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Relief for India as US puts off tariffs over Russia oil
US President Donald Trump on Friday used a waiver provision in the Graham Act to hold off tariffs of up to 100% that the law would otherwise have triggered against India and four other countries for buying Russian oil and gas, in an executive order...
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PM likely to visit Canada in Dec, trade deal in focus
TORONTO/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Canada in December, people familiar with the matter said on Friday against the backdrop of fast-track negotiations for a trade deal that the two countries are hoping to conclude by the...
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INDIAN CARRIERS AMONG AIRLINES TO SUSPEND RIYADH FLIGHTS
MUMBAI: In his tribute to Nana Patekar on Thursday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray did more than mourn an actor. He placed Patekar within the story of the city and society that had produced him. “Mumbai could never be separated...
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After dosas, detentions on Day 2, Oppn stir to continue
NEW DELHI: The Opposition hit the streets of the national capital for a second consecutive day on Wednesday to push for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation as lawmakers protested for more than three hours, bringing central Delhi to...
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AIR MARSHAL ASHUTOSH DIXIT APPOINTED NEW CHIEF OF AIR STAFF
STOCKHOLM: Belgian-born Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work creating an Antarctic observatory of ice to detect high-energy neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles that can reveal otherwise inaccessible information about the...
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SC to EC: We didn’t sign off on Form 6 changes
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it had not approved a modified Form 6 –– the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters –– days after the Election Commission of India (ECI) stated that a controversial additional...
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Anti-CEC stir continues in Delhi amid detentions
NEW DELHI: Any exercise that leads to the disenfranchisement of millions of Indian citizens, making them “second class citizens in their own country” by denying them the right to vote, is “intrinsically arbitrary”, Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan said...
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Late surge, gold rush: India’s Japan journey ends on high
Multi-sport events can be like intriguing long-distance races, where the finish, and a burst of speed at the final bend, often leave a greater lasting impression than the start. And what a finish it has been for India at the 2026 Asian Games. The...
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India basks in six-gold glory; historic hockey, archery wins
MUMBAI: Under those floodlights in Gifu, Lalremsiami’s booming reverse-hit and Savita Punia’s calming left-hand stroke save was the fulcrum to India’s women turning the screws on China, ending a 44-year wait and fast-tracking their ticket to the LA...
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SC declines ONOE panel’s informal interaction invite
SABARIMALA: JUSTICE NAGARATHNA FIRST SC JUDGE TO START WRITING VERDICT DELHI: Justice BV Nagarathna has become the first judge on the nine-member Constitution bench to start writing the judgment in the Sabarimala reference, setting the stage for a...
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Fence, energy ties s Modi, Trump talk
What is a green cracker Hard to spot Enforcement record Last Diwali This year NEW DELHI: CHANDIGARH: RANCHI:
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Pak terror concerns can cloud ties with US: EAM
WASHINGTON: India’s concerns over terrorism emanating from Pakistan and a lack of sufficient understanding of those concerns in the US can affect the India-US relationship, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in New York on Monday, identifying...
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ROW OVER VERMA ‘SLAP’ SPIRALS, COPS TAKE NOTE
NEW DELHI: A non-cognisable report was filed against Delhi minister and BJP leader Parvesh Verma on Monday, a day after he was seen slapping a man, later identified as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker Saheb Singh, even as Delhi Police registered a first...
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Iran, Trump refuse to budge; Hormuz stand-off deepens
Iran stuck to its sevenday proposal for reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, saying it won’t soften its conditions, while President Donald Trump sent mixed signals about his willingness to reach a deal. The conditions Iran wants are something...
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Union seeks say on any vetting of AI-171 report
NEW DELHI: A body representing commercial pilots in India has written to civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu asking if the government intends to have an independent committee examine the draft final investigation report into the Air India AI-171...
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Shooters strike gold; India scales new heights with its first pole vault medal
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India ended its wait for a gold in shooting at the Asian Games 2026 through Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, while Baranica Elangovan reached new heights to win the country’s first pole vault medal...
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ED SEEKS TAG OF FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDER ON MGF PROMOTER GUPTA
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought to declare the promoter of realty firm MGF, Shravan Gupta, a fugitive economic offender (FEO), people familiar with the development said on Thursday. Gupta is accused of receiving proceeds of...
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EAM, Rubio discuss Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that he raised New Delhi’s concerns over a new US legislation that enables up to 100% tariffs on the top Russian energy buyers in a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on...
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Three men posing as cops rape minor in south Delhi park
NEW DELHI: A minor school student was gang-raped allegedly by three men on Monday evening inside Aastha Kunj park, a stone’s throw from Kalkaji temple, hours after she turned 17, the latest in a string of crimes against women raising serious questions...
