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Exports brave US tariffs, global churn to log rise
Defying global headwinds and hefty US tariffs, India’s merchandise exports increased 1.9% to $38.51 billion in December from $37.8 billion a year earlier, and 2.44% to $330.29 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2026, which was primarily driven...
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India tells citizens to exit Iran; Tehran dials Delhi
India on Wednesday urged its nationals to leave Iran and advised against travel to the country amid mounting regional tensions over Tehran’s crackdown on nationwide protests that have killed around 2,000 people and fears of possible US intervention,...
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India, Germany strengthen security, trade cooperation
India and Germany on Monday finalised measures to deepen economic and security cooperation, including a roadmap for defence industrial collaboration, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz describing the two countries as...
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India junks claim Modi not calling Trump held up deal
India on Friday rejected US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s claim that a bilateral trade deal could not be sealed last year because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call president Donald Trump, and said New Delhi remains interested in...
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Backdrop for Budget: 7.4% growth estimated for FY26
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 government...
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UP SIR: 28.9mn names deleted from draft roll
The name of nearly every fifth voter in Uttar Pradesh might be removed after the special intensive revision (SIR), as the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft roll that dropped 28.9 million people, marking the highest...
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SC denies Umar, Sharjeel bail in ’20 Delhi riots case
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid and activist Sharjeel Imam in the alleged larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, citing the gravity and statutory nature of...
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Trump, Tehran exchange threats as Iran stir grows
US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in...
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Police arrest ex-SGPC auditor Kohli in missing saroops case
Punjab Police on Thursday arrested Satinder Singh Kohli, former internal auditor of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and close associate of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, in the 328 missing saroops case, from...
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In Dhaka for Zia’s last rites, EAM hands her son letter from Modi
External affairs minister S Jaishankar represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday and told her son and political heir Tarique Rahman that her vision will guide the development of the...
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Khaleda Zia, 1st woman PM of Bangladesh, dies
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 Nationalist Party...
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SC stays Aravalli order, stresses ecological risks
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its November 20 judgment narrowing the definition of Aravalli hills to landforms rising at least 100 metres above the surrounding terrain, holding that there was a “dire need to further probe and clarify” the issue to...
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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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No new Aravalli mining leases: Centre amid row
The Union environment ministry on Wednesday directed Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat to enforce a strict ban on new mining leases across the Aravalli range, a direction that experts said is part of complying with a Supreme Court order in November to...
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Envoys called in, Delhi, Dhaka trade protests
India and Bangladesh on Tuesday brought in each other’s envoys to lodge protests over recent incidents impacting bilateral relations, even as demonstrations erupted in several parts of the country, including near the Bangladeshi mission in New Delhi,...
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Fog chaos in north: Haze to persist for 2 more days
Thick fog continued to reduce visibility across the northern plains and the national capital on Sunday, disrupting trains and flights for a seventh straight day, as weather agencies forecast that the hazy conditions will hobble travel for two more...
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Unrest returns in B’desh, Indian missions on edge
Bangladesh continued to be on edge on Friday, after protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka and assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi, attacks on the offices of several newspapers including the influential The Daily...
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India inks Oman FTA, gains duty-free boost
India and Oman on Thursday signed a free trade agreement that allows duty-free access of almost all Indian goods in the West Asian country, a comprehensive services package spanning 127 sectors, and a liberalised mobility framework for Indian...
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Nuke bill clears LS as Oppn wants House panel scrutiny
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 or the SHANTI bill via a voice vote after the Opposition, which demanded that the bill be referred to a parliamentary...
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Govt to bring ‘G RAM G’ to replace UPA’s MGNREGS
The Union government is set to propose a new federal jobs scheme, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, to replace the twodecade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that...
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11 killed in mass shooting at Jewish event in Sydney
Gunmen opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack. One of the suspected gunmen was also killed. A second was in...
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Cabinet clears key bills, approves census budget
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the budget for the upcoming census and a new economic partnership with Oman, allowed the export of coal, and cleared key bills proposing a unified national education regulator, opening up the insurance sector fully...
