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New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation rose for the fifth straight month, at 3.88 per cent in March, driven by a sharp spike in rates of fuel, power and manufactured items amid the West Asia crisis, government data showed Wednesday. Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was...

Dhaka: At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies. While details remained sketchy, Bangladesh Coast Guard spokesperson Lt....

Jalandhar/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at business entities linked to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal in Punjab as part of a FEMA probe, offiicials said. Mittal, a 61-year-old businessman and educationist who heads the Lovely Group including an university by...

Washington: US military claimed Tuesday that it has successfully begun to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports, as the standoff between the US and Iran deepens. Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, a day after Trump warned on social media that any Iranian...

Chandigarh: A bus carrying devotees from Anandpur Sahib overturned in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib, killing six people and injuring 21 others, police said Wednesday. The accident occurred near Himmatpura on the Morinda-Chunni road in the Bassi Pathana area at around 10 pm on Tuesday when the...

Imphal: Protesters clashed with security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district, prompting authorities to impose prohibitory orders in the district, officials have said. The violence erupted in the Thingungei area Tuesday as locals protested the recent bomb blast in Tronglaobi that killed two children. Tension escalated...

Washington: India's economy is expected to grow a tad faster at 6.5 per cent in 2027 despite escalating tensions in West Asia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday. The 6.5 per cent growth projection makes India the fastest-growing major economy in 2026. "For 2026,...

Washington: President Donald Trump has said that a second round of talks with Iran could be held in Islamabad "over the next two days", according to a US media report Tuesday. "You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday held discussions with US President Donald Trump on bilateral co-operation, including several big-ticket deals, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said. Some big-ticket deals, including on energy, are expected between India and the US in the next few...

Beirut: Lebanon and Israel are set to hold the first direct diplomatic talks in decades Tuesday in Washington, following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group that has rocked the tiny Mediterranean country. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...