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New Delhi: India, Canada reaffirm commitment to expedite CEPA negotiations The issues that figured in the five-day talks included trade in goods, services, rules of origin, and technical trade barriers. The round followed the third round, which was held in Ottawa in July. Prime Minister...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday suggested a series of measures for states and Union territories to prevent hooch tragedies, calling for a coordinated, multi-department approach to curb the illegal manufacture, transportation and sale of spurious liquor. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday ordered a complete ban on victory processions after the declaration of results of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, and asked all student organisations and candidates to explain why electoral damages should not be imposed on them...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the two leaders exchanged views on developments in West Asia. The prime minister and the UAE president reaffirmed their commitment to continued cooperation...

New Delhi: Highlighting the need to institutionally strengthen the system to prevent recurring NEET paper leaks, the Supreme Court Friday unusually indicated that the judges of the bench may personally visit the National Testing Agency (NTA) to examine its upgraded facilities. The NTA, which conducts...

New Delhi: India Friday strongly rejected Islamabad's allegations relating to a collision between a Pakistani vessel and an Indian Navy warship in the Arabian Sea. New Delhi Wednesday summoned the Pakistani Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and lodged a strong protest over the unacceptable conduct by the...

Mumbai: Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Friday said 68 Japanese companies participating in Semicon India 2026 are in the process of finalising their manufacturing, research and partnership plans in India. Speaking to IANS during his visit to the Japanese pavilion at the...

Kolkata: In another dramatic turn in the Trinamool Congress' internal battle, Mamata Banerjee camp's Nandigram bypoll candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination Friday, a day before the deadline. Sanchita reportedly withdrew her candidature "hours after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata"....

New Delhi: The government Friday eased the existing 15-day sugar stockholding limit for bulk consumers to 30 days, subject to the condition that the quantity of stock held beyond the existing 15 days limit is sourced exclusively from sugar imported under advance authorisation scheme (AAS)...

Gurugram: A Gurugram court Friday sent Kalyan Bainsla, the driver accused of hitting a woman biker on the city's Golf Course Road, and his cousin to 14 days of judicial custody. Both the accused will be produced again before the court after 14 days. Earlier,...