Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)
From 10 to 15%: Trump raises US global tariffs
US President Donald Trump raised his newly imposed global tariff to 15% on Saturday, maxing out the statutory ceiling of the legal provision he had invoked just a day earlier — and signalling that steeper levies were on the way. In a post on Truth...
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Tariffs junked, Trump takes new route
The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime in a 6-3 ruling on Friday — and within hours, Trump said he would sign a fresh executive order imposing a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974,...
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Providing Access to Opportunity
From helping job seekers prep for interviews in local languages to developing critical AI safety benchmarks, our partners, Entri and CERAI are using Google AI to ensure technology empowers every Indian, safely, responsibly and in their own language.
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Rajya Sabha elections on Mar 16, NDA tally to go up
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced elections to the Rajya Sabha for 37 seats across 10 states on March 16 even as data suggested that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to expand its presence in the Upper House,...
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India, France boost security, energy ties
India and France on Tuesday upgraded their relations to a special global strategic partnership and took several steps to deepen ties in defence, technology, critical minerals and energy, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron...
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India team heads to US to seal deal text
India’s chief negotiator Darpan Jain will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text for an interim agreement in line with the February 7 joint statement of the two countries, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday, adding that...
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Reforms to innovation: PM sets decade’s agenda
NEW DELHI: Asserting that his government’s “Reform Express” is benefitting common citizens in a big way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his top three reform priorities for the next decade will be continued structural reforms, deepening...
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Assam gets key project, Modi sharpens poll pitch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for a third consecutive term in Assam with a sharp political attack on the Congress, while the Union cabinet in New Delhi separately cleared a ₹18,662crore...
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BNP clinches massive mandate in B’desh polls
: Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from months...
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DAC nod for Rafale fighters, sub hunters
The defence acquisition council (DAC) on Thursday cleared the purchase of military hardware worth ₹3.6 lakh crore, including 114 Rafale fighter jets, six P-8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft, SCALP deep-strike cruise missiles and...
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Rahul slams govt on trade deal, gets cutting response
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took aim at the India-us trade deal, accusing the government of compromising on national interests and asserting that the INDIA bloc would have negotiated a superior agreement, drawing...
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India committed to stopping Russia oil buys: US fact sheet
The White House released a fact sheet late on Monday asserting India has committed to stop purchasing Russian oil, reduce tariffs on “certain pulses”, and ending digital services taxes — claims the Indian government has not officially confirmed and...
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Pak climbs down, India WC clash on
Pakistan will play India in a T20 World Cup blockbuster clash slated for Sunday in Colombo after three-way discussions between the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday...
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Trade, tech, defence: India, Malaysia deepen relations
India and Malaysia on Sunday agreed to bolster cooperation in defence, security and trade, including the interlinking of digital payment systems and trade settlement in local currencies, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart...
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Delhi, DC chart course for new trade order
India and the US moved closer to an interim trade deal on Saturday, releasing a joint statement that confirms US tariffs on Indian goods have dropped to 18% from 50% and details a framework committing both countries to zero duties on select products,...
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RBI hits pause, rates to stay low for a long time
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India maintained status quo on interest rates and policy stance in its first meeting of the year and also the first after the Union Budget, bringing to an end the current rate reduction cycle...
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Modi praises trade deals, slams Oppn in RS speech
A raft of recent trade deals will open a world of new opportunities for the youth and prove that the world is tilting towards India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, hitting out at the Opposition for sullying the image of the country on...
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Manipur gets a new CM after 12 months of President’s Rule
Former Manipur speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday took oath as the chief minister of the strifetorn state, becoming the first person to helm the northeastern province since President’s Rule was clamped in 2025 after two years of ethnic...
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US deal protects key agri items, dairy; no duty for $40bn exports
NEW DELHI: The India-us trade deal exempts Indian dairy and “sensitive” agriculture items from its ambit, provides for zero-duty access to over $40 billion worth of Indian goods, and reduces customs duties on labor-intensive Indian merchandise such as...