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SIR extended in 5 states, 1 UT, no relief for Bengal
The Election Commission on Thursday extended the deadline for the first phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for six states and Union Territories but refused to change the dates for another six provinces, including in pollbound West...
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DGCA deploys officials in IndiGo office, airports
India’s civil aviation regulator on Wednesday installed officers at IndiGo’s corporate office and airports to oversee and report on the airline’s flailing operations even as the company’s board said external technical experts will be brought in to...
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Cong compromised on Vande Mataram, says PM
Vande Mataram will remain an inspiration to create a self-reliant and prosperous India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, initiating the discussion on the 150th anniversary of India’s national song in the Lok Sabha. Modi blamed India’s...
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25 killed as midnight blaze tears through club in Goa
PANAJI: Twenty-five people, including four from a Delhi family, were killed and six injured after a massive fire ripped through a nightclub in the coastal village of Arpora in north Goa around 11.45pm on Saturday, officials said on Sunday, with chief...
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TRANSFORMING TOMORROW
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sharing his views on the road ahead for India at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
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PM-Putin bonhomie sets tone for crucial defence, trade talks
India rolled out the red carpet for President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally receiving the Russian leader at the airport on his arrival in Delhi for a visit that will be capped by an annual summit aimed at...
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150 IndiGo flights cancelled as roster norms rock airline
IndiGo cancelled at least 150 flights on Wednesday, triggering chaotic scenes at major airports across India as the carrier’s struggles to adapt to stringent new crew rostering rules meant even minor operational disruptions snowballed into a full-blown...
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LS agrees to break debate deadlock
The government and the Opposition on Tuesday agreed to discuss the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in the Lok Sabha next week, preceded by a debate to mark 150 years of “Vande Mataram”, signalling a breakthrough after two...
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SIR stir: Oppn sceptical of govt debate overture
A short winter session of Parliament, with a new Chairman of the Upper House, began on a fractious note on Monday, with opposition parties demanding an immediate debate on electoral reform, and disrupting business in the process, despite the...
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New cess bill on sin goods likely as Parl opens today
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday to levy “Health Security se National Security Cess” on pan masala and any other items notified by the central government to meet expenditure on...
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Putin to visit India on Dec 4-5, ties in focus
President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to New Delhi during December 4-5 for the annual India-Russia summit, the external affairs ministry announced on Friday, with the trip setting up an opportunity to reinvigorate bilateral ties against the...
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SC seeks new rules on user-generated content
The Supreme Court on Thursday emphasised the need for an “effective” mechanism to regulate user-generated content and a stronger, independent oversight body, directing the Centre to draft guidelines within four weeks after public consultations. The...
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CJI: Delhi’s air ‘very bad’, will consider e-hearings
Delhi-NCR’s choking air overshadowed multiple proceedings in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and several senior lawyers repeatedly flagging the deteriorating air quality that has begun affecting basic functioning...
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Herculean hit machine: Dharmendra dies at 89
Hindi film icon and former Member of Parliament, Dharmendra, died at his home in Mumbai on Monday. The actor, widely considered to be one of the most successful stars in commercial Hindi cinema, was ailing for the past few weeks. He would have been 90...
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AI a global good, but must guard against misuse: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for barring the misuse of artificial intelligence for deepfakes, crime and terrorism, suggesting the need for a global framework built on certain fundamental principles including human oversight and...
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Centre calls Delhi blast ‘terror incident’ as probe net widens
A rush-hour explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi that killed 10 people was a “heinous terror incident” by “anti-national” forces, the Union government confirmed on Wednesday, as security agencies worked to nab the remaining members of a module...
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From F’bad to Pulwama: Red Fort blast probe focuses on terror web
Investigators probing the rush-hour car explosion outside Red Fort in Delhi turned their attention on Tuesday to an extremist module busted in Faridabad who they linked to terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and a doctor hailing from Pulwama in Jammu...
