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New Delhi: The government Tuesday eased norms for foreign direct investment from all countries, including China, that share land borders with India, sources said. They said press note 3 of 2020 has been amended in this regard. The decision was taken in a meeting of...

Dubai: Iran launched new attacks Tuesday at Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war that has sent oil prices surging and stunned global economies. Five pro-Iranian militiamen were killed in an airstrike in northern Iraq. Incoming missile...

New Delhi: A QR code printed on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 mathematics question paper led to the music video of "Never Gonna Give You Up" by British singer Rick Astley. It became a classic internet prank known as "rickrolling", even...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court  Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government. The top court,...

Dubai: Iranian fired drones towards Saudi Arabia and Kuwait early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East shows no sign of abating. The Saudi Defence Ministry said it has destroyed two drones over the kingdom's oil-rich eastern region, while in Kuwait, the National Guard...

New Delhi: NCERT issued a public apology Tuesday for including a chapter on judicial corruption in a recent book that had earned the Supreme Court's ire, and said the entire textbook has been withdrawn. The social science textbook for Class VIII stated that corruption, a...

New Delhi: The oil ministry has constituted a committee to examine supply issues after a sudden shortage of commercial LPG cylinders alarmed the hospitality sector, with restaurant associations warning that eateries could shut down within days if supplies are not restored. As the widening conflict...

Kathmandu: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has said he looked forward to strengthening Nepal-India ties through "development diplomacy" as he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating him on the party's electoral success. RSP is heading towards a two-thirds majority in Nepal's parliamentary...

Abu Dhabi: The UAE's Ministry of Defence said Monday that its air defences detected 15 ballistic missiles, of which 12 were destroyed, while three fell into the sea. According to the statement released by UAE's Ministry of Defence amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia,...

New Delhi:  Indonesia has agreed with India to buy the BrahMos missile system, its Defence Ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait said Monday. Rico told the Reuters news agency that the agreement was "part of Indonesia’s modernisation of military hardware and defence capabilities, especially in the...