New Delhi: India and European Union Thursday pledged to seal their much-awaited free trade deal by December with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 27-nation bloc's top leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen pledging to promoting a rules-based global order, amid Washington's disruptive trade...
Kyiv: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to send troops as a “reassurance force” once fighting ends in the war with Russia. Macron spoke after a meeting in Paris of the so-called “coalition of the willing", a group...
Imphal: The Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Thursday asserted that the issue of "reopening" National Highway-2 (Imphal–Dimapur) does not arise, as the road was never closed or blocked, and cautioned that its decision must not be misinterpreted as an endorsement of unrestricted or free movement across...
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan faced ED questioning Thursday in connection with alleged money laundering tied to an “unauthorised” gaming app endorsed by him in advertisements, an official said. The former Team India opener was summoned by the probe agency to get clarity...
Kabul: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar province has climbed to 1,457, with 3,394 others injured, Taliban officials said Thursday. More than 6,700 homes have been destroyed due to the earthquake as international aid agencies struggle to reach people in...
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras remained in the top spot in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 for the seventh consecutive year, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, was ranked as the best university for the tenth year...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Hyderabad House in New Delhi Thursday to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral ties. The meeting is expected to see the signing of several high-level agreements across diverse sectors, including finance,...
Jerusalem: Israel has rejected Hamas' proposal for reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in Gaza to end the war, saying its army will continue to prepare for a major attack on Gaza City. In a press statement released Wednesday, Hamas reiterated its willingness to reach a...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan Thursday for questioning in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said. The federal probe agency will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as...
Washington: The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law. The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court...
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