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US trade deal done: India tariffs now 18%
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that Indian goods will face a reduced US tariff of 18% after a phone conversation with President Donald Trump, who said the two sides had concluded a trade deal whereby New Delhi will cut its tariffs to...
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Stock markets clock worst Budget-day fall since 2020
The Sensex plunged 1.88% to close at 80,722.94 as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and derivatives. This was the index's lowest close on Budget day in percentage terms since February...
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Sunetra Pawar to take oath as Maha dy CM
Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar is set to take oath as the first woman deputy chief minister of Maharashtra on Saturday, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders aware of the matter said, taking over the position from her late husband Ajit Pawar who...
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Footage gives rise to three theories for Pawar jet crash
New video emerged of the final moments of VT-SSK, the Learjet 45 business jet that crashed in Baramati on Wednesday, claiming the lives of Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others on board, prompting experts to raise the...
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Tragic homecoming: Ajit Pawar dies in jet crash
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed in a plane crash in Maharashtra’s Baramati town on Wednesday morning, ending an era in state politics and raising serious questions about the flight operator and the state of the...
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Historic deal: India, EU play their trump card
India and the European Union (EU) on Monday concluded a free trade agreement billed as the “mother of all deals”, with their leaders positioning commerce as a bulwark against protectionism and pledging to shore up a rules-based world order while...
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Pak to face heavy ICC penalties if it boycotts T20 WC
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could face a range of penalties from the International Cricket Council (ICC), including the withholding of its revenue, restrictions on future bilateral series, and reduced influence in upcoming multi-nation events, if...
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US hints ‘path’ to scrap 25% levy on India over Russia oil
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Saturday there is a “path” to remove the 25% tariffs imposed on India as a penalty for buying Russian oil, noting that such purchases by Delhi from Moscow have “collapsed”. The levy is part of a 50% tariff...
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Modi draws battle lines in TN, Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/ CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday embarked on a high-octane campaign across Kerala and Tamil Nadu, intensifying outreach, targeting incumbent state governments and highlighting National Democratic Alliance (Nda)-led...
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SC revives Bhojshala case, allows prayers at site today
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived proceedings before the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the long-running dispute over the Bhojshala Temple-kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district, in the first such order of its kind after a moratorium by the apex...
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12 years at -21 deg C: Body frozen, but faith grows
JALANDHAR: For the followers of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS), time has stood still since January 28, 2014. For 12 years, their faith, and the body of their founder, Ashutosh Maharaj, has remained frozen at a constant -21°C. While doctors...
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Trump’s clash with Europe tests world order, roils markets
European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland on Tuesday, vowing an “unflinching” response to Washington’s threats even as US president Donald Trump, who completed one year of his second term, said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about his...
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SC steps in for Bengal voters feeling SIR ‘stress and strain’
The Supreme Court on Monday stepped in to alleviate the “stress and strain” faced by ordinary voters during West Bengal’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, issuing a slew of binding directions to the Election Commission of India...
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Indigo hit with record ₹22cr fine for Dec chaos
India’s aviation regulator on Saturday imposed a record ₹22.2 crore penalty on Indigo and issued warnings to six senior executives, including the chief operating officer, after its inquiry found the airline’s “overriding focus on maximising...
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Exports brave US tariffs, global churn to log rise
Defying global headwinds and hefty US tariffs, India’s merchandise exports increased 1.9% to $38.51 billion in December from $37.8 billion a year earlier, and 2.44% to $330.29 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2026, which was primarily driven...
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Pak told to rein in drones: Army chief on intrusions
India asked Pakistan to rein in its drone activities after Islamabad launched defensive drones to assess if New Delhi was preparing to take any action against it, army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday, speaking against the backdrop of...
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Stay united, defeat those trying to divide us: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned against appeasement politics and whitewashing history, saying those who opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple were still active today, even as he asserted that India was witnessing an era of...
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India junks claim Modi not calling Trump held up deal
NEW DELHI: India on Friday rejected US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s claim that a bilateral trade deal could not be sealed last year because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call president Donald Trump, and said New Delhi remains interested...
