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia on Tuesday concluded a raft of agreements, including deals for the supply of Brahmos and Astra missiles and cooperation in critical minerals and maritime security, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo...
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Ram Temple Trust sets big overhaul in motion
The Ram Temple Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of Champat Rai as general secretary and Anil Mishra as trustee, removed administrator Gopal Rao, and announced a three-member panel to appoint a new chief executive officer as it sought to...
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Key Ram temple trust to meet today, focus on resignations
The executive committee of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will meet in Ayodhya on Monday at 3pm to decide on the resignations of two prominent members and swirling allegations of irregularities in temple donations even as uncertainty...
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India overcame crisis on refining prowess, will keep building: PM
JAIPUR/BALOTRA: India will continue building new oil refineries to secure its supply chains even as Western nations shut down processing capacity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, crediting the sector’s expansion for helping the country avoid the...
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El Nino to intensify rapidly by Sept, set off weather chaos
NEW DELHI: El Nino conditions in the tropical Pacific are forecast to strengthen rapidly into a strong event between July and September, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, raising the likelihood of heatwaves, droughts and heavy...
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India, Japan upgrade strategic partnership
NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Thursday unveiled measures to expand cooperation in defence, energy security, rare earths and artificial intelligence (AI), and finalised a joint roadmap on economic security, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his...
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ATF, commercial LPG rates cut as crude prices ease
India’s state-owned oil companies on Wednesday cut prices of jet fuel used by domestic airlines by ₹5 a litre and commercial cooking gas cylinders, by ₹183.50 each, and one private fuel retailer rolled back retail price hikes as oil prices fell sharply...
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July likely to be drier, hotter than normal: IMD’S grim forecast
July this year will be drier than usual, with rainfall across the country expected to be 94% of the long-period average (LPA), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, bucking hopes of any major relief after a bruising June that was...
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UTTAR PRADESH A PREFERRED INVESTMENT DESTINATION
Over the years, Uttar Pradesh, under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has witnessed a remarkable transformation, emerging as one of India’s most preferred investment destinations. The state’s progressive approach, investor-friendly...
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PM visit deepens India-seychelles strategic relations
NEW DELHI: India and Seychelles on Sunday finalised an extradition treaty, a ₹1,250-crore line of credit and an agreement on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Patrick Herminie held talks on...
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Temple trust weighs officials’ resignations
The Ram Temple trust on Saturday confirmed that its general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra have tendered their resignations amid allegations of irregularities in donations, adding that a final call on their decision to step down will be...
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Ram Temple funds: Arrests, resignations, cash haul follow FIR
Allegations of irregularities in the collection of donations to the Ram Temple snowballed into a major controversy on Friday after the arrest of eight men connected to the temple management, the recovery of nearly ₹80 lakh from their homes and the...
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Twin quakes ravage Venezuela, 188 killed
LA GUAIRA: Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people and left more than 200 trapped. Many more...
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Oil back at pre-war levels as prices drop below $75
HOUSTON: Benchmark oil prices fell more than $3 on Wednesday to their lowest level since before the start of the Iran war as supply concerns eased with more stranded oil tankers exiting the Strait of Hormuz. US crude futures, meanwhile, slipped below...
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US, Iran at odds over N-checks; Hormuz evacuation to start
DUBAI/LONDON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into “infinity”, despite Tehran’s denials, as the UN began efforts to evacuate hundreds of ships from the Gulf in a tentative return to calm after a fragile...
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Blaze kills 15 trapped in Lucknow building
A fire on Monday tore through a building being run as a commercial complex in an upscale residential area of Lucknow, killing at least 15 people, once again underlining the fatal consequences of rampant fire-safety violations exposed in recent blazes...
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Trump’s fresh threats cast shadow over Iran-us talks
OBBUERGEN, SWITZERLAND : US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. But...
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Iran shuts strait as Israeli strikes kill 20 in Lebanon
DUBAI: Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit due to what it called Israel’s violation of a ceasefire, even as Pakistan said Us-iran talks were set to open in Switzerland on Sunday. The Hormuz action casts a new cloud over...
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Strikes in Lebanon stall Us-iran talks
The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreement that opens a two-month window for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and returning oil traffic through the Strait of...
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MOU inked, clock starts on final deal
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States expects “a complete ceasefire on all fronts,” as an Us-iran interim peace deal he signed took effect, his vicepresident announced an end to a blockade of Iran ports and a complex 60-day...
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Trump: Will help India led by Modi if attacked
NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US will help India if the country is attacked under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the two leaders met for the first time in 16 months on the margins of the G7 Summit in...
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Telegram blocked before NEET retest
The Centre has blocked Telegram across India until June 22 and ordered the platform to disable its messageediting feature until June 30 — two separate interventions on NTA’S recommendations, the first to disrupt organised fraud ahead of the NEET-UG...
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Framework forged for a fragile peace
The US and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in...
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20 TMC MPS merge with little-known Tripura party
At least 20 rebel lawmakers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday told speaker Om Birla that they have merged with a littleknown Tripura-based party, strengthening the Nationalist Democratic Alliance and setting the stage for one of the biggest...
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Trump, Modi meeting on cards; PM lands in France
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will meet on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, White House officials told HT on Saturday, hours after the PM departed for a nearly week-long visit to France and...
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US, Iran agree on final wording of peace deal, says Pak’s PM
Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal. Shehbaz Sharif said the US and...
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3 Indian sailors dead in US attack; 3rd vessel hit
NEW DELHI: Three Indian seafarers reported missing after a US attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman have been confirmed dead, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday, hours after US forces targeted another merchant vessel with 20...
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Mamata attends INDIA meet, MPS break ranks
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress’s Lok Sabha unit tottered on the precipice of a split on Monday after at least 14 lawmakers met in Delhi and discussed breaking away in the presence of Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, the latest setback for the...
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HC judge threatened, daughter in London attacked over verdict
MUMBAI: The family of retired Bombay high court judge GS Patel has for 10 months now, faced threats and actual acts of violence across two continents in connection with his landmark 2024 judgment settling the succession issue in the Dawoodi Bohra...
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Missiles, drones fly in major W Asia flare-up
CAIRO: Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, adding that they were intercepted. It called on Tehran to immediately cease attacks on Gulf neighbors that it deemed a “serious...
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RBI keeps rates steady, takes steps to attract foreign capital
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India maintained status quo on monetary policy rate and stance – they continue to be 5.25% and neutral – on Friday even as it reduced its growth forecast and increased its inflation forecast...
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After 21 died, owner filed to renew expired licence
NEW DELHI: The devastating blaze in an illegal bed-andbreakfast in south Delhi’s Hauz Rani that killed 21 people and injured 21 more began in the kitchen of the restaurant on the ground floor, preliminary probes of Delhi Fire Service and police have...
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Safety gaps spark another Delhi tragedy as 21 die in B&B blaze
An early morning fire on Wednesday in Flourish Stay, a bed-and-breakfast in Hauz Rani, south Delhi, killed at least 21 people, including 12 foreign nationals, with significant violations by the establishment highlighting the lax regulatory and...
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