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New Delhi: In a landmark verdict aimed at protecting lawyer-client privilege, the Supreme Court Friday issued a slew of directions to curb arbitrary summoning of lawyers by probe agencies for rendering advice, and said investigating officers (IOs) cannot summon them in criminal probes unless approved...

Beijing: China Friday reacted favourably to US President Donald Trump's characterisation of his summit with President Xi Jinping in South Korea as a "G-2" meeting, saying that the two countries can jointly work for their benefit and that of the world. While Trump described his...

Islamabad: Pakistan Friday confirmed that the next round of talks with Afghanistan would be held on November 6 and expressed hope for a "positive outcome" from the dialogue. Addressing his weekly press conference, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi also said that Pakistan does not wish...

New Delhi: Large parts of the country, including northwest, central and western India, are likely to experience below-normal maximum temperatures in November, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. However, above-normal minimum temperatures are expected across most regions, except for some areas in the northwest....

New Delhi: American automaker Ford Friday said it will invest Rs 3,250 crore at its Chennai plant to produce new generation engines. The automaker, which exited the Indian market in 2021, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tamil Nadu...

Ottawa: A Canadian court has sentenced an Indian-origin man to 25 years of imprisonment in a 2022 homicide case, local media reported. A jury at the Supreme Court of British Columbia convicted Balraj Basra of first-degree murder and arson Tuesday, City News reported. The Integrated...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to exempt the chief secretaries of states and Union Territories from appearing before it physically November 3 in the stray dogs case, saying there was "no respect" for the court's order. The top court had directed the chief...

Kolkata: Three Afghan citizens, who were residing in Kolkata for some time with fake Indian identity documents, have been arrested, the city police informed Friday. Based on a complaint registered by the Security Control Organisation, the cops arrested the three Afghan citizens identified as Jalat...

Patna: The NDA Friday released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls, promising, among other things, jobs to one crore youth, making one crore Lakhpathi Didi, metro train services in four more cities and seven international airports in the state. Seven expressways, 10 industrial parks,...

Navi Mumbai: The country's sporting fraternity, led by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, was in awe of India's record chase in the Women's ODI World Cup semifinal against Australia, terming it a fabulous victory which will remain etched in history. Jemimah Rodrigues played the innings of...