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Govt allows 100% FDI in insurance, amends FEMA rules

NEW DELHI: The Central Government has notified key amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, significantly liberalising foreign investment norms in...

Mallikarjun Kharge attacks BJP-RSS over press freedom

Says independent media faces punishment NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday attacked the BJP-RSS over the issue of press freedom, saying their message...

Iran sends new ‘multi-layered’ proposal to US to break deadlock on peace talks

ISLAMABAD: Iran has conveyed a "multi-layered proposal" to Washington in an attempt to break the deadlock over peace talks, a senior official familiar with...

UK PM’s threat to curtail pro-Palestine protests slammed as attack on free speech

LONDON: The UK prime minister’s threat to ban some protests against Israel’s actions in the Middle East has been condemned as an attack on...

Israeli raid in West Bank leaves 1 Palestinian dead, 4 wounded

NABLUS (WEST BANK): One Palestinian man was killed and four others seriously wounded during an Israeli military raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city...

Pope marks World Press Freedom Day

Laments violations, honors slain reporters VATICAN CITY: Pope ‌Leo on Sunday marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning persistent violations of media freedom around the...

Rajasthan Royals sold for Rs 15,660 Crore

Mittal Family, Poonawalla among new owners of RR NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals has been acquired by the Mittal Family, the...

Narine becomes first overseas bowler to take 200 IPL wickets

NEW DELHI: West Indian Sunil Narine becomes the first overseas bowler to take 200 IPL wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International...

Isro advances talks with Russia for semi-cryogenic engines for next-gen rockets

NEW DELHI: India’s space ambitions may receive a significant boost as the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) advances discussions with Russia’s Roscosmos for the...

‘AI tools may reduce deep thinking during writing’

NEW DELHI: A new study by researchers at MIT Media Lab has examined how the use of AI tools affects thinking and learning during...

PM hails GalaxEye’s Mission ‘Drishti’

World’s first OptoSAR satellite launch New Delhi: Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye's Mission Drishti satellite was launched on Sunday aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from California. Mission...

Media bodies express concern over present status of press freedom

Economic crisis, editorial pressure threaten press freedom: Editors Guild New Delhi: Several prominent journalists, representing different organisations, have expressed concern over the present status of...

AAP MLA Malik gets rousing reception in Doda

Vows to fight for public welfare Jammu: AAP MLA Mehraj Malik addressed a gathering of thousands at the Doda stadium on Sunday, and criticised corruption...

Centre says AI, cloud surge raise water concerns

Industry adopts advanced cooling solutions New Delhi: Amid concerns raised by environmentalists that India's rapidly growing AI and cloud computing sectors could consume nearly 37.5...

Jmu-Sgr direct Vande Bharat Express begins commercial operation amid fanfare

Jammu: Amid much fanfare, the commercial operation of the first direct Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar commenced on Saturday, two days after...

Iran military official says renewed war with US ‘likely’

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely,” hours after President Donald Trump...

Trump jokes US Navy will take on Cuba on way home from Iran

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has joked that the US Navy will take on Cuba on the way home from Iran. "Cuba's got problems," Trump said...

UK PM says some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned

LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an interview broadcast on Saturday that banning some pro-Palestinian marches could be justified, especially when they...

BJP, TMC hail SC directions on counting of votes for West Bengal polls

KOLKATA: The BJP and TMC on Saturday both hailed the SC directions on the Election Commission's circular over the deployment of central government personnel...

Received extremely severe alert on your phone

What this means and how this emergency notification system works NEW DELHI: If you received an emergency alert on your phone, there is no need...

No cause for panic about heat conditions: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh reassured the public on Saturday that there is no reason to panic about the heat conditions expected this...

CBI, with MEA, brings back passport ‘racketeer’, ₹2,672 cr‘fraudster’ from UAE

NEW DELHI: Aalok Kumar alias Yashpal Singh and Kamlesh Parekh after being brought back to India by the CBI in separate operations from the...

Satyajit Ray’s films continue to speak directly to the present, say Kolkata filmmakers

KOLKATA: More than a century after his birth, Satyajit Ray’s films continue to speak directly to the present. From questions of morality and personal...

Teams have to maintain decorum so that IPL’s image is not adversely affected: BCCI Secy

MUMBAI: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Saturday maintained that the players and officials should adhere to the stipulated decorum to keep up the image...

Pentagon signs classified AI deal that Google employees objected to with seven tech companies

NEW DELHI: The Pentagon on Friday signed agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence companies to run their technology on classified military networks. The War...

West Bengal polls- If SIR affects results, it would set dangerous precedent: Omar

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said if the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls affects the outcome of the...

Farooq claims lack of support within INDIA bloc on J&K statehood

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has expressed deep disappointment over the INDIA bloc, especially the Congress, "not supporting" the restoration of Jammu...

‘Exit polls will prove wrong again’

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday said he has never trusted exit polls and expressed hope they would prove wrong. "I have...

Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder

New Delhi: The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on Friday, marking the third straight...

Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts

3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued Jammu: A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on...

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