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New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates Monday inked four agreements to expand energy cooperation as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, focusing on boosting overall strategic ties. An Agreement...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday voiced concern over the absence of a key document that was needed for the postmortem of the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, and asked the CBI to investigate into it. The top...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral discussions with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Hyderabad House Monday. The Prime Minister received the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and the two leaders greeted each other with...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday rejected a plea by TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee against an Enforcement Directorate summons in connection with its probe into an alleged scam in school jobs in West Bengal. A bench comprising justices Bela Trivedi...

New Delhi: As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) increase in the country, the cost of EVs will almost match petrol and diesel vehicles within the next two years, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said Monday. Addressing an event here organised...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed the CBI to submit a fresh report by September 17 on the probe in the rape and murder case of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY...

Kanpur: A major train accident was averted as the Bhiwani-Prayagraj Kalindi Express was brought to a screeching halt after hitting an LPG cylinder placed on the tracks here, police said Monday, adding a bottle of petrol and matchboxes were also recovered from the site hinting...

New Delhi: After the sharp reduction in import duty announced in the Union Budget, the revenues of organised gold jewellery retailers will increase 22-25 per cent this fiscal (year-on-year) — a solid 500-600 basis points (bps) more than the 17-19 per cent expected earlier, a...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday held that an accused, who is in custody in a case, is entitled to seek anticipatory bail in another matter if not arrested. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was dealing...

New Delhi: The West Bengal government told the Supreme Court Monday that 23 people have died as doctors are on strike protesting the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the...