New Delhi: India and New Zealand will hold the next round of negotiations for the proposed trade pact October 13-14 in New Delhi, the commerce ministry said Friday. The third round of negotiations for the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded September 19 in...
New Delhi: India Friday said it expects Saudi Arabia to keep in mind "mutual interests and sensitivities" in the wake of Riyadh sealing a strategic defence pact with Pakistan. The agreement states that "any aggression against either of the two countries shall be considered as...
New Delhi: Swollen faces, slowed heartbeats, painful backaches and loss of appetite were some of the realities Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla said he faced in orbit, far removed from the glamorous image of space travel is often associated with. Speaking at an event organised by...
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) Friday said it has de-listed 474 more registered unrecognised political parties for flouting norms, including not contesting elections in the last six years. In the first phase of the exercise, the EC de-listed 334 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs)...
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s close aide and Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) chief Sam Pitroda sparked a controversy Friday, over finding ‘striking similarity’ between people of India and neighbouring nations, including Pakistan and Bangladesh and also advocating for ‘neighbourhood diplomacy’ with trouble-torn nations, including Nepal. Pitroda,...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea by activist and poet P Varavara Rao, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence in Maharashtra, seeking modification of his bail condition. Rao has sought modification of the condition, which required him to...
Hyderabad: The Family of a 30-year-old techie from Telangana who was shot dead by the police in the United States after he allegedly stabbed his roommate with a knife earlier this month has alleged racial discrimination and demanded justice. Mohammed Nizamuddin, from Mahabubnagar in Telangana,...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday approved the draft constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) prepared by former apex court judge L Nageswara Rao with certain modifications, and directed the football body to adopt it within four weeks in a general body meeting....
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday reiterated his ‘vote chori’ allegations and took a swipe at the Election Commission, calling it an "election watchman" who "stayed awake, watched the theft, and protected the thieves". His remarks came a day after he ramped up his...
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty, 71, became unwell Friday morning while replying to questions during the Assembly session and was admitted to a hospital. During question hour, after the House proceedings commenced at 9 a.m., Sivankutty appeared uneasy as he was addressing the House....
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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By Aakar Patel If you are normal, you have any number of parties you can support and vote for. There...
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