New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday adjourned to January 7, 2026, the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against his detention under the National Security Act September 26. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and...
New Delhi: The government introduced three new bills in the Lok Sabha Monday, including one to open up the tightly controlled civil nuclear sector to private players. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, also introduced Monday, seeks to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutions...
New Delhi: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of North Goa's Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, are likely to arrive in Delhi from Thailand Tuesday, the Goa Police said. The brothers will be taken into custody by the Goa Police immediately upon their arrival in...
New Delhi: India has proposed a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Mexico to help domestic exporters deal with the steep tariffs announced by the South American country, a top government official said Monday. Mexico has decided to impose steep import tariffs - ranging from about...
New Delhi: India and the US are "very close" to finalising the framework for their proposed bilateral trade agreement, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Monday, noting that both nations are actively engaged in negotiations. The two countries are holding two parallel negotiations -- one on...
Kolkata: Police have arrested two people in connection with the incident at the Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, during Lionel Messi's event Saturday. A senior officer of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate said Monday that the two were arrested from the Nagerbazar...
New Delhi: India's exports rebounded by 19.37 per cent to USD 38.13 billion in November after contracting in October, driven by higher shipments of engineering and electronics goods that helped bring down the trade deficit to a five-month low of USD 24.53 billion. According to...
New Delhi: A Bill to repeal the MGNREGA and bring a new law for rural employment, Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. According to a copy of the...
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Monday witnessed a stormy session that began with routine business but quickly descended into uproar after Leader of House J.P. Nadda raised the issue of slogans shouted during the Congress rally at Ramlila Maidan. The calm of routine proceedings was...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Monday spoke to his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, and conveyed India's condolences over Sydney's Bondi Beach terror attack, in which 15 innocent people were killed. In a post on X, EAM Jaishankar said, "Just spoke to Australian...
The BJP-led NDA government’s proposed change in the nomenclature of the Centre’s flagship social welfare scheme for the poor, the...
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It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...
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The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...
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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...
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