Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 119 paise to 90.30 against the US dollar in early trade Tuesday, after US tariffs on India were cut to 18 per cent. Forex traders said the 18 per cent tariff changes the story, improving India's relative position and reopening the...
Washington: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York for a three-day official visit to the United States and is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington Tuesday as part of talks focused on cooperation in critical minerals. The meeting comes...
New Delhi: Tata Group-owned Air India Monday said it has grounded one of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft after a pilot reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch. The airline confirmed the development in an official response. Soon after receiving the information from the...
Colombo: Sri Lanka's fisheries minister Ramalingam Chandrasekeran Monday accused the Indian coast guards of assaulting the fishermen from the island nation within its waters. While addressing the media over the incident, Ramalingam, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, said that the Indian High Commission...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of anti-conversion laws enacted by multiple states. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses within four weeks from the Union government...
Thiruvananthapuram: A fresh controversy has erupted at the Sabarimala temple, already under scrutiny in connection with the gold heist case, with a Devaswom Vigilance investigation finding that a film shoot was conducted in violation of restrictions at the holy shrine and its surroundings. According to...
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project. Dhaka's Special Judge's Court Handed 79-year-old Hasina 10 years of rigorous...
Beijing: China Monday deplored the Grammy Award given to the Dalai Lama, saying it "firmly opposes" the Tibetan spiritual leader using the recognition to carry out "anti-China activities". The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, won his first Grammy Sunday in the category of best audio book,...
Cairo: Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened Monday for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, according to Egyptian and Israeli security officials. An Egyptian official said 50 Palestinians would cross in each direction on the first day of the...
Quetta: Baloch rebel group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed that its ongoing offensive, titled Operation Herof Phase II, has been underway for more than 40 hours across multiple districts of Balochistan, alleging heavy casualties among Pakistani security forces and asserting control over several urban...
China’s President Xi Jinping now finds himself in an enviable position enjoying kind of a special superpower status as countries,...
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For an economy plagued by multiple ailments – a daily depreciating currency, growing household debt, high unemployment and inequality, exodus...
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By Aakar Patel As a democratic society, it is expected that India’s authorities follow the rule of law. This includes...
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By Dilip Cherian Three hours is barely enough time for a working lunch in New Delhi. Yet when UAE President...
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