Mumbai: The Indian rupee crashed below the 96/USD mark Friday before closing at an all-time low of 95.86 (provisional) against the US dollar as elevated crude oil prices and inflation concerns added to the downside pressure on the rupee. Rupee has registered over 6 per...
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to set in early over Kerala May 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast Friday. The monsoon, the primary rain-bearing system, normally arrives in Kerala around June 1 and advances northwards to cover other parts...
New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates signed key agreements, during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday, on a framework for the bilateral strategic defence partnership, the supply of LPG and strategic petroleum reserves, and an investment to the tune of $5...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and asked it to decide the plea afresh. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-examination will be held June 21, and said the medical entrance exam will be computer-based test from next year onwards as part of reforms in view of allegations of irregularities linked to it....
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi Friday held wide-ranging talks focusing on the West Asia crisis and its impact on energy supplies and maritime stability. The Iranian foreign minister is on a three-day visit to New Delhi to...
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of signing a trade deal with the US only to secure the "release" of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani. "Compromised PM did not strike a trade deal, but a bargain for Adani's release," Gandhi...
Washington: Indian professionals, students, and family-based immigrants could face sweeping new restrictions under a hardline immigration proposal introduced by influential Republican lawmaker Tommy Tuberville, including tougher H-1B rules, limits on work authorisation for foreign students, and higher English requirements for citizenship. The 82-page proposal, titled...
New York: The US government has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against one of the world's richest people, who is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project in India was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme, according...
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were increased Friday by Rs 3 per litre after state-owned oil firms ended a four-year record hiatus in rate revision. Petrol price was hiked to Rs 97.77 per litre from Rs 94.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs...
By Dilip Cherian Is this really the end of the road for the Delhi Gymkhana Club as we have known...
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The Quad meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States in New Delhi 26 May...
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As the stalemate in the war between the US-Israel combine and Iran continues, good news has emerged following a social...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ongoing visit to India comes at a moment of unusual strain in India-US relations,...
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