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UP SIR: 28.9mn names deleted from draft roll
The name of nearly every fifth voter in Uttar Pradesh might be removed after the special intensive revision (SIR), as the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft roll that dropped 28.9 million people, marking the highest...
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SC denies Umar, Sharjeel bail in ’20 Delhi riots case
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid and activist Sharjeel Imam in the alleged larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, citing the gravity and statutory nature of...
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Maduro loyalists vow to defy US
A top Venezuelan official declared on Sunday that the country’s government would stay unified behind President Nicolas Maduro, whose capture by the US has sparked deep uncertainty about what is next for the oilrich South American nation. Maduro is in...
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US spirits away Maduro
US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his bedroom early Saturday in an operation without modern precedent, plucking a sitting head of state from sovereign territory to face American criminal charges. President Donald...
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Trump, Tehran exchange threats as Iran stir grows
US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in...
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Police arrest EX-SGPC auditor Kohli in missing saroops case
Punjab Police on Thursday arrested Satinder Singh Kohli, former internal auditor of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and close associate of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, in the 328 missing saroops case, from...
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In Dhaka for Zia’s last rites, EAM hands her son letter from Modi
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday and told her son and political heir Tarique Rahman that her vision will guide the development of...
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SC stays Aravalli order, stresses ecological risks
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its November 20 judgment narrowing the definition of Aravalli hills to landforms rising at least 100 metres above the surrounding terrain, holding that there was a “dire need to further probe and clarify” the issue to...
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Bangladesh ramps up rhetoric, Indian agencies push back
Bangladesh on Sunday sharpened its rhetoric against India, with Dhaka accusing New Delhi of spreading a “misleading narrative” on the condition of minorities in the country and the Bangladeshi police claiming that suspects in the murder of radical...
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4% of Assam voters marked for deletion
The Election Commission (EC) has marked 1.06 million names for deletion from the electoral rolls of Assam following a special revision exercise that involved house-tohouse verification across the state, officials announced on Saturday with the release...
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‘Can’t be brushed aside’: India on B’desh attacks
India on Friday expressed grave concern at the “unremitting hostility” against minority communities in Bangladesh and reiterated its call for those responsible for the lynching of a Hindu man named Dipu Chandra Das to be brought to justice, reflecting...
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CBI files chargesheet against five Punjab cops in Col’s assault case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a chargesheet in a Mohali court against five Punjab Police officers in connection with the alleged assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son in March this year. The development came...
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No new Aravalli mining leases: Centre amid row
The Union environment ministry on Wednesday directed Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat to enforce a strict ban on new mining leases across the Aravalli range, a direction that experts said is part of complying with a Supreme Court order in November to...
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India-nz deal to boost exports, services sector
India and New Zealand announced the conclusion of an ambitious and mutually beneficial free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, with New Delhi securing zero-duty access for all Indian goods in the island country, a $20 billion investment commitment by New...
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Fog chaos in north: Haze to persist for 2 more days
Thick fog continued to reduce visibility across the northern plains and the national capital on Sunday, disrupting trains and flights for a seventh straight day, as weather agencies forecast that the hazy conditions will hobble travel for two more...
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Cold snap, dense fog paralyse north India
Air pollution surged into the severe category in Delhi on Saturday while blinding fog and frigid temperatures swept much of northern India and disrupted air, road and rail traffic across 10 states as authorities issued red and orange alerts for swathes...
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Unrest returns in B’desh, Indian missions on edge
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh continued to be on edge on Friday, after protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka and assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi, attacks on the offices of several newspapers including the influential...
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India inks Oman FTA, gains duty-free boost
India and Oman on Thursday signed a free trade agreement that allows duty-free access of almost all Indian goods in the West Asian country, a comprehensive services package spanning 127 sectors, and a liberalised mobility framework for Indian...
