New York: As the deadline for tariffs neared, US President Donald Trump imposed the threatened tariff of 25 per cent on India starting Friday as the prolonged negotiations appeared to have stalled. His executive order, issued late Thursday, did not include penalty tariffs on buying...
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reaffirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), declaring them tamper-proof after a comprehensive checking and verification (C&V) exercise conducted in Maharashtra. The process was initiated following applications from 10 candidates who had contested the 2024...
Moscow: Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev Thursday warned US President Donald Trump not to ignore the peril posed by those he labels "dead", as the two leaders exchanged barbs on social media. In a social media post Thursday, Trump mounted a sharp attack on India...
New Delhi: India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall during the second half of the monsoon season (August and September), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. Most parts of the country, except the Northeast and adjoining areas of eastern India, are expected to record...
New Delhi: At least two Air India aircraft faced technical issues Thursday, and the airline's London-bound Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 aborted takeoff at the Delhi airport, according to sources. In another incident, Air India's A321 plane returned to the bay after taxing for a few minutes...
Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam-led AIADMK Cadre Rights Retrieval Committee Thursday walked out of the BJP-led NDA coalition. Panruti S Ramachandran, a veteran leader and advisor to the Committee, announced the decision. Speaking to reporters, Ramachandran, flanked by Panneerselvam and panel leaders...
New Delhi: The BJP flayed Rahul Gandhi Thursday for ‘echoing’ US President Donald Trump's ‘dead economy’ jibe at India, calling it a ‘shameful’ insult to the aspirations, achievements and well-being of the people of the country as it asked the Congress leader why he "repeats"...
New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday said it has finalised the Electoral College for the vice presidential election, necessitated due to the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post. The vice president of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising the elected members and...
Mumbai: Hours after a Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case in which six people were killed and over 100 were injured, the victims and the families of the deceased Thursday expressed deep disappointment with...
Washington: US President Donald Trump once again mounted a sharp attack on India and Russia for their close ties and said that the two countries can take their "dead economies down together". The US president's fresh criticism of New Delhi and Moscow came hours after...
Brazil has come as a surprise at a time when extreme Right parties in Europe, Latin America and elsewhere, helped...
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The Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Shatrujeet Kapur’s remark on 22 October that Indian and Chinese forces are...
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By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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