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Check-in isn’t just a process. It’s a pause button. A warm hello after a long goodbye. A reason to drop your bag — and your shoulders. It’s that last-minute plan that finally happened. A staycation that feels better than the destination. A place that i
It’s waking up when you want to. Conversations that don’t watch the clock. Moments that ask for nothing — except presence. Because staying isn’t about checking out of life — it’s about checking into it. Introducing CheckIn — India’s newest premium...
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Harh Peedtaan naal Khadi Sarkar, Rahat Pahunchi Har Dwar Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann FIRST STATE TO DISBURSE HIGHEST COMPENSATION
Extended timely relief to flood-affected families by distributing assistance worth crores before Diwali under "Mission Chardi Kala"
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Travel chaos hits IGI as vital network collapses
The Capital’s airport was plunged into chaos on Friday when the backbone of air traffic communications was paralysed, disrupting close to 65% of all flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded with delays stretching beyond 12 hours until...
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Historic polling in Ph 1 of Bihar elections: EC
The highstakes assembly elections in Bihar kicked off on Thursday with the first phase recording a provisional turnout till 6pm of 64.66%, a figure the Election Commission of India described as the “highest ever” in the eastern state. Polling for the...
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SALAAM N.Y.
Zohran Mamdani, 34, was elected as the mayor of New York in a historic win on Tuesday night, riding on a campaign that cast him as a foil to a hostile Republican President Donald Trump , who in turn portrayed the Indian-origin Democratic candidate as a...
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Barbs & bluster as rallies for phase 1 of Bihar polls wind up
Campaigning for the crucial first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar ended on Tuesday as top leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition Grand Alliance criss-crossed the poll-bound state, exchanging jibes and making...
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Barbs fly thick and fast as Ph-1 campaign nears end
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition Grand Alliance clashed in poll-bound Bihar on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing his opponents of ushering in crime and siding with infiltrators in a special pitch to young...
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INDOMITABLE INDIA
NAVI MUMBAI: There are moments in time when a sport elevates itself from the boundaries of skills and tactics. When it receives such widespread support that it takes the form of a revolution. The 1983 ODI World Cup win when the men beat the mighty West...
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Modi honours Patel’s legacy, attacks Nehru
India’s first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel wanted to integrate the entirety of Kashmir into India just as he had done with the princely states but was prevented from doing so by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...
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US cuts China tariffs as part of trade truce
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths...
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Doing trade deal with India, Trump confirms
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is “doing a trade deal with India” , raising hopes that an in-the-works agreement between the two countries would be finalised soon. His comments came on a day the US and South Korea came close to...
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Govt sets in motion 8th pay panel plans
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the terms of reference for the 8th Pay Commission, setting in motion the process for increasing the salaries and pensions of nearly 12 million central government employees...
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Justice Kant recommended as next CJI, to be 1st from Haryana
NEW DELHI: Justice Surya Kant, who was recommended on Monday as the next Chief Justice of India by CJI Bhushan R Gavai, is poised to make history as the first jurist from Haryana to assume the nation’s highest judicial office. His appointment, ahead of...
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TEJASHWI’S ELECTION VOW: WILL JUNK NEW WAQF LAW
KATIHAR/KISHANGANJ/ARARIA: The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will scrap the contentious Waqf Amendment Act in Bihar if voted to power in the state, the opposition combine’s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav said on...
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PM raises NDA poll pitch, calls Oppn ‘tie-up of thugs’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) poll campaign in Bihar with back-to-back rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts, likening the Opposition to a coalition of thugs led by “people out on bail”...
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Sanctions force refiner retreat on Russian oil
The US late on Wednesday announced sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, the Trump administration’s strongest bid yet to pressure President Vladimir Putin into negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, a move that could force Indian...
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Modi, Trump talk trade links during Diwali call
US President Donald Trump said he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed trade-related issues during a phone call on Tuesday as the two countries work to repair ties that have frayed over unprecedented US tariffs on Indian goods. Modi thanked...
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Crackers unleashed, haze cloaks Capital
Delhi’s first Diwali with legal firecrackers in years delivered the worst air pollution spike since 2021, with fine particulate matter concentrations hitting levels that would register an air quality index of 812—if the official scale weren’t capped at...
