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US embassy hit as Iran strikes back over bombing on island
President Donald Trump’s administration has rebuffed efforts by West Asian allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war, news agency Reuters reported on Saturday, as the conflict spiralled after the US struck military sites on a...
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Self-identification not part of new trans definition bill
The Union government on Friday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that significantly narrows the definition of transgender persons, removes the right to self-identification, introduces medical boards for certification, and prescribes punishments up to...
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SC closes MC Mehta PIL on Delhi pollution after 40 yrs
The Supreme Court on Thursday formally disposed of the landmark 1985 public interest litigation filed by environmentalist MC Mehta that led to nearly four decades of continuous judicial oversight on pollution control in Delhi — from the conversion of...
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SC allows passive euthanasia for 32-yr-old in pivotal ruling
The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment for a 32-yearold man who has remained in a permanent vegetative state for more than a decade, invoking the timeless Shakespearean dilemma of “to be or not to...
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Cabinet eases investment rules for China, neighbours
NEW DELHI: Six years after India restricted investments from companies based in China and other countries that share a land border with it in local entities, the Union cabinet on Tuesday allowed the same conditionally, to boost specific sectors (such...
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Court erred with remarks on CBI in excise case order: HC
NEW DELHI: Observations made by a trial court while discharging former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and 22 others in connection with the now scrapped Delhi excise policy in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case were “prima facie...
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Indian killed in Saudi amid rising hits on civilian infra
DUBAI: An Indian and a Bangladeshi were killed in Saudi Arabia when a “military projectile” fell onto a residential area in Al Kharj governorate south of Riyadh, the country’s civil defence agency said on Sunday, as the Iran war’s targets widened into...
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Delhi max crosses 35°C, earliest in at least 15 yrs
The temperature in Delhi soared past 35°C on Saturday, the earliest it has crossed this threshold in at least 15 years, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed, as Delhi checked off another grim touchpoint in an unusually hot...
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Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to become Nepal PM
KATHMANDU: Rapper-turnedpolitician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Friday heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established...
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Israel pounds Tehran; Gulf cities under fresh Iran fire
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader on Thursday as the war escalated further, with US and Israeli jets hitting areas across the country and Gulf cities coming under renewed bombardment....
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Israel steps up strikes on Tehran, Iran defiant
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iranian missile launchers and factories Tuesday, and Iran retaliated against Israel and across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel. As explosions rang out in Tehran and in Lebanon — where Israel said...
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Trump, Tehran dig in as attacks rage on
The US and Israeli air war against Iran widened on Monday with no end in sight as Israel attacked Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, while Tehran maintained missile and drone attacks on Gulf states. US President Donald Trump said the...
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Khamenei dead, Iran strikes widen war
JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/DUBAI: Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of supreme leader Ali Khamenei pitched West Asia and the global economy into deepening...
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Baramati crash preliminary report puts visibility in focus
The VSR Aviation chartered jet carrying Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed as the crew attempted to land in visibility of 3,000 metres, against a legal minimum of 5,000 metres for visual flight, the preliminary investigation report...
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Pak declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, strikes Kabul
Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged crossborder attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defence minister to say on Friday that the two countries are in a state of “open war.” Afghanistan launched a crossborder attack...
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India coast past Zimbabwe, stay in WC race
India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs on Thursday to stay in the race for the T20 World Cup. The hosts scored 256-4, the tournament’s highest this year, after fifties from Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Zimbabwe managed just 184-6 despite Brian Bennett’s...
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‘Golden age’: Trump’s pitch despite setbacks
US President Donald Trump boasted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had ushered in “the golden age of America”, seeking to project an aura of success despite sagging approval ratings and deepening voter frustration ahead of...
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Publish WB lists even after cut-off: SC to EC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday invoked its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to continue publishing supplementary voter lists even after the final electoral roll is notified on...
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TN final roll at 56.7mn, 11.6% drop from pre-sir
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday published the final voter roll for Tamil Nadu after the monthslong Special Intensive Revision (SIR), excising nearly one in 10 names from the electorate of the southern state that goes to the polls this...
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Super 8 setback for India
India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav after being hit by a ball during the Super 8 World Cup match against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing 188, the hosts were bundled out for 111 in 18.5 overs. BATTING IMPLOSION The famed Indian batting...
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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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SC orders deployment of district court judges to oversee Bengal SIR
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the deployment of serving and retired district court judges in West Bengal to adjudicate disputed voter claims in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll, in an unprecedented exercise of its...
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RS polls 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
NEW DELHI: 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...
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5 knew Delhi biker fell into DJB pit, none helped; 1 held
A sub-contractor was on Saturday arrested in connection with the death of a 25-year-old bank telecaller who fell into an unsecured Delhi Jal Board (DJB) pit, investigators said, as it emerged that the man’s body lay there for nearly eight hours and...
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U-19 CWC: India’s young stars shine on world stage
The Indian team celebrates after winning the Under-19 World Cup in Harare, Zimbabwe on Friday. India scored 411/9 in the first innings of the final and dismissed England for 311 to win the tournament for a sixth time, the most for any country.
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18 workers die after blast in illegal Meghalaya coal mine
At least 18 bodies have been recovered after an explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, as rescue teams continued to comb the remote site on Thursday amid mounting questions about the persistence of banned...
