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UNITED NATIONS: India told the UN Security Council that it has discussed with the Taliban regime various issues pertaining to bilateral relations and the “special” people-to-people ties has been the “foundation” of Delhi’s present day engagement with the country. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said Monday at the UN Security meeting…

US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: Two days after Donald Trump’s claim that India had committed to bring tariffs “way down”, govt on Monday told a parliamentary panel that no commitments on the issue had been made to the US and it has sought time until Sept to address the issue that is being repeatedly…

The interim govt is set to introduce a special law by next week aimed at accelerating efforts to recover billions of dollars allegedly siphoned off from Bangladesh to foreign countries. In the absence of aparliament session, the law will be enacted through an ordinance, said chief adviser Yunus Muhammad’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam.Referring to govt’s…

NEW DELHI: Amid the “frontal attack” by US President Donald Trump, RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) Monday asked govt to ensure that interests of farmers and small businesses are protected during negotiations for bilateral trade deals, including with US.In a statement SJM said at the time of setting up World Trade Organisation, developed countries had…

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee, noting the meagre Rs 575 crore provided in the 2025-26 Budget for census and NPR updation, has recommended that census may be completed at the earliest. Census 2021 and NPR updation exercise were to start in 2020 but put on hold due to the Covid outbreak.The panel, while noting manifold…

J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Videos of fashion models strutting on snow in the ski resort of Gulmarg were pulled down from social media after a backlash led by J&K’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq over what he termed an “outrageous” and “obscene” display that had hurt the “sensitivities of the local…

JAMMU: The recent killing of three civilians in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday, with chief minister Omar Abdullah condemning the incident and calling for a thorough probe. Omar and PDP’s Iltija Mufti also raised questions as to how only BJP politicians were allowed to meet the…

NEW DELHI: To eliminate cash transactions at toll plazas for paying double the user fee as a penalty for not having a FASTag or for using a blacklisted one, the NHAI will implement a variable UPI payment system. The initial trial has started at the Kherki Dhaula toll plaza in Haryana and will be extended…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted raids at 14 locations linked to the son of former CM Bhupesh Baghel and others in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The action is part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged Rs 2,161 crore liquor scam in the state. A stone…

NEW DELHI: Around 80 passenger trains will be kept on standby to cater to sudden surge in passengers at 60 identified stations which see high footfall on festive occasions such as Holi, Chhath and Diwali, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha on Monday.Replying to the debate on Railways (Amendment) Bill, Vaishnaw said a detailed…