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BANKS MOBILISE $127 BN DEPOSITS FROM NRIS: RBI

MUMBAI: The RBI’s FCNR(B) scheme drew $127.2 billion from non-resident Indians, accounting for 93.3% of the $136.4 billion raised under its dollar-inflow initiative by August 31. The surge in dollar deposits significantly boosted banking-system...

PM renews appeal to avoid gold buying, foreign travel

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday renewed his appeal to citizens to avoid buying gold unless necessary and to choose domestic destinations over foreign holidays, linking greater spending within the country to the goal of sustaining and...

India shrugs off oil shock to post 7.8% growth in Q1

7.80% NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew at 7.8% in the first quarter (April-June 2026) of the current fiscal year braving what has been described as the largest oil shock in the history of capitalism. The data, released by the National Statistics...

Nepal toll nears 800 as rising waters hamper rescue efforts

CHITWAN/BEIJING: Rescuers in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a glacier collapse unleashed a catastrophic mudslide across the Himalayas, as they faced challenging weather conditions and rising water...

Four days on: Hope fades, missing tally crosses 3K

BIDUR/NEW DELHI: The toll from the Himalayan flash floods neared 700 and the missing count approached 3,000 on Saturday, as hopes of finding more survivors faded among rescuers in Nepal and China, who scoured through mud, rock and debris, four days...

Penguin likely nixed Sonia book deal over PM, RSS, China portions

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s book deal with Penguin Random House India (PRHI) fell through after she refused to make changes to or delete references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Chinese...

INFANTINO FACES POSSIBLE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FROM UEFA OVER WC PLAN

KOLKATA: Few surnames in Indian cricket arrive carrying as much baggage as legacy. Sehwag and Dravid are two of them. Now, nearly a generation later, they are back on the same India roster — not as Virender and Rahul, but as their sons in the Under-19...

India, China agree to promptly avert any missteps on border

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has ended the discriminatory practice of segregating sex workers and brothel-keepers from other women prisoners in jails after a Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae flagged the provision during an ongoing suo motu case...

China defends Iran ties after US vows sanctions

BEIJING: Beijing threatened to retaliate against the US and signalled it won’t back away from its cooperation with Iran after the Trump administration’s latest sanctions targeted businesses in China and Hong Kong. Speaking on Tuesday at a regular...

US puts Iran trade partners on notice

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran on Monday and warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from Washington. The new warnings to...

PM pitches India as global hub for space start-ups and talent

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India can emerge as a global leader in the space sector, calling on private players to build an ecosystem capable of attracting global talent and investment while reaffirming government’s commitment to...

Monsoon deficit to widen, no big revival till Sept, warns IMD

Jasjeev Gandhiok NEW DELHI: India’s monsoon is weakening at a point in the season when it should be at its most productive. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said below-normal rainfall is expected across the country for at least the next two...

Revanth’s US visit off as Centre refuses nod

NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister and Congress leader A Revanth Reddy was denied political clearance for a planned visit to the US because the purpose and programme of the trip did not conform with established norms, the external affairs...

Master Plan lays ground for skyscrapers in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Master Plan 2047 has laid the groundwork for more skyscrapers in the Capital by notifying a regulatory framework for buildings taller than 100 floors, making density and floor area ratio (FAR) norms more flexible for large chunks of...

RIJIJU: CONFUSION ARISES AS BORDER WITH CHINA NOT DEMARCATED

NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has said people living on either side of the LAC in some areas of Arunachal Pradesh have differing perceptions of the boundary because it is not demarcated, leading to some confusion. He trashed...

Trump cites CEC, India poll rules to push US voter ID bill

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday cited India’s photo ID-based voting system and directly named Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in a renewed push for Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act,...

NTA ORDERED TO AUDIT ALL EXAM PROCESSES, GIVE CENTRE REPORT

NEW DELHI: The Union education ministry on Monday directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct a “thorough audit” of all examination processes and submit a “report on corrective action” within 30 days, officials said, a day after the body...

7 pillars, 1 goal: PM lays out blueprint for ‘Viksit Bharat’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled seven streams of strength that he said will power the country’s journey to Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, announcing mega plans for student coaching classes, civil defence volunteers and...

Dawnof

BOOK II Class of ’47: Living the spirit of a free country From HT archive, scenes of splendour in Capital Chronicling postcards from India’s past

Strikes on infrastructure heighten US-Iran conflict

DUBAI: The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the...

