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New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that any country “doing business" with Iran will have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on its trade with Washington, a move that could impact Tehran's major trading partners such as India, China and the UAE. "Effective...

Ahmedabad/New Delhi: India and Germany Monday unveiled measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade, critical minerals and semiconductors, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowing to bolster overall bilateral ties to jointly navigate challenges arising out of geopolitical upheaval. Following...

Shimla: An eight-year-old child was among the three individuals killed in a massive fire that engulfed a four-storey building primarily occupied by migrant families from Bihar and Nepal, officials said. The fire broke out near UCO Bank in the Arki market of the Solan district,...

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court Monday adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque dispute case in Varanasi to February 3, saying the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal was hearing the petition, which seeks a scientific survey of the ablution...

New Delhi: A new version of a man-portable anti-tank guided missile was successfully test-fired at a firing range in Maharashtra's Ahilya Nagar. The defence ministry said the weapon system with "top attack capability" was tested against a moving target. Third Generation Fire & Forget Man...

New Delhi: Net direct tax collection grew about 8.82 per cent to over Rs 18.38 lakh crore in the current fiscal till January 11 due to slower refunds and better corporate tax mop-up. Data released by the Income Tax Department Monday showed that net corporate...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday confirmed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 February 1, which happens to be a Sunday. The Finance Minister will begin the presentation of the Budget at 11 a.m. in the lower house...

New Delhi/Chennai: TVK chief and actor Vijay was questioned for nearly six hours by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Monday in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said. The Tamil superstar will be called again for questioning as some queries need to...

New Delhi: Reiterating their support for the conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India and Germany Monday signed a slew of agreements across sectors such as trade, technology, health and renewable energy. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two sides concluded...

Ernakulam: The Kerala High Court Monday orally suggested that the State consider enacting a comprehensive law to protect temple properties, with stringent penal provisions to address dereliction of duty and misappropriation. The observation came during the hearing of bail pleas in the Sabarimala gold theft...