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New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday questioned the Madras High Court for constituting a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed. A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria wondered how the high court proceeded...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry. The Republican president suggested...

Washington: President Donald Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize Friday despite jockeying from his fellow Republicans, various world leaders and - most vocally - himself. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it was...

New Delhi: Days ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court Friday said a complete ban on bursting of fire crackers in Delhi-NCR is "neither practical nor ideal" as such restrictions were often violated and balancing of equities is needed. The observations, which hinted towards relaxation of...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday gave the Centre four weeks to file its response on a batch of pleas seeking restoration of statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran...

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that he secured thousands of new jobs during his visit to India, with a range of UK companies confirming 3.6 billion pounds worth of investments across AI and fintech sectors. Starmer, who concluded his Mumbai visit on...

Oslo: Opposition activist Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The former Opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure in a political Opposition that was once deeply divided, an Opposition that found common ground in...

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and Deputy Secretary Michael J Rigas are kick-starting a six-day visit to India this week. The US State Department said this Friday. "US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael J...

Bhopal/Chhindwara: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Madhya Pradesh Police has taken Ranganathan Govindhan, owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, to Parasia (Chhindwara) court Friday, in connection with the deaths of 25 children due to toxic cough syrup. Govindhan, who had a Rs 20,000 reward...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday expressed India's commitment to Afghanistan's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence and announced India's upgradation of Technical Mission in Kabul to the status of Embassy. He said that Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India marks...