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105 donation thefts caught on CCTV at Ram temple, SC told
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: The investigation into alleged irregularities in donation collections at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya identified 105 instances of unauthorised removal of currency captured on CCTV cameras, the Supreme Court was told on Monday, with the...
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Iran, US trade fresh threats as W Asia teeters once again
DUBAI: Iran and the United States exchanged new threats on Sunday, with President Donald Trump warning Iran would fail economically or face its leadership being wiped out if it didn’t make a deal, and the Iranian military saying it would retaliate...
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Tariff risk rises as Trump signs law on Russian oil
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law, acquiring congressionally backed authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the five largest buyers of Russian...
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Mamata bypoll pick opts out; Cong candidate held
KOLKATA: On Thursday evening, Mamata Banerjee’s candidate for the upcoming bypoll in Nandigram in West Bengal, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, met chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. At 3.30pm on Friday, Dey announced she had withdrawn her nomination for the seat...
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Russia oil tariffs bill can impact ties: India to US
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: India on Thursday warned that a US sanctions bill authorising tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest buyers of Russian oil could have implications for the bilateral relationship and the global energy market, hours after the US...
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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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Above ₹2,000, UPI no longer free of charge for sellers
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Tuesday announced that a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) will apply to person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above ₹2,000, while person-to-person (P2P) transactions will remain free irrespective of their...
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Monsoon may withdraw from Sept 19, deficit at 15%
NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon is likely to begin withdrawing from India around September 19, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday, with the country heading towards the end of a season that has left several major agricultural...
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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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Pivotal PM-Xi bilateral set for Brics sidelines
Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in New Delhi on Saturday for his first visit to India in seven years, setting the stage for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will provide an opportunity for the two sides to consolidate...
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Delhi hostel collapse: Operator’s other PGs also rife with lapses
NEW DELHI: Two buildings run by the same company that managed an ill-fated structure in Satya Niketan, which collapsed and killed seven people earlier this week, showed multiple fire and building code violations similar to those pointed out by...
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SC may widen its scrutiny of buildings to cover PGs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it may expand its court-monitored exercise against illegal constructions and unauthorised change of land use in Delhi to cover the safety of student accommodation, following the death of seven people in the...
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DAC clears ₹1.1L-cr defence acquisitions
The defence acquisition council (DAC) on Monday cleared proposals worth ₹1.1 lakh crore to sharpen the capabilities of the armed forces including systems to enhance the war-fighting capability of fighter jets, transport planes and helicopters, new...
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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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Belgium, India boost ties; pacts on defence manufacturing inked
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever on Thursday agreed to bolster cooperation in defence, advanced technology and law enforcement and set a target for doubling trade in five years, as defence firms of the...
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Air Marshal (retd) Jeetendra Mishra 1st CEO, Giri gen secy
Nearly three months after the Ram temple donation-theft controversy surfaced and led to multiple probes, including the constitution of two Special Investigation Teams, and the resignation of Champat Rai as general secretary, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi...
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SC quashes FIRs filed for CJP stir; Sept 5 protest off
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed first information reports (FIRs) registered across India in connection with Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protests in July, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and...
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PM Modi urges Putin to end ‘endless war’
NEW DELHI: Russia should move from “endless war towards the end of war”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin on Monday, nudging the Russian leader yet again to end the more than four-year-old conflict that has had an adverse...
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India, Uzbekistan boost ties, plan uranium pact
NEW DELHI: India and Uzbekistan on Sunday raised their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, set a target of $5 billion in annual trade by 2030 and agreed to work for the longterm supply of uranium during talks between Prime Minister Narendra...
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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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Rescuers scour Nepal as toll, missing count surge
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI/LUCKNOW/ DEHRADUN: Rescuers hacked through mountains of mud and debris to pull out stranded survivors and bodies along the NepalChina border on Thursday, a day after a deadly torrent of water several stories high swept through six...
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Hundreds missing as flood barrels through Nepal hills
NEW DELHI/PATNA/LUCKNOW/ DEHRADUN: A wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river at the Nepal-China border near Tibet on Wednesday morning, triggering catastrophic floods that swallowed roads, bridges, houses, and power projects across...
