New Delhi: A United States trade team is expected to visit India next week to take forward ongoing negotiations between the two countries, with both sides maintaining positive and constructive engagement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India...
Mumbai: Benchmark stock index Sensex tumbled 1,092 points and Nifty closed below 24,550 Friday amid reports of a below-normal monsoon season rainfall and geopolitical uncertainty related to the US-Iran ceasefire arrangement. Dragged by a late-minute selling rush, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,092.06 points, or...
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the CBSE debacle and inaction against the education minister showed he cared only about the survival of his government and not the future of lakhs of students. In a post...
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday said that it has broadened its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots into government subsidy programmes and financial‑market instruments. The central bank launched a pilot for tokenised certificates of deposit through a platform Unified Markets Interface...
Bhopal: A district court in Bhopal Friday sent former district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to five-day CBI custody in connection with the alleged dowry death of actor-model Twisha Sharma. Both accused were produced before the court after separate medical examinations conducted...
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described India as a "huge power" where there is "an absolutely crazy love for Israel" despite what he called efforts to delegitimise the Jewish state elsewhere. Speaking at a leadership programme in the Jordan Valley Thursday, Netanyahu further...
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) balance sheet expanded by a robust 20.6 per cent to Rs 91.97 lakh crore (as of March 31, 2026) compared to the corresponding figure of the previous year, on the back of a high growth in domestic investments,...
Pune: At least 13 people have died and several others are reported to be in critical condition after allegedly consuming toxic liquor in Maharashtra’s Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas. An FIR has been registered at Dapodi Police Station under Crime No. 114/2026. The case has been...
New Delhi: Observing that delay causes irreparable loss to litigants, the Supreme Court Friday directed high courts across the country to pronounce judgments within three months from the date of reserving order. Underlining that faster decisions are required in cases of personal liberty, a bench...
New Delhi: The June-September southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall over India is expected to be 90 per cent of the long-period average with a model error of 4 per cent, the India Meteorological Department said Friday. While the Northeast is likely to witness normal rainfall this...
On World Environment Day, 5 June, India launched E85, that is, petrol blended with 85 per cent ethanol at 48...
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By Aakar Patel Friend Ram Madhav has written a fine piece on Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaching an important milestone....
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s decision to significantly expand the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a lot more than a routine...
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The ongoing visit of Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing to India is fraught with geopolitical significance. India's reputation as a...
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