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New Delhi: Negotiations between India and the US are underway to iron out pending issues for a trade deal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. The comments came a day after US President Donald Trump said that Washington is "very close" to the...

New Delhi: In a firm response to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's threat of secondary sanctions over New Delhi's ties with Moscow, India on Thursday cautioned against ‘double standards’ on the matter and asserted that its energy procurement from Russia is based on national interests...

New Delhi: As certain international media houses continue to plant unverified and fake news regarding the Air India Ahmedabad crash, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Thursday cautioned against “selective and unverified reporting”, calling such coverage “irresponsible and potentially damaging to the probe’s integrity”. AAIB...

New Delhi: India Thursday reiterated its commitment to offer full assistance in the case of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, asserting that it is also in touch with some friendly governments to render...

New Delhi: Amid rising political heat over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, Election Commission (EC) officials have firmly clarified that the poll body has no role in determining the citizenship status of individuals. Responding to allegations from Opposition parties...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday filed a charge sheet against Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur, official sources said. This is the...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar  Thursday met a delegation of Special Envoys of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, which was led by Kim Boo-kyum, former Prime Minister of South Korea. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to deepen cooperation in...

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray Thursday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the move coming a day after the latter's ‘come here’ offer to his former ally set off political speculation in the state. Thackeray met Fadnavis in the chamber of legislative council...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said India has diversified its sources for buying oil in the global market, due to which the government is not “unduly worried” over any US crackdown on Russia’s oil exports. Speaking at...

Bengaluru: The Advisory Board under the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has upheld the invocation of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act against jailed Kannada actress Ranya Rao. The board Thursday also issued directions not to allow the filing...