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New Delhi: Centre Sunday rejected media reports claiming that Bhutan turned down an Indian proposal to import E20 petrol, clarifying that no such offer was made by Indian Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and that there is no proposal to export the fuel to the neighbouring...

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at the Jantar Mantar demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and government accountability over alleged examination irregularities, entered its 16th day Sunday, while it was the eighth day of an indefinite hunger strike announced by climate activist...

Dubai: A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said Sunday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported the attack off Yemen, saying the ship reported being "under attack by unknown armed assailants."...

New Delhi: Congress Sunday asserted that it will strongly oppose in Parliament a Constitution amendment Bill which seeks the removal of ministers in custody for 30 days over serious offences, and expressed confidence that the government would not have a two-thirds majority for its passage....

Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan Sunday married longtime partner Gauri Spratt in an intimate ceremony held at his residence here, which was attended by close family members and friends from the film industry. Despite heavy rainfall in the city, the wedding preparations continued as planned and...

New Delhi: The government has issued a stern notice to Meta on Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) in paid advertisements on Instagram, sources said Sunday. The government issued the notice Saturday evening, they added. "MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has ordered...

Tehran: A performer at the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of US President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. Mohammad Rasouli, a poet, drew calls of "Death...

New Delhi: The government has withdrawn most provisions of the emergency natural gas supply regulation order imposed during the West Asia conflict after liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the Strait of Hormuz resumed following a ceasefire. In a notification issued Saturday, the Ministry of...

Washington: US President Donald Trump marked America's 250th Independence Day with a sweeping address celebrating the nation's history, military strength and economic achievements, while renewing calls for tighter election laws, condemning communism and outlining an ambitious vision for American leadership on Earth and in space....

New Delhi: The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), set to come into force July 15, provides duty-free access for 99 per cent of India's exports to the UK. According to the latest notification from Finance Ministry that set out the rules, a product...