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Umar Khalid gets 3-day bail in Delhi riots case
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim bail from June 1 to June 3 to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, in view of his mother’s...
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New team to probe RG Kar case
The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the formation of a three-member Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) special investigation team (SIT) headed by a joint director (Eastern Zone) in the 2024 RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case and sought...
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Tech, innovation engines of India-italy partnership: Modi
India and Italy on Tuesday decided to elevate their ties to special strategic partnership and enhance cooperation in areas of trade, investment and new technologies following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart...
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Modi, Nordic PMS discuss ways to improve ties in energy, trade
OSLO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties in areas such as clean energy, trade, sustainability and digitalisation during separate meetings with his counterparts from Iceland, Finland and...
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Pak shares Iran’s revised plan to end war with US
Pakistan has shared with the U.S. a revised proposal from Iran to end the conflict in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters on Monday, as peace talks appeared to remain stalled. “We don’t have much time,” the source said, when asked if it...
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N-power plant targeted in UAE in test of Iran ceasefire
DUBAI: A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, setting an electrical generator ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. No one immediately claimed responsibility...
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CBI arrests 2nd kingpin in NEET paper leak case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a second alleged mastermind in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 question paper leak case — a senior woman Botany teacher from Pune who was part of the National Testing...
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Prices of petrol, diesel hiked, Oppn slams govt
NEW DELHI: State-run oil marketing companies on Friday increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to citizens to adopt austerity measures to conserve foreign exchange by reducing imports...
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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan as US, China discuss trade, Iran
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could trigger “clashes and even conflicts” between the two countries, as the leaders held wideranging talks on the Iran war, energy security...
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CBI arrests 5 suspects, raids on
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five people and is conducting searches at multiple locations across the country in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case as the agency intensified its investigation, officials said...
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CBI takes over murder case of Suvendu’s aide
KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday took over the probe into the May 6 murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari who was sworn in as West Bengal chief minister on May 9,...
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Trump calls Iran’s peace terms ‘totally unacceptable’; oil jumps
US President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable”, raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asia trade on Monday. Iran had on Sunday responded to...
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Modi slams K’taka govt, says Cong a ‘parasitic party’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress, accusing it of “failing” to provide good governance due to the internal power struggles in Karnataka, and “betraying” people. It has become a “parasite party” today, he charged. He said...
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Suvendu sworn in as Bengal’s first BJP CM amid loud cheers
Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday took oath as West Bengal’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister as the iconic Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata hosted the swearing-in of the maiden BJP government since Independence. With Prime Minister...
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‘Giant killer’ Suvendu elected first BJP chief minister of West Bengal Illegal infiltration to be impossible under new BJP govt: Shah
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in West Bengal, paving the way for him to become the first BJP chief minister in the state. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Adhikari’s election...
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TN: Vijay put on hold as guv seeks list of 118 MLAS TOP LAWYERS SPEAK
Chorus for Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar to invite Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to form the government grew louder on Thursday as party president C Joseph Vijay called on Arlekar for the second consecutive day. On May 6, Vijay with his party...
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Two charred as car plunges into gorge and burst into flames in HP
Two people were charred to death when the car they were travelling in plunged into a 150-feet-deep gorge and burst into flames on Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place on the Bharwain-hoshiarpur Road here, a stretch known for its sharp...
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PM OPENS 6-LANE HIGHWAY IN U.P., HAILS INDIA’S PACE OF DEVELOPMENT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district. The six-lane (expandable to eight) expressway connects Meerut to Prayagraj and reduces travel time from 11 hours to six...
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WB ph-2 polling today: Mamata, Suvendu among key candidates
KOLKATA: When West Bengal votes in the second and final phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday, it will not only be choosing 142 MLAS across the state’s political heartland, but also will be deciding whether the TMC still holds its southern...
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Trump safe after shots fired at WH Correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON: A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night, charging toward the ballroom in a chaotic encounter with Secret Service...
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US envoys head to Pak as Iran talks hang by a thread
US envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with US representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. The latest effort to broker a...