Attacks mount as US and 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...

Two killed as fire guts Noida Sec 66 building

A fire ripped through a four-storey apartment in Sector 66 of Noida on Wednesday morning, killing two people, the latest in a spate of infernos in the National Capital Region (NCR) during an unforgiving summer that have underlined the widespread...

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...

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...

FAB FOUR CHASE WORLD CUP GLORY

FRANCE Firepower up front France arrive with one of the tournament's most potent attacks, spearheaded by Golden Boot joint leader Kylian Mbappe, alongside Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise. While they conceded in the group stage,...

Mojtaba vows revenge as US, Iran up rhetoric

DUBAI: US and Iranian leaders traded threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckled under crossfire in West Asia and efforts continued to keep talks going. President Donald Trump overnight made threats on social media of further...

Hasina plans return: ‘Will surrender in Dec’

NEW DELHI/DHAKA: Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender. The country’s...

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...

US may seek extradition of kingpin Bishnoi, two others

US law enforcement authorities have indicated they will seek the extradition of several individuals from India linked to organised crime networks, after unsealing indictments on Tuesday against members of three India-linked gangs as part of a...

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...

China conducts rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test, sparks regional alarm

BANGKOK: China’s navy testlaunched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific, a rare act that drew protests and concern from countries in the region. The missile carried a dummy warhead,...

Iran leaders step out, signalling defiance at Khamenei funeral

TEHRAN: Iran’s top officials and brothers of the new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Their appearance signalled confidence in their safety as Iran pushes back on US demands in...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: The youngest boy in blue

MUMBAI: The start of Saturday’s second T20I at Manchester’s Old Trafford was all about young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s eagerly-awaited India debut but hosts England didn’t allow it to distract them, dishing out a fine all-round...

SC stays planned CAG audit of power discoms in Capital

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a proposed audit of Delhi’s three private power distribution companies by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), observing that the legality of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (DERC) decision to...

Monsoon reaches Delhi with a whimper, brings little rain

NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon reached Delhi on Thursday, five days behind its usual June 27 arrival date, bringing brief relief from muggy heat before the rain abruptly stopped shortly after morning — with experts seeing this pause lasting possibly...

ATF, commercial LPG rates cut as crude prices ease

NEW DELHI: India’s stateowned 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...

July likely to be drier, hotter than normal: IMD’s grim forecast

NEW DELHI: 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...

Attacks pause, but US, Iran differ over next steps on talks

DUBAI: President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, though one of Iran’s top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged...

PM visit deepens India-Seychelles strategic relations

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 strengthening...

Temple trust weighs officials’ resignations

LUCKNOW: 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...

3 workers die cleaning septic tank in Capital

NEW DELHI: Three men died on Friday after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank at a factory in outer Delhi where they were cleaning the tank manually without safety equipment, according to the police. The accident, at the Mundka Industrial Area,...

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...

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...

Govt issues new rules for FCRA

In a move widely expected to boost the fund-raising ability of religious bodies registered as non-government organisations, and crack down on conversion, the Union home ministry has amended rules for receiving foreign funds under the Foreign...

Blaze kills 15 trapped in Lucknow building

LUCKNOW: 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...

Trump’s fresh threats cast shadow over Iran-US talks

OBBUERGEN, SWITZERLAND: President Donald Trump cast a shadow over the high-stakes Iran-US talks in Switzerland on Sunday as he threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. “Iran must immediately stop their...

ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR NEET RETEST

Walking on footpaths a fundamental right: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday declared that every citizen has a fundamental right to walk on a demarcated footpath, holding that this right is primary and takes precedence over the movement of motorised vehicles, as it delivered a far-reaching...

In plan for two new bridges, a nod to Capital’s historical legacy

NEW DELHI: Delhi has always been a city of bridges. It has 17 major ones across the Yamuna, an eighteenth is almost ready, and it has just approved two more. They are critical to a third of the city’s population that lives on the other side of the...

Sena (UBT) in split mode but numbers still unclear

Maharashtra was gripped by its third political crisis in four years on Wednesday after the Shiv Sena said that six out of the nine Lok Sabha members of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) had signed a letter to form a separate grouping and plan...

With Trump present, Modi flags seafarers’ safety at G7

Wars can only be addressed through dialogue, diplomacy and international cooperation, and all countries must ensure the safety of maritime routes and seafarers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering that included US President Donald Trump on...