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Oz gunman had Hyderabad roots, left India 27 years ago
NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old gunman killed during a terror attack he unleashed on a Jewish gathering in Australia, was an Indian national, the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday, with the Telangana Police confirming...
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Govt to bring ‘G RAM G’ to replace UPA’S MGNREGS
The Union government is set to propose a new federal jobs scheme, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, to replace the twodecade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that...
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11 killed in mass shooting at Jewish event in Sydney
SYDNEY: Gunmen opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack. One of the suspected gunmen was also killed. A second was...
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SIR deletions: Kolkata may bear max impact
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal is set to remove around 5.82 million names and four out of the five assembly constituencies with potentially the highest percentage of deletions are in the state capital of Kolkata,...
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Cabinet clears key bills, approves census budget
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the budget for the upcoming census and a new economic partnership with Oman, allowed the export of coal, and cleared key bills proposing a unified national education regulator, opening up the insurance sector fully...
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DGCA deploys officials in Indigo office, airports
India’s civil aviation regulator on Wednesday installed officers at Indigo’s corporate office and airports to oversee and report on the airline’s flailing operations even as the company’s board said external technical experts will be brought in to...
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Indigo scaled up ops but pilot count dipped: Data
Weeks after the country’s aviation regulator approved a 6% increase in flights for Indigo, as part of the airline’s winter schedule, the ministry of civil aviation said there would be a 10% reduction instead, a consequence of the inability of India’s...
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Cong compromised on Vande Mataram, says PM
Vande Mataram will remain an inspiration to create a self-reliant and prosperous India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, initiating the discussion on the 150th anniversary of India’s national song in the Lok Sabha. Modi blamed India’s...
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25 killed as midnight blaze tears through club in Goa
Twenty-five people, including four from a Delhi family, were killed and six injured after a massive fire ripped through a nightclub in the coastal village of Arpora in north Goa around 11.45pm on Saturday, officials said on Sunday, with chief minister...
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Bollywood? Now, love actually: Hugh Grant
NEW DELHI: Perhaps we love villains the way we do because people are inherently evil, Hollywood star Hugh Grant said, with a twinkle and a grin, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday. It seemed a fitting combination of the two...
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Seeking balance, India, Russia agree to deepen economic ties
NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Friday unveiled a range of measures to expand and strengthen their economic partnership, including a five-year plan to address growing imbalance in two-way trade, pacts on mobility and steps to ensure energy security,...
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Pm-putin bonhomie sets tone for crucial defence, trade talks
India rolled out the red carpet for President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally receiving the Russian leader at the airport on his arrival in Delhi for a visit that will be capped by an annual summit aimed at...
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150 Indigo flights cancelled as roster norms rock airline
Indigo cancelled at least 150 flights on Wednesday, triggering chaotic scenes at major airports across India as the carrier’s struggles to adapt to stringent new crew rostering rules meant even minor operational disruptions snowballed into a full-blown...
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LS agrees to break debate deadlock
The government and the Opposition on Tuesday agreed to discuss the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in the Lok Sabha next week, preceded by a debate to mark 150 years of “Vande Mataram”, signalling a breakthrough after two...
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SIR stir: Oppn sceptical of govt debate overture
NEW DELHI: A short winter session of Parliament, with a new Chairman of the Upper House, began on a fractious note on Monday, with opposition parties demanding an immediate debate on electoral reform, and disrupting business in the process, despite the...
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New cess bill on sin goods likely as Parl opens today
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday to levy “Health Security se National Security Cess” on pan masala and any other items notified by the central government to meet...
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India braces for cyclone Ditwah after havoc in SL
Authorities rushed 28 disaster response teams and set up 6,000 relief camps in Tamil Nadu as the cyclone Ditwah, which has killed at least 153 people and left nearly 200 missing in Sri Lanka, inched closer to the country’s southeastern coast – with its...
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Putin to visit India on Dec 4-5, ties in focus
President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to New Delhi during December 4-5 for the annual India-russia summit, the external affairs ministry announced on Friday, with the trip setting up an opportunity to reinvigorate bilateral ties against the...
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