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Mumbai: Reserve Bank Tuesday said the interim peace deal between Iran and the US can provide tailwinds to Indian economic growth. In its bi-annual financial stability report released Tuesday, the central bank also said that the growth in gold imports has decelerated "substantially" in May...

Pune: Police probing the Ketan Agarwal murder case have found that the victim had expressed suspicion to his family that his fiancee was in a relationship with someone else and that he had asked his family members if her background was checked thoroughly before fixing...

Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai and other members of a party delegation were Tuesday prevented from visiting the Ram temple in Ayodhya, where the alleged theft of donations has sparked a major political storm and put the ruling BJP on the back foot....

New Delhi: The protest by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar in Delhi entered its eleventh day Tuesday, with activist Sonam Wangchuk's blood sugar level dropping during the third day of his hunger strike and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke raising concerns over his...

Ayodhya: Ayodhya police have recorded the statement of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai as part of the investigation into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple, days after he offered to resign taking "moral responsibility" for the controversy,...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly Tuesday passed a resolution urging the Centre to comprehensively reform the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and the country's national examination system, with the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and the opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) joining hands to adopt the motion...

Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court has ruled that parental support for a distressed wife does not absolve her husband of his duty to pay maintenance. With the above observation, the court allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the wife and her two minor children against...

Patna: A court in Patana Tuesday extended the stay on the arrest of educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, in connection with the coaching institute firing case till the next hearing July 3. Khan was named in an FIR related to a firing...

New Delhi: General Dhiraj Seth, an accomplished military officer with the rare distinction of heading two operational Army commands along the western front, took charge as the new Chief of the Army Staff Tuesday, officials said. Gen Seth assumed the reins of the 1.3 million-strong...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development convened the third preparatory meeting of the BRICS Women's Working Group Tuesday in virtual mode under India's BRICS Chairship. The meeting was chaired by Women and Child Development Secretary Anil Malik, who underscored the significance of...