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New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard Saturday said it has busted an international oil smuggling racket by apprehending a set of vessels linked to it, about 100 nautical miles west of the coast of Mumbai, as part of a mid-sea operation. The vessels involved had...

New Delhi: The Indian stock markets remained volatile during the week but ended with healthy gains, after the announcement of the India-US trade deal sparked a strong recovery, helping domestic indices absorb the early weakness following the increase in securities transaction tax (STT) on derivatives...

Kolkata: The Cyber Crime branch of Kolkata Police Saturday busted an international cybercrime racket targeting American citizens, which was operating from the Maheshtala area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, and arrested eight people in this connection. A large amount of digital data, incriminating...

Mathura: Six people were killed after a speeding truck ran over them on the Yamuna Expressway near Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura during the early hours of Saturday, officials said. The tragic accident also left one person seriously injured, who has been admitted to a nearby hospital...

New Delhi: As the United States and India have finalised an interim trade agreement that cuts US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday said the framework for an Interim Agreement will realise a mutually beneficial India-US trade...

New Delhi: India has fully protected sensitive agricultural and dairy products such as maize, wheat, rice, soya, poultry, milk, cheese, ethanol (fuel), tobacco, certain vegetables and meat, as no duty concessions have been granted to the US on these goods under the trade agreement. India...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day official visit to Kuala Lumpur Saturday, marking a significant step in deepening India–Malaysia relations. The visit, at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, aims to review the full spectrum of bilateral ties and...

New Delhi/Washington: India and the United States Saturday announced they have reached a framework for an interim trade agreement under which both sides will reduce import duties on a number of goods to boost two-way trade. US President Donald Trump has removed the 25 per...

Shillong: The death toll in the explosion in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills mounted to 25 on Friday following the recovery of seven more bodies, Director General of Police I Nongrang said. The explosion occurred on Thursday at the mine in...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Friday proposed to allow banks to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with certain prudential safeguards to deepen the financing pool for the real estate sector. REITs are investment vehicles that own or operate income-generating real estate, enabling...