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New Delhi: Legal verification of the New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been completed, with both countries agreeing to its signing in New Delhi April 27 in the presence of a large contingent of representatives of businesses from the two countries, Trade and Investment...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake a three-day visit to Germany beginning Tuesday to finalise a bilateral defence industrial roadmap. The roadmap will provide for a framework for the two countries to initiate co-development and co-production of various military hardware, officials said. In...

New Delhi: A 34-year-old man was shot dead in the wee hours of Monday following a dispute over parking in Delhi's Preet Vihar, officials said. A heated argument broke out between the victims, Pankaj Nayyar, his brother, Paras, and Gaurav Sharma over the parking. During...

Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate Monday raided the premises of the two sons of Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris and some others in a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering case, officials said. About a dozen premises in the city are being searched under the provisions of the...

Jammu: At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district  Monday, officials said. The accident took place when the bus was negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in the...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh offered prayers at the Subramanya Swami Temple in Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, Monday. Reflecting on his visit, Rajnath Singh stated that he felt "blessed to experience the divine energy" of the ancient temple. Rajnath Singh took to social media 'X'...

New Delhi: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan Monday. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed the South Korean President upon his arrival. Children in traditional costumes, holding the South Korean...

New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and its allies during an event at the Parliament complex marking the installation of a statue of Jagajyothi Basaveshwara in Delhi, saying they “must face consequences” for opposing the Women’s...

Virudhunagar: The death toll has climbed to 25 in the devastating explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Kattanarpatti near Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, officials said Monday. The blast occurred Sunday at the Vanaja Firecracker Factory, owned by Muthu Manickam of Govindanallur, which was operating...

Riyadh: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has met Saudi Arabia's senior leaders and discussed the bilateral relations, the regional situation and other areas of mutual interests. Doval, who reached Riyadh Sunday, was received at the airport by India's Ambassador Suhel Khan and Saudi Arabia's Deputy...