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Oil hits 5-month high of $117 amid supply fears
Oil climbed to its highest level in more than five months on Friday after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia raised fears that the war in West Asia could disrupt the Red Sea route Saudi Arabia has used to ship its crude around the choked Strait of Hormuz....
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INDIA’S GROWTH STORY: FROM HIGHWAYS TO HIGH HOPES
What does a nation’s growth look like? Sometimes, it looks like new highways connecting different cities, a city that reaches different horizons, or the amount of data utilised by an ordinary person every month. But behind every extraordinary...
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CJP leaders Das, Ranka out after week in judicial custody
: A special executive magistrate on Wednesday ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka from judicial custody after they agreed not to call any protests at Jantar Mantar until the site is re-notified...
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BEYOND THE HYPE: THE QUIET BENEFITS OF AI IN EVERYDAY LIFE
From enhanced diagnostic capabilities to sustainable energy solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) is already making significant improvements in our lives, with even greater advancements on the horizon. In various sectors such as healthcare,...
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Tiger firing draws sharp response, 3 held in Kota
The three assailants who shot at actor Tiger Shroff outside a football ground at Juhu were arrested from aboard a Jaipur-bound express train at Kota junction by a team of Rajasthan police on Monday afternoon. In Mumbai, the police seized the Bajaj...
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Truck mows down 15 outside temple in MP
BHOPAL: At least 15 people, including six children, were killed and 26 injured after a truck ploughed into a group of devotees outside a temple in the Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Sunday, officials aware of the matter...
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Tricolour march held in CP amid curbs, detentions
At least 2,000 people waving the Tricolour filled the inner circle of Connaught Place on Friday evening after police refused them permission to gather at Central Park, the centre of the business and retail district, closed the park itself for two days,...
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EC offers SSR lifeline amid furore over SIR
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in 17 states and Union territories, the first such exercise in nearly two years that is expected to not only help Gen Z and first-time voters but...
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CJP, Cong push to restore protests at Jantar Mantar
The recently decommissioned protest site of Jantar Mantar brought the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and the broader Opposition on the same page on Wednesday after three CJP members were jailed, triggering condemnation and a vow to restore the...
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India a trusted partner in weaponised world: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched India as a reliable global partner to empower humanity in an unstable world where supply chains, trade and technologies were weaponised as he underlined the unique path forged by the country that...
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After 33 years, cops bar all protests at Jantar Mantar
For 33 years, an 18th-century astronomical observatory in the heart of Delhi functioned as a lighthouse for causes big and small – former soldiers demanding parity in pensions, a woman on hunger strike spotlighting army excesses, sexual violence...
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SC stresses due process as detentions continue; Oppn, CJP say won’t relent
A phalanx of 40,000 security personnel detained roughly 700 people on Sunday as sporadic protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued to bubble up across the Capital for a second consecutive day as the Supreme Court underlined...
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CAPITAL CLAMPDOWN
Over 40,000 security personnel to shield central Delhi; CJP activists continue with plan to reach Jantar Mantar Authorities on Friday imposed curbs without precedent in the Capital, ordering the gates of 45 metro stations shut, cutting mobile internet...
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GST 2.0 unveiled: Easier compliance, no arrests
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday approved process reforms to complete GST 2.0, including revoking arrest powers of tax officials, dropping tax notices below ₹10,000, including pending ones, speeding up refunds and allowing input tax...
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‘Not conducive’: Centre opposes Rajoana’s mercy plea in top court
The Centre on Wednesday opposed in the Supreme Court the plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana -- a Babbar Khalsa sympathiser who is on death row for the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh and has sought commutation of his death...
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CBI books Mann’s aide, 5 others in graft case
CHANDIGARH: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday booked Rajbir Ghuman, officer on special duty (OSD) to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, and five others in a corruption case on the high court’s orders and raided eight locations,...
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SC to EC: We didn’t sign off on Form 6 changes
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it had not approved a modified Form 6 –– the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters –– days after the Election Commission of India (ECI) stated that a controversial additional declaration...
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US choosing to be ‘lonelier power’; China rising: EAM
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday highlighted the changing dynamics of global geopolitics, which he said were marked by the US “deliberately becoming a lonelier power” and China rising on the world stage, as he stressed the need for...
