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Washington: Second Lady of the United States Usha Vance described her visit to India in April ‘as the trip of a lifetime’ for the family and said her three young children have put Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ‘grandfather category’. Vice President JD Vance...

Washington: Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has said one should expect a trade deal between India and the US in the ‘not-too-distant future’ as the two countries have found a place that works for them. “So the idea is when they put the right person...

New Delhi: The overall coal production in India during May this year reached 86.24 million tonnes (MT), marking an increase of 3.4 per cent over the 83.96 MT produced in the same month of the previous year, according to a Coal Ministry statement issued Monday....

New Delhi: The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) Monday ‘strongly’ condemned the arrest of 22-year-old law student Sharmistha Panoli by the West Bengal Police over a social media video. In a press statement, Chairman of BCD Surya Prakash Khatri said that despite the fact that...

Bengaluru: Actor Kamal Haasan has approached the Karnataka High Court Monday seeking directions for the release and screening of his upcoming movie, Thug Life, in the state amidst calls for a ban from Kannada organisations, sparked by Haasan’s controversial statement that Tamil is the mother...

New Delhi: Amid nearly 4,000 active cases of COVID-19 disease in the country, health experts Monday assured that there is no need to panic as the current infection wave is unlikely to cause a higher burden on hospitals. According to the latest update, shared by...

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday sought dignified return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits, saying their reintegration must not be viewed merely as a symbolic return, but as an opportunity to build a shared, inclusive and forward-looking future for Jammu and Kashmir. The former Chief...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by All B.T.C. Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) raising concerns over Assam’s government's “indiscriminate” drive to detain and deport individuals suspected to be foreigners. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma...

Bengaluru: Cricketer Virat Kohli-owned One 8 Commune pub and restaurant landed in trouble Monday, as it has been charged with violation of guidelines relating to dedicated smoking zones within the premises. The Cubbon Park Police has registered a suo-moto case against the restaurant for Cigarettes...

Chennai: A Mahila Court in Chennai Monday awarded life sentence for a minimum period of 30 years without remission to the accused Gnanasekaran, who has been convicted for sexually harassing a student on the Anna University campus in December last year. Mahila Court judge M...