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Phase-1 turnout signals ‘end of TMC jungle raj’, says Modi ‘DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED’: SC HAILS RECORD POLLING IN BENGAL
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sharpened the BJP’S pitch for regime change in West Bengal, claiming that the first phase of polling has sealed a “wave of change” in the state and signalled the beginning of the end of the TMC’S “maha jungle...
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Record turnout in Bengal, TN
West Bengal recorded a massive turnout of 89.93% in the first phase of polling for 152 seats in the state on Thursday with several districts crossing the 90% mark, according to Election Commission data. Dakshin Dinajpur recoded the maximum turnout in...
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Trump extends truce as Iran hits ships in Hormuz
US President Donald Trump called off attacks on Iran indefinitely, though the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked on Wednesday with three ships reportedly hit by gunfire, and neither side showed up for peace talks in Pakistan. Trump said in a statement...
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US, Iran signal new talks in Pak as truce nears end
ISLAMABAD: Two regional officials said Tuesday that the United States and Iran have signalled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad as a fragile two-week truce was due to expire. Neither the US nor Iran has publicly confirmed the...
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Ceasefire at risk after US seizes Iranian ship
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan moved ahead on Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran two days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about...
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Trump says talks to resume as Iran keeps Hormuz shut
Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, resuming negotiations after Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S....
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Vessels fired upon as Hormuz restriction reimposed by Iran
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: At least two merchant vessels reported they were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, three maritime security and shipping sources said, shortly after Iran said it was once more tightening...
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Women’s reservation Bill fails Lok Sabha test
The bill to fast-track the implementation of women’s reservation and carry out delimitation without conducting a fresh Census was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Constitution Amendment Bill failed to get the mandatory two-thirds majority in...
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South or North, there will be no bias: Modi on delimitation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured lawmakers that the amendments to expedite the roll-out of the women’s reservation in legislative bodies by 2029, including the proposal to increase the seats in the Lok Sabha by 50% and delimitation...
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Cong chief says Oppn to vote against delimitation
Several opposition parties have decided to unitedly vote against the delimitation provisions in the Constitution amendment bill in Parliament, while asserting that they are not against womens’ reservation but opposed to the manner in which the bill is...
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Samrat set to be new Bihar CM, Nitish quits
PATNA: Samrat Choudhary was unanimously elected leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party on Tuesday, clearing his path to become the party’s first-ever chief minister of Bihar. Lawmakers of the ruling National Democratic Alliance...
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Iran threatens Gulf ports after US Hormuz threat
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: The US military said it will begin a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports on Monday, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours, after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war, leaving a...
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US, Iran talks end without deal, leaves fragile ceasefire in doubt
ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks on Sunday without an agreement, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt. U.S. officials said the negotiations collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to...
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Trilateral peace talks to end W Asia war begins
Negotiations began between the United States and Iran on Saturday, days after a fragile ceasefire halted fighting and brought both parties to the table in Pakistan. Iran’s state-run news agency said three-party talks with the U.S., Iran and Pakistan...
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Fighting in Lebanon, shut Strait test truce
DUBAI/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/ ISLAMABAD: The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace...
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77-89% turnout in Kerala, Assam and Puducherrry
Voters across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry turned out in massive numbers on Thursday for high-stakes assembly elections. According to the Election Commission’s data at 5pm, the participation rate of Puducherry leads with 89.20%, followed closely by...
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Us-israel and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire
Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. But hours after the announcement, Iran and...
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Whole civilisation will die, if no deal: Trump
TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, airstrikes...
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Attacks across Gulf as new peace plan shared
DUBAI: Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people and hitting the South Pars natural gas field, and Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors. U.S. President...
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US rescues F-15 crew member, Tehran continues Gulf strikes
WASHINGTON: The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with a new looming deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran...
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Hunt on for US pilot in Iran as Gulf reels under more strikes
The US military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, after the Middle Eastern country shot down an American warplane and called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a reward. The...
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WH seeks $1.5tn for war as Iran hits Kuwait infra
The White House sent a spending proposal to lawmakers Friday calling for a massive $1.5 trillion US defense budget next year as it faces increased costs due to the war in Iran. President Donald Trump has threatened to extend attacks on civilian...