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Family dynamics, K-fixation converge in Gzb girls’ fatal fall
: Three sisters aged 11, 14 and 16, obsessed with Korean culture and influenced by a task-based online game, died by suicide by jumping off a modified window of their ninth floor flat in a Ghaziabad highrise in the early hours of Wednesday. Or did...
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US deal protects key agri items, dairy; no duty for $40bn exports
Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI: The India-us trade deal exempts Indian dairy and “sensitive” agriculture items from its ambit, provides for zeroduty access to over $40 billion worth of Indian goods, and reduces customs duties on labor-intensive Indian...
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US trade deal done: India tariffs now 18%
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: 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...
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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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Scrutiny mounts on AAIB as 2023 crash report stuck
NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry’s 2024-25 annual report states that of 104 accidents, investigations into 91 had been completed by December 31, 2024, with 88 final reports made public. As per International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)...
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Trump pick Warsh could reshape Fed
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s nomination on Friday of Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve could bring about sweeping changes at a central bank that dominates the global economy and markets like no other. Warsh, if approved by the Senate,...
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CALLS GROW IN NCP FOR SUNETRA PAWAR TO TAKE CHARGE OF PARTY
Several leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday backed Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar to take charge of the party, with some even pushing for her induction into the Maharashtra cabinet, perhaps even as deputy CM. People familiar...
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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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Minister seeks to assuage critics of UGC rules; SC to hear pleas
NEW DELHI: A simmering row over the University Grants Commission (UGC)’S regulations on equity in educational campuses reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday as upper-caste groups protested against the guidelines that protect marginalised students and...
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Carney likely to visit in March as ties reset
OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely visit India the first week of March and sign deals on uranium, energy, minerals and artificial intelligence, Dinesh Patnaik, India’s High Commissioner to Canada said in an interview. Carney is...
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Building a stronger future for India together
An Aatmanirbhar Bharat starts at the community level. Our investments in education, healthcare, and sanitation initiatives have benefited millions and are paving the way for a more prosperous nation.
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Heavy snowfall brings hills to a standstill
COMMUTERS STRANDED Hundreds of tourists and local commuters were stranded in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand as heavy snowfall blanketed the regions. Many were forced to abandon their vehicles or spend the night in them, as rescue...
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‘Armada on way’: US renews threat to Iran
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said a US “armada” was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared interested in talks. Trump has...
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TOP MAOIST WITH ₹2.35 CR BOUNTY, 15 OTHERS SHOT DEAD
Debashish Sarkar JAMSHEDPUR: Security forces on Thursday gunned down top Maoist leader Patiram Majhi, who was carrying a bounty of ₹2.35 crore, and 15 other insurgents, in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, officials aware of the development said,...
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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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India plans Iran rescue ops; Tehran assures no executions of protesters
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are making preparations for the possible evacuation of Indian nationals from Iran because of the evolving situation in the country amid apprehensions of US military intervention, people familiar with the matter said on...
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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
VERAVAL/AHMEDABAD: 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...
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SIT arrests Sabarimala chief priest in gold case
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case has arrested the temple’s chief priest over his alleged “close links” with the prime accused in the case, people aware of the matter said on...
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Backdrop for Budget: 7.4% growth estimated for FY26
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4% in the ongoing fiscal year, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said in its first advance estimates of gross domestic product released on Wednesday, with manufacturing, services, and...
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SC raps CAQM’S ‘failure’, tells it to identify sources of bad air
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) inability to clearly identify the causes of air pollution in Delhi-ncr and their relative contribution as a “complete failure of duty”, directing the...
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Won’t play T20 WC in India: B’desh to ICC
KOLKATA /MUMBAI: Bangladesh on Sunday said it will not travel to India for next month’s T20 World Cup, citing security concerns, and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate its matches amid strained bilateral relations between the two...
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KKR releases B’desh pacer Mustafizur on instruction of BCCI
KOLKATA: Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday released Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from their 2026 squad following instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the...
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Brief air respite triggers swift Grap 3 withdrawal
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) rolled back Stage 3 pollution restrictions on Friday, just hours after strong winds improved Delhi’s air quality, even as forecasts showed conditions would deteriorate to “very poor” again by Sunday and...
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Cigarettes set to get costlier from Feb 1 as excise duty hiked
NEW DELHI: The government has imposed a new excise duty on cigarettes ranging from ₹2,050 to ₹8,500 per 1,000 sticks, a move that sent tobacco company shares plummeting on Thursday and is expected to significantly raise prices for the country’s...
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Bouquet of Hope
You are holding a piece of history. There has never been a print run of a million copies of any artwork anywhere in the world. Till now. Each copy is numbered. The copy you hold is unique to you. Frame this with pride — a bloom for the year ahead,...
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Khaleda Zia, 1st woman PM of Bangladesh, dies
DHAKA: Khaleda Zia, who became Bangladesh’s first female prime minister in 1991 and went on to develop a bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina as they spent decades trading power, died on Tuesday after a long illness. She was 80. Her Bangladesh...
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Iconic screen siren who made a radical shift dies at 91
French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Sunday aged 91, her foundation said. She died in her Saint-tropez...
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Petrol, CNG cars may cost more as Capital eyes strong EV push
Petrol and CNG vehicles are set to become more expensive in Delhi next year, with the government planning to extend a green cess currently levied on diesel cars to all combustion engine vehicles, officials familiar with the matter said. The proposal,...
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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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