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PM Modi begins Japan visit; what about Manipur, Congress asks

NEW DELHI: The Congress wasted no time in taking a swipe at ”The Frequently Flying (and more frequently lying) Prime Minister” and pointing to...

Govt vows safeguards for industry amid unilateral actions by ‘some countries’: Goyal

NEW DELHI: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, without directly referring to the US tariffs, said the government is committed to...

Voter Adhikar Yatra: Sachin Pilot poses 3 questions to Centre; condemns Patna clashes

NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary Sachin Pilot on Friday raised three pointed questions for the Centre during the ongoing Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar. Speaking...

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed as ED at IMF

NEW DELHI: Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Urjit Patel, has been appointed Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), government...

Bhagwat’s retirement remark sparks row; Akhilesh accuses him of ‘double standards’

LUCKNOW: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s clarification on retirement has set off a fresh political debate, with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav accusing him...

LS Speaker inaugurates national conference on welfare of SC, ST

BHUBANESWAR: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday inaugurated the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of the Committees on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes...

Venezuela’s Maduro says ‘no way’ US can invade as Trump deploys naval force

Venezuelan President says ready to defend ‘sovereignty’ as US military deploys warships near country’s territorial waters CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said there was “no...

UK govt says Israeli officials not invited to London arms fair

LONDON: Israeli government representatives will not be invited to attend a major London arms fair next month, a UK government spokesperson said Friday, amid...

Microsoft fires four workers over protests against firm’s ties to Israel

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests on company premises over the firm’s ties to Israel, including two who took...

Lakes across India are drying up. Why it’s bad news

NEW DELHI: Lakes, once the lifeline of cities and villages, are drying at an alarming pace. Along with maintaining biodiversity, lakes help in climate...

23-year-old engineer who left Amazon for $400k Meta AI role shares tips for job seekers

NEW DELHI: In an as-told-to essay for Business Insider, Manoj Tumu, a 23-year-old machine learning engineer at Meta, shared insights on his career journey...

Trump tariffs: Immediate impact limited, secondary & tertiary effects pose challenges, says FinMin

NEW DELHI: With the steep 50 per cent American tariffs on Indian goods kicking in, the Union Finance Ministry has said the immediate impact...

India should retaliate with 100% tariff: Kejriwal on US move

NEW DELHI: The AAP chief accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying cotton farmers by scrapping the duty on American cotton, which, he said,...

Modi, Xi Jinping likely to meet on sidelines of SCO Summit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation...

Centre extends import duty exemption on cotton till Dec 31

NEW DELHI: A day after the imposition of Trump tariffs on Indian goods, the central government announced the extension of the import duty exemption...

Gaza at ‘breaking point’ says UN food agency after visiting territory

GENEVA: More food aid is reaching Gaza but it still remains far from enough to prevent widespread starvation, the head of the World Food...

US to limit visa duration for in’l students, media

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed new rules to limit the duration of visas for international students, cultural exchange visitors, and members of the...

Int’l students face tougher hurdles

NEW DELHI: The US government has tightened the rules for granting and renewing student visas, introducing stricter scrutiny of applicants’ backgrounds, ideological leanings, and...

Why India, not China?: US Democrats panel slams Trump’s 50% tariffs

WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House Foreign Affairs Committee have slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on India, saying the move threatens...

Indian History Congress slams NCERT modules

‘Distorted polarising history fed to school children’s minds’ NEW DELHI: Terming NCERT’s new modules on ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ as “falsehoods, with a clear communal...

Sri Lanka announce squad for Asia Cup 2025

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming T20 Asia Cup 2025, which commences on September 9 in the United Arab Emirates. The...

Sanju Samson smashes 21 sixes as opener ahead of Asia Cup 2025

NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson has set the Kerala Cricket League (KCL) alight with his explosive hitting, clearing the ropes 21 times in just three...

US-India trade tensions:  As 50% tariffs kick in, will some goods become cheaper in India?

NEW DELHI: The whopping 50 per cent tariffs that the US has slapped on Indian goods come into effect from today (August 27). Worst-hit...

MK Stalin joins ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar

Calls voter deletion ‘worse than terrorism’ MUZAFFARPUR (BIHAR): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Wednesday joined the Congress-led ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’...

BJP wins elections by stealing votes, alleges Rahul Gandhi at Bihar rally

MUZAFFARPUR (BIHAR): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the BJP of winning polls by "stealing votes with the help of the Election Commission...

Fake fertilizers, pesticide producers will be punished: Union Agri Min

NEW DELHI: Warning firms engaged in production of counterfeit fertilizers and pesticides, Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said...

Israel ups pressure on Gaza City as Trump eyes post-war plan

GAZA: The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war...

Trump still weighing ‘very serious’ economic sanctions on Russia

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is prepared to impose economic sanctions against Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, fails to...

One-third school students take private coaching: Centre’s survey

‘Trend more common in urban areas’ NEW DELHI: Nearly one-third of school students take private coaching and the trend is more common in urban areas,...

Cabinet clears India’s submission of bid to host Commonwealth Games 2030 in Ahmedabad

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports' submission of a bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games,...

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