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Let July 20 probe kick off: SC on plea to widen remit
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the five-member high-powered enquiry committee (HPEC), headed by its former judge Justice R Subhash Reddy, should be allowed to conduct its independent inquiry into allegations of excessive use of force...
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CJP calls protest march on Sept 5
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday announced a peaceful protest march in Delhi on September 5 from India Gate to the Delhi police headquarters, alleging that the Centre failed to honour commitments made to young protesters when the stir at...
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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
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 weeks — through...
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Japan co-creator of UP’s future as global innovation hub: Yogi
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday declared Japan was no longer just an investor for Uttar Pradesh but a “co-creator” in building the state’s future as a global manufacturing and innovation hub. “UP plus Japan means global manufacturing...
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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
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 timeline,...
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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
NEW DELHI: 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...
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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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Stage set for enumeration exercise
40 Questions to be asked per household, 11 more than in 2011 August 17: Self-enumeration begins in Ladakh and specific snow-bound areas of Himachal, Uttarakhand and J&K CASTE COUNT CONCERN Caste will be recorded through an open-ended question,...
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Little debate: 12 bills clear stormy session
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 shadow of...
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FCRA Bill sent to JPC, Oppn rebuffs Shah
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Centre signals JPC route for FCRA Bill
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 scrapped...
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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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PM asks students to put nation’s benefit over personal gains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged graduating engineers at IIT-Delhi on Saturday to measure their careers against the country’s needs rather than salary slips or startup valuations, telling students that “the basis of every decision of yours should be...
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Tariff threat looms over Russian oil
The US Senate on Friday approved by 86 votes to 11 a bill that would authorise tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil, gas and other exports, with India named as one of five target economies by the bill’s sponsors even as US allies in...
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Echo Oppn’s sentiments to Amit Shah: V-P to 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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UP presents ₹59,019 cr supplementary budget
Amid the Opposition’s vociferous protest over the alleged theft of donations from the Ram temple, the Uttar Pradesh government presented its first supplementary budget of ₹59,019.54 crore for 2026-27 — the largest ever— on the second day of the Monsoon...
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SC: Can drop FIRs against students
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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Ram temple donation row, paper leaks on top of Opposition agenda
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh legislature’s Monsoon session is set to witness stormy scenes as the Opposition appears to be working on a strategy wherein it proposes to raise issues concerning the alleged embezzlement of devotees’ offerings at the Ram...
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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
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Rahul, Centre clash as LS clears anti-paper leak bill
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 Amit Shah and...
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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
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 corner the...
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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
A 36-day stir by students achieved a landmark victory on Saturday as education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following weeks of sweeping protests that brought central Delhi to a halt, energised a moribund Opposition, and heralded the entry of a...
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Govt steps up bid to end impasse, protesters firm on Pradhan’s exit
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 specialists, but...
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PM promises new law to tackle paper leaks; cabinet meet today
NEW DELHI: 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...
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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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Protesters regroup, Oppn joins
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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Oppn walkout sets stage for a stormy monsoon session
NEW DELHI: Setting the stage for a stormy monsoon session beginning Monday, Opposition parties staged a walkout from Sunday’s all-party meeting over the invitation extended to the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), before returning to press...
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6 UBT MPs’ merger with Sena gets LS Speaker’s approval
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 two days...
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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
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 US...
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US 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
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
DUBAI: 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...
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India, New Zealand raise ties to strategic bond, ink 12 pacts
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 Minister Narendra...
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SP govt ‘allowed namaz’ at Hanumangarhi temple, should apologise: CM Yogi
AYODHYA/BASTI : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused the Samajwadi Party and the Congress of disrespecting Hindu faith, alleging that the former had earlier allowed namaz to be offered at the Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya and demanded that...
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Trump threatens more strikes, but no return to ‘war’
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 not...
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Rai, Mishra exit, major reforms on cards, Trust to have CEO
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 chief executive officer (CEO) as it sought to...
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