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New Delhi: The US team is expected to visit India next month for trade talks, though no dates have been finalised yet, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Friday. The Indian side visited Washington, DC, in April for an in-person round of meetings with their US...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to set in early over Kerala May 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast Friday. The monsoon, the primary rain-bearing system, normally arrives in Kerala around June 1 and advances northwards to cover other parts...

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates signed key agreements, during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday, on a framework for the bilateral strategic defence partnership, the supply of LPG and strategic petroleum reserves, and an investment to the tune of $5...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and asked it to decide the plea afresh. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-examination will be held June 21, and said the medical entrance exam will be computer-based test from next year onwards as part of reforms in view of allegations of irregularities linked to it....

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi Friday held wide-ranging talks focusing on the West Asia crisis and its impact on energy supplies and maritime stability. The Iranian foreign minister is on a three-day visit to New Delhi to...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of signing a trade deal with the US only to secure the "release" of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani. "Compromised PM did not strike a trade deal, but a bargain for Adani's release," Gandhi...

New Delhi: India has banned the export of sugar till September 30 this year with immediate effect, a move which would help enhance domestic availability and contain prices. Earlier, the exports were under a restricted category, under which a license was required for the outbound...

New York: The US government has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against one of the world's richest people, who is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project in India was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme, according...

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were increased Friday by Rs 3 per litre after state-owned oil firms ended a four-year record hiatus in rate revision. Petrol price was hiked to Rs 97.77 per litre from Rs 94.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs...