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Chennai: In yet another incident highlighting the continuing tensions in the Palk Strait, the Sri Lankan Navy Thursday arrested 22 fishermen from Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters. Four mechanised boats used by the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump will convene the inaugural Board of Peace meeting, during which member states will announce over $5 billion in investment for Gaza reconstruction and related security measures. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also set to attend the inaugural Board of...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a strong pitch for more foreign direct investment (FDI) in India at a roundtable meeting with prominent Norwegian CEOs and investors in Oslo Wednesday. In her remarks at the event, the Finance Minister said: "My official visit to...

New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has proposed stricter norms to deal with unruly passengers, including allowing airlines to directly impose a flying ban on such passengers for up to 30 days. A 'No Zero Tolerance Policy' has been adopted to ensure the safety of the...

New Delhi: Supported by a deep talent pool and strong digital public infrastructure, India is well-positioned to be a leader in AI and demonstrate its mass adoption and deployment in society, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday. At an interactive session during the...

Mumbai: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday that India is expected to add approximately $26 trillion to its economy by 2047 — a scale of growth that is unparalleled in history and unlikely to be replicated anywhere else in the world. Addressing...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside the controversial Allahabad High Court judgment that had ruled that grabbing a minor’s breasts and breaking her pyjama string was not sufficient to constitute a charge of attempt to rape. Disposing of the suo motu matter, including...

New Delhi: Identifying persons on grounds of race, region, sex and caste would amount to treading a regressive path, the Supreme Court said Wednesday while refusing to entertain a PIL seeking to prevent discrimination and violence against citizens from the northeast and other regions. "A...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday dubbed the AI Summit a "disorganised PR spectacle" and alleged that Chinese products are being showcased there. "Instead of leveraging India's talent and data, the AI summit is a disorganised PR spectacle - Indian data up for sale,...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to an accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case on grounds of parity. The case relates to a May 19, 2024, incident in which a Porsche car allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy under the influence of...