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SC hauls up Bengal govt after judicial officers held hostage
The Supreme Court on Thursday deprecated the “complete failure of civil and police administration” in West Bengal, taking suo motu cognisance of the hostage-taking of seven judicial officers in Malda district and describing it as a “deplorable” and...
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Trump says will be out of Iran ‘pretty quickly’
The United States will be “out of Iran pretty quickly” and could return for “spot hits” if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to make a primetime address to the nation. Trump also said he would...
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US warns Iran to make a deal
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal. Hegseth issued his warning hours after...
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Trump issues Kharg hit threat if no deal reached
DUBAI: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon. In a social media post, Trump said “great progress is...
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Modi says BJP Kerala’s ‘A’ team, tears into LDF, UDF
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched an all-out attack against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), accusing them of “looting” the state for decades by allegedly sharing the spoils. He also slammed the...
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1 month in, new front opens as Iran-backed Houthis enter war
DUBAI: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile. The war, now marking its one-month anniversary,...
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Excise duty on fuels cut by ₹10
The government on Friday cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹10 per litre each and imposed levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) exports, in a dual measure aimed at easing the financial strain on state-run oil retailers while keeping...
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Trump urges Iran to act quickly on ceasefire plan
President Donald Trump threatened Iran with intensified military action, seeking to pressure the country to ramp up negotiations on an end to the war even amid uncertainty over the status of those discussions. “They better get serious soon, before it...
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Use PNG, if available or lose LPG supply: Govt
The government has mandated that cooking gas LPG supply to households will be discontinued if consumers fail to switch to piped natural gas where such connectivity is available, under a new order aimed at accelerating gas network expansion and reducing...
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W Asia crisis will test India’s resolve: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought to assure the nation that the government is taking all measures to blunt the impact of the ongoing conflict in West Asia on supply of crude oil, gas, fertilizers and other essentials, but cautioned that...
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US, Iran threaten power targets as war escalates
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities which could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets. Air raid sirens sounded...
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Israel threatens more attacks, Iran N-site hit
DUBAI: Israel’s defence minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint UK-US base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. The Iranian attack on the...
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Prices of premium petrol, industrial diesel increase
The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price on Friday was increased by ₹2 per litre while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about ₹22 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid conflict in the...
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Key energy sites hit as Iran, Israel trade blows
DUBAI: Iranian aerial attacks since Wednesday have caused extensive damage to the world’s largest gas plant in Qatar, targeted a refinery in Saudi Arabia, forced the UAE to shut gas facilities and set off fires at two Kuwaiti refineries. Tehran’s...
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Nine of a family killed in blaze at multi-storey building in NW Delhi
Nine members of a family, including a 70-year-old woman and three of her granddaughters, one just three years old, were killed after a massive fire tore through a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning,...
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US strikes Kharg Island, Iran mounts retaliation
US President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran’s Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that could further roil markets coping with a historic supply disruption. Trump...
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LOP has no special privilege, says Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced on Thursday that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has no special privilege to intervene out of turn, reminding the House that the rules apply to every lawmaker and no one can speak without permission. Assuming...
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SIX INJURED IN MANIPUR PROTEST OVER CENSUS
At least six people were injured in police action on Wednesday during a protest in Manipur’s Imphal for the implementation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) or a similar mechanism before the census in the ethnic violencehit state. Hundreds took...
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Trump hints at end to war, oil curbs waiver
President Donald Trump said he would waive oilrelated sanctions, have the US Navy escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and predicted on Monday that the war with Iran would resolve “very soon” as he confronted mounting economic and political...
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Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him; oil prices surge
Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling no let-up in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and...
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AS CM NITISH SET TO BEGIN INNINGS IN RS, SON NISHANT KUMAR JOINS JD(U)
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar formally joined the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday and said he would work to strengthen the party and take forward the development work done by his father in 20 years. JD(U) working president and...
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Iran President apologises for attacks on W Asia countries
Iran’s President rejected a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender on Saturday and apologised for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic...
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