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New Delhi: The India-New Zealand free trade agreement is likely to come into force from October 19, an official said. The two countries had on April 27 signed the free trade agreement (FTA) to boost two-way commerce in goods and services and promote investments. The...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-2 Tuesday sentenced seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League for crimes against humanity over their alleged roles in directing, inciting or facilitating violence during the 2024 student-led protests, dubbed the July Uprising. The three-member tribunal (ICT-2) headed by Justice...

New Delhi: The government has directed banks and payment system providers not to levy charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions of up to Rs 2,000 or on payments made through RuPay debit cards. However, the government has not specified whether charges would be applicable...

Washington: Racing against time, US lawmakers submitted amendments to the Russia sanctions bill, with one seeking to name its top trading partners -- including India -- in the legislation, and another proposing to scrap the section imposing tariffs altogether. The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia...

New Delhi: The controversy-mired Hockey India has called an emergent Executive Board meeting September 18 here to resolve the differences among its top officials and restructure the struggling Hockey India League to create an independent Governing Council. HI President Dilip Tirkey and secretary Bhola Nath...

Mumbai: Creator R. Scott Gemmill’s medical drama television series The Pitt and Katie Dippold’s comedy horror television series Widow’s Bay were named Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series along with maximum awards at the 2026 Emmy ceremony. Hosted by actress Mariska Hargitay, The Pitt...

New Delhi: Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters to appropriate law enforcement agencies, government sources said Tuesday, asserting that online safety of children is a "fundamental principle" for any social media platform operating in India and absolutely "non-negotiable". The government will take action...

Washington: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that sought to put a cap on stays of foreign students, journalists and exchange visitors, a day before it was to come into effect. A Massachusetts district judge on Monday ruled that the new...

New Delhi: Opposition parties Monday hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks that the Uniform Civil Code would be introduced in all states with NDA governments before the 2029 general election, accusing the BJP of using it for communal and majoritarian politics,...

Chandigarh: Major Bhupinder Singh Dhillon Badal, a close relative of the late Parkash Singh Badal, who served for 25 years as Political Secretary to the former Punjab Chief Minister and as a Minister in the Akali government from 1997 to 2002, Monday, joined the Bharatiya...