New York/Washington: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday lauded US President Donald Trump for bringing ‘peace’ between India and Pakistan, as he called the American leader a 'transformative president'. “You are a transformative president… the transformation in the economy, unprecedented commitments of NATO partners to...
Washington: The US government shutdown has entered its seventh day, with flight delays reported across multiple airports nationwide. Flights were delayed at airports in New York, Denver and Los Angeles due to shortages of air traffic controllers. Staffing shortages are also being reported in Washington,...
London: An Indian-origin man who had pleaded guilty to child rape offences was Tuesday sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment at an east London court, where his brother was also sentenced to 15 months in jail for possession of indecent images of children. Vruj Patel, 26,...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday orally remarked that every voter has a right to appeal against their exclusion from the electoral rolls, while expressing concern over the "confusion" surrounding large-scale deletions and additions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters in poll-bound Bihar....
Chandigarh: Senior Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh home Tuesday, officials said. The 52-year-old 2001 batch officer, known for his interventions in matters related to the rights of officers and seniority and other issues, had recently been posted...
Stockholm: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics Tuesday for research into quantum mechanical tunnelling. The researchers will be formally awarded the prize at a ceremony December 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel's death. The...
New Delhi: The World Bank Tuesday raised India's growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.5 per cent from 6.3 per cent estimated earlier, and said the country is expected to remain fastest-growing major economy, underpinned by continued strength in consumption growth. The World Bank...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear, October 10, a plea challenging the Madras High Court’s order refusing a CBI probe into the Karur stampede, a deadly incident at actor-politician Vijay’s TVK rally that claimed 41 lives and left more than 100 injured....
Chennai: An Air India Colombo-Chennai flight carrying 158 passengers suffered a bird hit Tuesday, forcing the airline to cancel its return journey, airport authorities said. The aircraft landed safely, and all the passengers were safely disembarked from the plane, they said. The bird hit was...
New Delhi: After the Centre allotted Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal a Type-VII bungalow in the capital, the party confirmed that the former Delhi chief minister will stay at the 95, Lodhi Estate accommodation, which was allocated to him after the Delhi High...
Despite the newfound bonhomie between China and India in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, China is...
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In its latest annual review, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assigned a ‘C’ grade to India’s national accounts statistics...
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Last month, along with Pakistan and Iraq, India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council from Asia. The UNHRC...
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For three days, Naya Raipur is set to cosplay as a “mini-PMO”, complete with the full weight of India’s security...
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