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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday questioned Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani for around 10 hours in a money laundering case linked to alleged multiple bank loan fraud cases worth crores of rupees against his group companies. The businessman reached the office of the...

New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday approved various proposals for buying military hardware at a total cost of about Rs 67,000 crore. Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) was accorded for the procurement of Thermal Imager-based Driver Night...

New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday took a swipe at the government over US President Donald Trump's fresh trade threat against India with the iconic Mukesh song 'dost dost na raha' and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "huglomacy" has "completely collapsed". Congress general secretary in-charge...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha assembly Naveen Patnaik Tuesday condoled the deaths in the devastating flash floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. A cloudburst led to flash floods in the high-altitude villages of Dharali on the way to Gangotri, with the raging waters sweeping away several...

Hyderabad: A water tanker plunged into a drainage channel after a portion of the road caved in near Road No. 1 in Banjara Hills Tuesday morning, following heavy overnight rainfall, officials said. The incident took place near a bylane close to Virinchi Hospital, where a...

New Delhi: India Post will discontinue its Registered Post service starting September 1. The move is part of a broader strategy to integrate the service with Speed Post in an effort to modernise operations and improve efficiency, sources said. Registered post has long been known...

New Delhi: The US did not accept India's request for consultations under an agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) concerning American tariffs on steel, aluminium, and related derivative products, Parliament was informed Tuesday. The US has maintained that these measures were introduced on the...

New Delhi: Parliament Tuesday approved a statutory resolution to extend President's Rule in Manipur for another six months beyond August 13. The resolution, which was passed by the Lok Sabha last week, was approved by the Rajya Sabha, amid ruckus over the electoral rolls revision...

Uttarkashi: A cloudburst led to flash floods in the high-altitude villages of Dharali on the way to Gangotri Tuesday, with several houses damaged or swept away in the raging waters and at least four people killed, officials said. Dharali is the main stopover on the...

New Delhi: As US President Donald Trump threatened hefty tariffs, India remains actively involved in the discussions on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), which aims at expanding trade and investment and deepening the US-India trade relationship to promote growth that ensures fairness, national security and...