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Washington: Months after Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Thursday extended greetings to Islamabad on the occasion of its Independence Day (August 14), saying Washington "deeply appreciates Pakistan's engagement on counterterrorism and trade". The dastardly...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that bank cheques must be cleared within a few hours from October 4 -- down from the current clearance time of up to two working days. Under the new mechanism, the banks will scan, present and...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a petition seeking urgent intervention in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen. The matter will be taken up by a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow next week to hold crucial talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, amid some strain in India's ties with the US over New Delhi's procurement of crude oil from Russia. Jaishankar's trip to Russia...

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit India Monday to hold talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval under the mechanism of Special Representatives on the border issue, authoritative sources said. Wang is travelling to India days ahead of Prime Minister...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear Thursday a clutch of applications seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in a time-bound manner. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of CJI BR Gavai and...

United Nations: The signboard of a Hindu temple was defaced in the US city of Indiana, an incident described by the Indian consulate as "reprehensible". The "hateful act" took place at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Greenwood City, the temple's official public affairs account said...

New York: India has been a “bit recalcitrant” on trade negotiations with the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. “That’s aspirational,” Mr. Bessent said on Fox Business Tuesday (August 12, 2025), responding to a question on wrapping up all the tariffs and trade deals by...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the United Nations. The 80th session of the UNGA will open September 9. The...

Islamabad: Pakistan and the U.S. have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan and the Taliban. It transpired during their bilateral counterterrorism dialogue in Islamabad Tuesday (August 12, 2025), a day after the U.S. designated...