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Mumbai: India and the European Union have agreed to give each other Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) treatment for five years after their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force. The move is aimed at ensuring fair and equal treatment in trade in services between both sides....

Kolkata: The final voters’ list in West Bengal is all set to be published today, with voters' names classified under three broad categories: “Approved”, “under adjudication”, and “deleted”. The “approved” category will include the names of individuals who have been classified as genuine voters. The...

Washington: The United States (US) has backed Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks, even as border fighting escalated between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban, with President Donald Trump praising Pakistan’s leadership and a State Department spokesperson telling IANS that Washington supports Pakistan’s right...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened an attack on Iran. It remains unclear what Trump will decide about using force against Iran, though he laid down two red lines - the killing of peaceful demonstrators and the possible mass execution of detainees. At least...

Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton told House lawmakers that he had “no idea” about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and insisted he "saw nothing and I did nothing wrong" during his association with the disgraced financier. Clinton appeared for a closed-door deposition before the Republican-led House...

New Delhi: NCERT Friday issued an advisory asking anyone with copies of the banned Class-VIII textbook that had a chapter on "judicial corruption" be returned to the council headquarters. In a strongly worded advisory, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) also called...

Islamabad: Pakistan Friday said it considers itself in an "open war" with Afghanistan, as its forces killed more than 130 Taliban fighters in airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia in response to what Islamabad described as the cross-border attack by the Afghan Taliban. The 2,611-km-long...

Mumbai: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Mumbai Friday at the start of a four-day India visit. He will meet business leaders in Mumbai. Carney will fly to New Delhi March 1 and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi there March 2, as per the...

Kochi: In a dramatic turn within 24 hours of a judicial setback, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court Friday lifted the interim stay on the release of The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond, paving the way for the film’s screening. The Division...

New Delhi: India's GDP growth estimate has been raised to 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal from 7.4 per cent after the government revised the calculation methodology, including change in base year and adding data from GST and e-Vahan portal, to better reflect economic...