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IIT-B suspends dean as student stir rages
MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has suspended its dean of administrative affairs, Prof Suryanarayana Doolla, after massive student protests prompted the institute to take action after a second-year BTech student committed...
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3 die as BMW falls off Mumbai coastal road
MUMBAI: Three college students died and a fourth was critically injured when the driver of a speeding luxury car lost control on the Mumbai coastal road, crashed through the wall of the elevated bridge, and plunged 75 feet onto an under-construction...
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3.16mn voters get notices citing SIR ‘discrepancies’
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal were among more than 3.16 million voters, or roughly a third of all electors in the city, served notices for “discrepancies” after the special intensive...
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Tata Sons’s Chandra move short of shareholder math
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: The shareholding math required for N. Chandrasekaran to retain his Tata Sons directorship appears heavily stacked against him, a day after the board revolted against the majority owner Tata Trusts to grant him a third term as...
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Tata turmoil: Chandra U-turn void, says Trusts
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: An unprecedented revolt at Tata Sons has plunged India’s largest conglomerate into a critical governance crisis, after directors voted to grant chairman N Chandrasekaran a fresh fiveyear extension in the face of objections by Noel...
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Delhi lodges protest after India, Pakistan naval vessels collide
NEW DELHI: A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with a frontline Indian warship in the Arabian Sea after manoeuvring in an “unprofessional and unsafe” manner, prompting New Delhi to summon Pakistan’s most senior diplomat on Wednesday to lodge a strong...
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Delhi doc killed help as she did not clean his clinic: Cops reject ‘mental illness’ claim in charge sheet
NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old dermatologist allegedly killed his domestic help after becoming enraged that she only prioritised his wife’s instructions over his demands that she clean his clinic, the Delhi Police said in a charge sheet filed on Monday in...
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Strike on key Saudi pipeline sparks turmoil in oil market
NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed over 2% on Monday as worries about energy supplies mounted following new strikes on Saudi Arabian energy infrastructure and attacks on ships in the Middle East. Brent futures rose $2.72, or 2.6%, to $107.33 per barrel at...
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Modi flags ‘weaponisation’ of tech, critical minerals, calls for Brics unity
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday flagged concerns over the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals at the Brics Summit, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for greater cooperation within the grouping to develop solutions that can be...
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Delhi bridges divide, delivers declaration
NEW DELHI: India pulled off a diplomatic victory at the Brics Summit on Saturday with the adoption of a consensus joint declaration despite divergences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia crisis, though the document was...
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Colour to timeline, SC quizzes FSSAI on labels
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has put the Centre on notice over introducing nutritional education in schools to help children understand food labels and make informed dietary choices, while seeking a detailed response from the food regulator on almost...
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U.S. PROPOSES ENDING 60-DAY GRACE PERIOD FOR WORK VISAS
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed ending the up-to-60-day grace period that Indian and other foreign professionals on H-1B, O-1, L-1 and certain other US work visas get after losing or leaving their jobs, potentially requiring them to...
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Oil crosses $100 mark as Iran war intensifies
HOUSTON: Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, as Iran and the US hit tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began, threatening to worsen the ongoing impairment of energy...
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OIL PRICES AT 6-WK HIGH AS HOUTHIS ATTACK SAUDI ENERGY FACILITIES
NEW YORK/BENGALURU/SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose to a sixweek high on Tuesday after Iranbacked Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi energy facilities, setting oil installations ablaze and threatening a major expansion of the six-month-old West Asia war. Brent...
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MANIPUR MUSICIAN KILLED IN DELHI FOR OBJECTING TO NOISE
NEW DELHI: A 54-year-old Manipuri guitarist and music teacher died after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of eight people outside his flat in southeast Delhi’s Kilokari village late on Sunday, after he objected to a commotion they were creating...
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Iran threatens harder reply after US attacks
TEHRAN: Iran’s top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes. The exchanges of fire, which began with US raids last week, come amid a...
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Census to begin early in 4 poll-bound states: Centre sets Dec 1 date
NEW DELHI: The Centre has moved the population count in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and parts of Uttarakhand to December, two months ahead of the rest of the country, clearing the census out of the quarter in which all four states are expected to go to...
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Air India A320 briefly lost all hydraulics, says AAIB
NEW DELHI: An Air India Airbus A320neo lost all three of its hydraulic systems within seconds while cruising at 36,000 feet on August 4, triggering an “altitude upset” that injured 24 people on board, according to a preliminary report by the Aircraft...
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100% chance of El Nino lasting till Feb ’27: WMO
Feminist stalwart Gloria Steinem also had a deep association with India, where she encountered and absorbed many foundational ideas that later shaped her work. Long before Steinem became one of the most visible advocates for women’s rights, she was a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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
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