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India basks in six-gold glory; historic hockey, archery wins
Under those floodlights in Gifu, Lalremsiami’s booming reverse-hit and Savita Punia’s calming left-hand stroke save was the fulcrum to India’s women turning the screws on China, ending a 44-year wait and fast-tracking their ticket to the LA Olympics....
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Panel backs law for DGCA facelift with safety in focus
India’s aviation regulator should be dismantled and replaced by an independent authority, created by a new law and with its own money and its own hiring, according to a proposal submitted to the government. The regulator has nearly half its posts...
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Terror in the air: Pilot stabs Indian captain in cockpit
The co-pilot of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the captain on Wednesday morning, triggering a battle in the cockpit during which the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged 14,300 feet in roughly 30 seconds over northern Saudi Arabia. The...
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Apex court to hear plea against CEC next week
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a petition seeking the suspension of chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on the grounds that he unilaterally took several decisions, despite these being opposed by the two other election...
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Nifty near 6-month low as oil prices hit $108
Indian stocks fell to their lowest level in almost six months on Monday as hopes of a US-Iran breakthrough faded, pushing crude oil further above $100 a barrel and deepening worries over higher interest rates. The benchmark Nifty 50 tumbled 1.6% to...
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LPU on boil over ‘rape-suicide’ claims, police vehicles torched
: Students of Lovely Professional University at Phagwara in Kapurthala district went on a rampage on the campus on Sunday, vandalising property and blocking a national highway over unverified reports of an “outsider raping a female student on the...
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CEC row: Oppn protests, NDA allies seek answers
Pressure mounted on the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday as the Opposition hit the streets and some NDA members demanded answers even as a petition was filed in the Supreme Court demanding prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The developments...
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ED alleges ₹10,000-crore GMADA land-bank scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has widened its money-laundering investigation linked to Tirupati Infraprojects to alleged irregularities in land acquisition, auctions, masterplan changes and concessions granted to private developers by the Greater...
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Judges differ, refer call on bench for CEC law to CJI
The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred challenges to the 2023 law governing the selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for setting up a constitution bench after a split verdict by...
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Minor girl raped by three men posing as cops in Capital park
NEW DELHI: A minor school student was gang-raped allegedly by three men on Monday evening inside Aastha Kunj park, a stone’s throw from Kalkaji temple, hours after she turned 17, the latest in a string of crimes against women raising serious questions...
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105 donation thefts caught on CCTV at Ram temple, SC told
The investigation into alleged irregularities in donation collections at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya identified 105 instances of unauthorised removal of currency captured on CCTV cameras, the Supreme Court was told on Monday, with the Uttar Pradesh...
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Iran, US trade fresh threats as W Asia teeters once again
DUBAI: Iran and the United States exchanged new threats on Sunday, with President Donald Trump warning Iran would fail economically or face its leadership being wiped out if it didn’t make a deal, and the Iranian military saying it would retaliate...
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Mamata bypoll pick opts out; Cong candidate held
On Thursday evening, Mamata Banerjee’s candidate for the upcoming bypoll in Nandigram in West Bengal, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, met chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. At 3.30pm on Friday, Dey announced she had withdrawn her nomination for the seat that goes...
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Russia oil tariffs bill can hit ties, India warns US
India on Thursday warned that a US sanctions bill authorising tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest buyers of Russian oil could have implications for the bilateral relationship and the global energy market, hours after the US House of...
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Above ₹2,000, UPI no longer free of charge for sellers
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Tuesday announced that a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) will apply to person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above ₹2,000, while person-to-person (P2P) transactions will remain free irrespective of their...
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Amid power blues, Punjab shunts out PSPCL top boss
Battling an unprecedented power crisis that has triggered statewide protests and crippled industrial operations, the Punjab government on Monday replaced Basant Garg as power secretary and chairmancum-managing Director (CMD) of Punjab State Power...
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HP, 5 other states to ink Kishau Dam MoU
SHIMLA: Ending an eight-year deadlock, six states are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on September 15 for the construction of the 422 MW Kishau multipurpose hydro project, with Himachal Pradesh being assured that it will not have to...
