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Washington: India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, has said bilateral ties are “extremely good” and firmly “back on track,” expressing confidence that negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could begin within weeks and conclude swiftly. “The current status of the relationship is...

Kolkata:  The phase of hearings on claims and objections to the draft voters' list in West Bengal is expiring at 12 midnight Sunday, with 6.25 lakh additional names already being identified as eligible for exclusion in the final voters' list. Since the phase of scrutinising...

Washington: The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has expressed deep concern over the disappearance of a 22-year-old Indian student at the University of California in Berkeley, as local authorities continue search operations in the East Bay area. "Consulate General of India in San...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the new buildings housing the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the central secretariat mark are an important milestone in India's journey towards 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India) and they reflect the government's commitment to citizen-centric governance and national...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met farm union leaders from across the country in the Parliament House complex on Friday and discussed with them the need for a countrywide movement to oppose the India-US interim trade deal as well...

Dhaka: Tarique Rahman, who lived in London in self-exile for 17 years, has emerged as the new face of Bangladesh, with the party founded by his father set to return to power after a 20-year gap. The 60-year-old leader's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has bagged...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday asked the CBI, which is probing 11 FIRs related to the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence cases, to submit a status report within two weeks. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also mooted the idea that...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent Friday due to across-the-board selloff, especially in metal, IT and commodity stocks, tracking sluggish global markets. In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,048.16 points, or 1.25 per cent, to...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday held a telephonic conversation with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rehman, congratulating him on his party's triumph in the Bangladesh elections. PM Modi also expressed India's support for Rehman's endeavour to fulfil the aspirations of people of...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Friday till March 9, marking the conclusion of the first phase of the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament. This adjournment follows a similar move in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day, as both Houses entered a three-week...