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New Delhi: India had vehemently opposed ADB's decision to grant USD 800 million loan to Pakistan saying the fund could be misused for increasing expenditure on its military, government sources said. "India shared deep concerns regarding the potential misuse of ADB resources, particularly in light...

Gangtok: In the aftermath of the devastating landslide in North Sikkim, the Indian Army is working relentlessly under extreme weather and hazardous terrain conditions to assist residents and stranded tourists, officials said Wednesday. A senior official said that Lachen village, the main hub for tourism...

New Delhi: The Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from July 21 to August 12, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said Wednesday. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has recommended the dates, he told reporters in New Delhi. The...

New York: US President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium to a punishing 50 per cent Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers....

Washington: An all-party parliamentary delegation led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will meet members of the US Congress, American officials, think tanks and policy experts to brief them on Operation Sindoor, terrorism faced by India and regional security. The delegation arrived in the US capital...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting kicked off Wednesday to decide on the repo rate cut and according to economists and industry experts, the Central Bank is likely to go for a third 25 bps cut in the repo...

New Delhi: The Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has summoned AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain over alleged graft in the construction of classrooms in government schools, an official said Wednesday. Jain has been asked to appear before the ACB June 6, while Sisodia...

New Delhi: Three Indian nationals who went missing in Iran last month have been rescued, the Iranian embassy in India said Tuesday, quoting media reports in Tehran. Last week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it was in touch with the Iranian authorities over...

Kyiv: A Russian rocket attack targeted the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding 25, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the assault, saying it underscored that Moscow has no intentions of halting the 3-year-old war. The attack came...

Seoul: South Korean media say liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected president. South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency and SBS television station reported early Wednesday that Lee has won the election. The main conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo earlier conceded defeat....