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PM reiterates call for Ukraine peace, stresses risks to seafarers with Putin
Modi highlights India’s readiness to help bring peace, adds that diplomacy is the way forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi again nudged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to end the conflict in Ukraine, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy...
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Pivotal PM-Xi bilateral set for Brics sidelines
Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in New Delhi on Saturday for his first visit to India in seven years, setting the stage for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will provide an opportunity for the two sides to consolidate...
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Oil crosses $100 mark as Iran war intensifies
Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, as Iran and the US hit tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began, threatening to worsen the ongoing impairment of energy supplies...
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Russia says Brics can bridge Iran-UAE gap
Russia remains hopeful that Brics member states will be able to bridge differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia conflict and achieve consensus in framing joint documents for the grouping’s summit to be hosted by...
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Don’t administer oath to Justice Mishra: Punjab govt to governor
CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR : A day after the Centre notified the elevation of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra as the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, the Punjab government on Sunday took strong exception to the decision, stating that the...
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SC collegium picks justice Sharma’s junior as CJ of J&K high court
Even as Rajasthan high court acting chief justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma has publicly rejected allegations of “corruption”, “nepotism” and “misuse of administrative powers” levelled against him by Supreme Court judge justice Sandeep Mehta, calling them...
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Oil near a 5-week high as West Asia crisis escalates
Oil steadied near the highest closing level in five weeks as hostilities broke out again between the US and Iran, renewing the threat to energy exports from the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate traded near $90 a barrel after surging 5.2% on...
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PM renews appeal to avoid gold buying, foreign travel
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday renewed his appeal to citizens to avoid buying gold unless necessary and to choose domestic destinations over foreign holidays, linking greater spending within the country to the goal of sustaining and...
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PM urges Putin to end ‘endless war’
Russia should move from “endless war towards the end of war”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin on Monday, nudging the Russian leader yet again to end the more than four-year-old conflict that has had an adverse impact on the...
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India, Uzbekistan boost ties, plan uranium pact
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday raised their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, set a target of $5 billion in annual trade by 2030 and agreed to work for the longterm supply of uranium during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
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Nepal digs for survivors; missing, dead tally soars
Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. A glacier collapse on Wednesday...
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Rescuers scour Nepal as toll, missing count surge
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI/LUCKNOW/ DEHRADUN: Rescuers hacked through mountains of mud and debris to pull out stranded survivors and bodies along the NepalChina border on Thursday, a day after a deadly torrent of water several stories high swept through six...
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Hundreds missing as flood barrels through Nepal hills
Settlements flattened, 160 bodies found, at least 133 Indian tourists missing A wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river at the Nepal-China border near Tibet on Wednesday morning, triggering catastrophic floods that swallowed roads,...
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Let July 20 probe kick off: SC on plea to widen remit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the five-member high-powered enquiry committee (HPEC), headed by its former judge Justice R Subhash Reddy, should be allowed to conduct its independent inquiry into allegations of excessive use of force during the July...
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US puts Iran trade partners on notice
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran on Monday and warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from Washington. The new warnings to...
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PM pitches India as global hub for space start-ups and talent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India can emerge as a global leader in the space sector, calling on private players to build an ecosystem capable of attracting global talent and investment while reaffirming government’s commitment to...
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Biggest El Nino in ‘over a century’ to dial up global heat
NEW DELHI/LONDON: This year’s El Niño is on track to become the most powerful in over a century, with Pacific waters expected to heat up more than 3°C above normal — a level that would dwarf every El Niño event in the modern climate record and could...
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Wide mandate for July 20 probe panel
The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a fivemember committee headed by its former judge R Subhash Reddy to conduct an independent inquiry into allegations of violence during the July 20 student protests while looking into far-reaching issues such...
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SC asks NTA where things stand on ’24 exam reforms plan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to present details of its implementation of the recommendations of the K Radhakrishnan committee, constituted in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, along with a definite timeline,...
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SC to set up probe panel on violence during student stir
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that “getting heard” and having a “promise of future” were the biggest assurances for the youth, as it indicated that it would on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee to inquire into allegations of excessive...