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Ladakh-Centre dialogue set to resume on Oct 22
Crucial talks between the Centre and Ladakh representatives, which were called off nearly three weeks ago, are set to resume on October 22, people aware of the matter said on Saturday, raising hopes of an end to months-long deadlock. The eight-member...
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Centre orders judicial probe into Leh violence
The central government on Friday announced a judicial probe into the September 24 violence in Leh that left four people dead. The probe will be headed by a former Supreme Court judge, officials aware of the details said. “The MHA has appointed justice...
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Trump baffles India with claim on Russia oil buys
US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him India will stop purchasing Russian oil, but India denied any conversation occurred on Wednesday when Trump said the discussion took place. “He’s assured...
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JD(U)’s 1st Bihar list out as NDA irons out differences
The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates, its partner the Bharatiya Janata Party, two lists of 30 candidates, a third partner, Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a list of 14 and the head of another...
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2 dy CMs in BJP’s first list of 71 for Bihar polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released the first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, naming two sitting deputy chief ministers, 10 fresh faces and two turncoats, and dropping the speaker and two incumbent...
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Hostages, prisoners exchanged as Trump takes Gaza victory lap
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hamas released 20 hostages and Israel freed 2,000 prisoners in return on Monday, hours before US President Donald Trump declared that the war in Gaza was over in an address to the Israeli parliament, but there is still uncertainty over...
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NDA seals Bihar deal; 101 seats each for BJP, JD(U)
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday finalised its seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Bihar elections, announcing that the two main coalition partners, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) or JD (U), will each contest...
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New Delhi strengthens Taliban diplomatic ties
India on Friday unveiled a slew of developmental initiatives for Afghanistan and an upgrade of its diplomatic presence in Kabul as external affairs minister S Jaishankar met Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi for the first time to discuss ways...
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PM, Starmer cement ties with defence, trade push
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The India-UK partnership is an important pillar of global stability and economic progress in an era of international instability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday after talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer...
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PM: Navi Mumbai airport a glimpse of Viksit Bharat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of weakening the fight against terrorism when it was in power as he inaugurated the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport and called India’s largest greenfield airport a...
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Day after poll bugle, seat talks turn tense
Both major alliances in Bihar scrambled on Tuesday to put finishing touches on their seat-sharing arrangements for next month’s elections to the 243-seat state assembly with a series of meetings even as last-minute demands by smaller allies in both...
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Bihar polls to be held in two phases, Nov 14 decision day
Roughly 74.3 million people across 243 constituencies in Bihar will vote in assembly polls across two phases on November 6 and 11, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday, marking the beginning of an electoral contest that will have...
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18 dead as rain triggers landslides in Darjeeling
Massive landslides and raging floodwaters triggered by incessant rain since Saturday night have killed 18 people, snapped key communication and transport links, destroyed bridges, and left several injured in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills of West...
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Destroyed 12-13 Pak jets in Op Sindoor: IAF chief
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Friday said that Pakistan lost as many as 12 to 13 aircraft, including fighter jets such as US-made F-16s and Chinese-origin JF-17s, to the Indian Air Force’s precision strikes on ground and in the air during Operation...
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Rajnath warns Pak over any Sir Creek ‘mischief’
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday warned Islamabad of an overwhelming response if it attempted any mischief in the Sir Creek sector separating Gujarat from Pakistan’s Sindh province, his comments coming against the backdrop of the...
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India urges Saudi to mind ‘sensitivities’ after Pak deal
India expects Saudi Arabia to take into consideration “mutual interests and sensitivities” in the bilateral strategic partnership, the external affairs ministry said on Friday in the context of the mutual defence agreement signed by Pakistan and Saudi...
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Pakistan, Saudi seal mutual defence pact
India on Thursday reacted to the signing of a mutual defence pact by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by saying that the government will take all steps to protect the country’s national interests and ensure comprehensive national security in all domains,...
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In call, PM, Putin affirm ties, discuss Ukraine peace path
India stands ready to make all possible contributions for peacefully resolving the conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, a day after efforts to end the war figured in Modi’s phone...
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