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New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is negotiating trade agreements with several countries, including the US, and stressed that many nations are keen to engage with New Delhi on the trade front. He also exuded confidence that India's exports in 2025-26 will exceed last year's figures. In 2024-25, India's goods and services...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar Friday stated the state Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar has ordered an investigation into Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of election fraud in Mahadevapura Assembly constituency during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. CEO Anbukumar asked Shivakumar to submit documents to support his claims with a declaration or oath as per...

Bhubaneswar: In all, 2,010 Agniveers, including 309 women and 276 Naviks (General Duty) of the Indian Coast Guard, participated in the passing out parade (POP) held at INS Chilka in Odisha Friday. Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, reviewed the parade while Commodore B Deepak Aneel, Commanding Officer INS Chilka, was the conducting...

New Delhi: Amid backlash over a couple allegedly being denied entry to a restaurant over Indian attire, Delhi Tourism minister Kapil Mishra said the owner has issued a video apologising over the incident and has announced special discounts for women wearing traditional outfits on Rakshabandhan. The alleged incident took place at a restaurant on the Pitampura metro...

Berhampur: A POCSO court in Berhampur Friday sentenced a 59-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for having unnatural sex with a 16-year-old boy about two years ago in Berhampur, a government advocate said. Pranati Pattnaik, the additional district judge-cum-judge of the POCSO court, also imposed a Rs 10,000 fine on the convict, who is...

Keonjhar: Keonjhar Forest Division in Odisha has recovered four elephant tusks weighing over 5 kg and arrested five people for their alleged involvement in smuggling animal body parts, officials said. Based on inputs provided by the Similipal Wildlife Intelligence Network, a special team was formed Thursday, they said. “Today, around 10am, the team raided the premises of...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday spoke with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the phone ahead of the latter's planned summit with Donald Trump to discuss the future course of the Ukraine war. During the phone call, held at the request of Putin, the Russian leader briefed Moscow's views on the current situation of the Ukrainian...

New Delhi: More than two lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2024, the government informed the Lok Sabha Friday. Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to queries on the number of individuals who have renounced their Indian citizenship and taken citizenship of other countries during the last...

New Delhi: The BJP Friday mocked Rahul Gandhi's disclosure to back his allegations of rigging in the Maharashtra Assembly polls as a case of someone cutting the branch he is sitting on, claiming the Congress and its allies won most seats where the number of voters had increased. Union minister Bhupender Yadav accused Gandhi of using a...