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BJP reshuffle may set course for cabinet rejig
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its much-anticipated new organisational team, bringing a few key leaders back into the party, promoting a bouquet of women leaders and inducting a number of young people with an eye on upcoming...
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Census: Population count begins today
The landmark population enumeration phase of the 2027 Census will kick off on Monday with self-enumeration in the Union Territory of Ladakh and the snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, covering remote villages,...
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India’s freedom, A legacy of pride
Independence Day is a reminder of the courage, sacrifices and dreams that built modern India. Every year on August 15, the nation comes together to celebrate freedom and honor the countless individuals who fought for it. The day fills the country with...
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Little debate: 12 bills clear stormy session
A stormy monsoon session –– that saw the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha work for just 19% and 39% of their allotted time respectively and some bills being discussed for just two or three minutes before passage –– ended on Thursday under the shadow of...
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FCRA Bill sent to JPC, Oppn rebuffs Shah
A bill proposing controversial amendments to India’s foreign contribution law was referred to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament on Wednesday amid a standoff between the government and the Opposition and repeated disruptions in the House. The...
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VB CLEAN CHIT TO EX-CHIEF SECY KAUSHAL, 2 OTHER RETD IAS OFFICERS
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has given a clean chit to three retired IAS officers, including former chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal, in the multi-crore irrigation scam after a detailed inquiry failed to find concrete evidence...
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Shah to reply on student protests in House: Rijiju
The government on Monday offered to debate students’ issues and police action in Parliament with a reply by Union home minister Amit Shah, in a last-ditch effort to end the two-week-long logjam, but the Opposition insisted on specific responses and a...
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No headway on Iran as US dials down on talks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said in an interview...
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Experts breached ‘obligation of secrecy’: CBI chargesheet
The three National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts breached an “obligation of secrecy” and circulated the question papers of the NEET UG exam, said the chargesheet filed by the CBI before a Delhi court. According to the provisions invoked against...
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Echo Oppn sentiments to Amit Shah, V-P tells Rijiju
Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday asked Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to “echo the sentiments of the Opposition” to Union home minister Amit Shah, a rare observation that came amid mounting disruptions demanding...
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Hasina vows she will return to Bangladesh despite risk of arrest
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday signalled her determination to return home in December after two years in self-exile in India, despite the risk of arrest or a death sentence, saying she wanted to help put the country back...
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SC tightens rules to curb digital arrests, RBI to draw up SOP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped up its oversight of the country’s battle against the growing menace of “digital arrest” scams, issuing a fresh set of nationwide directions aimed at plugging systemic gaps in cyber fraud investigations, speeding up...
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SC clears way to drop FIRs against student protesters
The Supreme Court on Monday said it was willing to facilitate the withdrawal of criminal cases against student protesters, clarifying that its previous order did not stand in the way of governments closing or withdrawing FIRs against eligible students...
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Trump pauses strikes, claims deal emerging
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. will hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal can be reached quickly to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said late on Saturday on his Truth Social platform that...
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₹84k-cr push for offshore oil wells gets cabinet nod
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved Samudra Manthan, a ₹84,084 crore national offshore exploration scheme that aims to boost depleting domestic oil and gas resources at a time when India’s crude oil import...
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Delhi promises no legal action against protesters
The Delhi government on Thursday announced that no adverse legal action will be taken against those involved in sprawling student protests in the Capital last week that forced the resignation of then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. With...
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Rahul, Centre clash as LS clears anti-paper leak bill METALLIC OBJECTS FOUND IN SURGERY ON PROTESTER: MLC
NEW DELHI: The Centre and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi clashed on Wednesday over allegations of police excesses during a student protest in Delhi on July 20, with the latter demanding the resignation of Union home minister...
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SC clears way for probe of attacks on students, cops
The Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for an independent inquiry into allegations of police excesses as well as attacks on police personnel during the recent student protests, holding that allegations disclosed a prima facie case warranting a...
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After protests, Parliament to debate tougher paper leak bill
A stringent bill that hikes fines and punishment for those convicted of examination paper leaks is set to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid protests by the Opposition that sought to corner the...
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PM unveils Nilekani-led panel for exam reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a six-member highpowered task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend technological interventions and structural reforms to overhaul the National Testing Agency’s (NTA)...
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