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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case under the anti-terror law UAPA on the "larger conspiracy" behind the February 2020 riots in north-east Delhi. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh...

New Delhi: The government has notified new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE-3) norms that will set fuel-efficiency and carbon-emission limits for passenger vehicles from April 1, 2027, to March 31, 2032. The new norms broadly cover passenger cars, including hatchbacks, sedans, special utility vehicles, and...

New Delhi: Top leaders of the INDIA bloc met Wednesday to finalise an action plan for a joint agitation over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise and to press for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. Sources said the draft notice for a fresh bid to move...

New Delhi: Election Commission has withdrawn the additional SIR-related declaration from the online voter enrolment Form 6 in states where the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has been completed, days after the full Commission decided that the requirement would apply only during the exercise....

United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met UN chief Antonio Guterres, and both the leaders discussed ongoing conflicts, including the situation in West Asia, and their impact on Global South countries. Jaishankar met Secretary-General Guterres at the UN headquarters Tuesday as he wrapped...

Washington: US has decided to drastically increase fees for immigrants seeking to invest in America and eventually claim permanent residency under the EB-5 investor programme which remains one of the most reliable ways for Indian entrepreneurs and families to obtain Green Card. The US Citizenship...

Nagoya: The Indian women's compound archery team produced a sensational performance to outclass China 238-234 and retain its Asian Games gold medal with a world record-equalling score in Nagoya Wednesday. The Indian team comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep dominated the summit...

Srinagar: A most-wanted terrorist belonging to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter with the Rashtriya Rifles in the higher reaches of Budgam district in central Kashmir, security officials said. While Kashmir-based Chinar Corps did not reveal the identity of the slain terrorist, officials...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Tuesday criticised the Odisha government for adjourning sine die the monsoon session of the assembly four days ahead of schedule and for not holding any debate on an amended mining law, claiming that the ruling BJP was "not interested in discussion" about...

Sidhi: In a daring daytime attack, miscreants arriving in multiple vehicles surrounded an Odisha Police team in the Chhuhiya Valley of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday and freed an NDPS accused from custody after opening fire and assaulting the officers. The incident occurred in the...