Washington: US President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened an attack on Iran. It remains unclear what Trump will decide about using force against Iran, though he laid down two red lines - the killing of peaceful demonstrators and the possible mass execution of detainees. At least...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday flagged concern over state governments not complying with its directions to enhance their stray dog sterilisation capacity, saying, "They are all building castles in the air." A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria, which commenced...
Baramati: The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, killed in a plane crash, will be held with full state honours Thursday in Baramati, Pune district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to attend the funeral, which...
New York: Amazon is cutting about 16,000 jobs in the latest round of mass layoffs for the tech industry. Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at the e-commerce company, made the announcement Wednesday in a blog post. The latest reductions follow a round of job...
Bhopal: President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint session of Parliament Wednesday was marked by strong assertions of India’s security achievements and the government’s success in tackling internal and external threats. Setting the tone for the Budget session, she lauded the elimination of Maoist influence...
Mumbai: The state government Wednesday declared a three-day state mourning following the tragic demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, in a devastating plane crash near Baramati, this morning. Ajit Pawar, one of Maharashtra’s most high-profile leaders,...
Kolkata: The death toll in the fire that broke out in two warehouses in Anandapur in the southern outskirts of Kolkata has reached 16, said the police Wednesday. At the same time, several people are still missing, and a search is on to trace them....
Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country's interim leadership strays from US expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio...
New Delhi: The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) unlocks access to the $572.3 billion EU pharmaceuticals and medical devices market, giving impetus to the Indian pharmaceuticals sector, according to the government. According to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,...
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will begin Wednesday with the address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses. According to reports, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to table the Budget February 1, which falls Sunday, a rare occurrence...
Influential people and high dignitaries often willingly get into honey-traps or sex rackets to seek pleasure using their positions. The...
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An unseemly controversy has been created over an unpublished book penned by former Army Chief General MM Naravane. It has...
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After punishing Indian exporters with a steep 50 per cent tariff on their goods sold in America for more than...
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By Aakar Patel Violation of sovereignty is defined as an infringement on a nation’s territorial integrity or an interference with...
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