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NEW DELHI: India and Japan agreed on Thursday to boost cooperation in artificial intelligence, metals, energy and defence as well as prepare a joint roadmap for economic security, as the Asian nations sought to further strengthen their ties. The agreements were signed after talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, who is on a three-day visit to New Delhi....more
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz had reached record levels and predicted further declines in oil prices. "Those boats are coming out of the Hormuz Strait. They're coming out by numbers that nobody ever saw. We're setting records actually," Trump said while dedicating the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora on Wednesday....more
NEW DELHI: Calling the India-US trade agreement a "very fair and equitable" deal, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal narrowed down the final '1 per cent' hurdle that needs to be ironed out to finalise the pact. Goyal also noted that the only 'nightmarish' experience his team faced during negotiations was the time difference between New Delhi and Washington, asserting he has had a great working relationship with his US counterparts....more
NEW DELHI: Stepping up the Congress’s attack over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, party general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an immediate Supreme Court-monitored probe into what he described as the “Chanda Chori mega scandal”. In his letter, Venugopal alleged that the fraud involved “hundreds of crores” and amounted to a “monumental betrayal” of the Hindu faith, religion and way of life....more
MOSCOW: Fuel shortages across Russia have triggered a new political challenge for President Vladimir Putin, as a relentless Ukrainian drone campaign aimed at the country’s oil refineries has brought the war home for most ordinary Russians....more
RAWALKOT: The anti-government protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have entered the 24th day, with over 80,000 demonstrators gathered at the Eidgah grounds in Rawalakot, with Sardar Aman Khan, the leader of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), making one of the biggest revelations about Pakistan's state-sponsored terror infrastructure....more
NEW DELHI: An Indian film recently broke records by becoming the first in the world to generate 1 billion views on YouTube. While PSY’s music video for Gangnam Style is the first video to cross that mark, this 9-year-old box office flop achieved the same recently when it comes to movies. The director also expressed happiness about it while confirming the news. The Hindi-dubbed version of the Telugu film Jaya Janaki Nayaka, titled Khoonkar, which was posted by Pen Movies, has garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube....more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a status quo in a matter regarding increased ethanol supply allocation to oil marketing companies by the Karnataka high court. A partial court of Justice MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu, while hearing a petition filed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), ordered a status quo in the matter....more
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has entered a new chapter in public transport with the launch of its first passenger train service, Etihad Rail. Beginning June 30, travellers can board trains between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, marking the start of passenger rail operations in the country. The service is expected to significantly improve connectivity between the emirates, offering a faster and more sustainable alternative to road travel....more
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday questioned why former JNU student leader Umar Khalid continues to remain behind bars without a trial. The Parliamentarian called Khalid’s six years-long confinement in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots a “travesty of justice and a blot on our democracy"....more
WASHINGTON: The United States department of the treasury has removed four Indian entities from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List as part of its latest sanctions update. The entities delisted are Hyderabad-based RRG Engineering Technologies Private Limited and Lokesh Machines Limited, Ahmedabad-based Galaxy Bearings Ltd, and Delhi-based Shaurya Aeronautics Private Limited....more
NEW DELHI: The passport is a travel document, not a document of citizenship, officials of the external affairs ministry said on Wednesday, while highlighting measures incorporated into new chip-based e-passports, such as biometric data, to boost global acceptance and reduce the risk of fraud....more
NEW DELHI: The government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue grew 13.9% to ₹1.95 lakh crore in June 2026, the highest growth rate in 13 months. However, the bulk of this growth came from imports, with the tax collected from domestic transactions growing far slower....more
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the construction of an 8.1-km, six-lane tunnel on NH-148AE linking the Dwarka Expressway with Nelson Mandela Marg in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two major road infrastructure projects worth Rs 14,115 crore in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh....more |
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