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'India-US ties have weathered several challenges': MEA on Trump's tariff threat

India, Aug. 1 -- In the face of President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs on Indian goods and criticism of energy and defence purchases from Russia, India on Friday said its ties with the US had overc... Read More


INDIA bloc to turn up the heat on SIR with 'ECI gherao' next week

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- In the wake of continued outrage against controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the INDIA alliance will step up its agitation within and outside the Parliament. The Oppos... Read More


Bihar poll revision rocks Parl; both Houses adjourned for day

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Rajya Sabha proceedings were washed out on Friday amid vociferous protests by Opposition members, who were demanding a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ... Read More


Pb CM launches anti-drug curriculum at schools

Chandigarh, Aug. 1 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and national convener of AAP Arvind Kejriwal on Friday unveiled the anti-drug curriculum to be introduced in schools under "war against ... Read More


Rs 28 crore spent on Kolkata Metro in last 5 years: Centre to Parl

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- In spite of fast growth and increasing ridership, the country's oldest underground metro system, the Kolkata Metro, has been granted only a cumulative Rs 28 crore over five years ... Read More


WB: Edu dept writes to CU for shifting exam dates

Kolkata, Aug. 1 -- The state's higher education department has written to Calcutta University authorities asking the latter to change dates of its examination as it coincides with the foundation day o... Read More


Mamata likely to lead her third 'Bhasha Andolan' rally in Siliguri later this month

Kolkata, Aug. 1 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee is expected to undertake a tour of the North Bengal region later this month, where she will conduct her pa... Read More


Arrest of Kerala nuns in Chhattisgarh is "grave injustice": Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday condemned as "grave injustice" the arrest of two Kerala nuns in Chhattisgarh. "The arrest of nuns is a grave injustice. They have not done an... Read More


Celebrations outside Lt Col Purohit's Pune home after Malegaon verdict

India, Aug. 1 -- Celebrations erupted outside Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit's residence on Law College Road in Pune on Thursday, after a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court acquitted... Read More


ED issues LOC against Anil Ambani, asks him to appear for questioning on August 5

India, Aug. 1 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a lookout circular (LOC) against industrialist Anil Ambani as it investigates allegations of loan fraud worth thousands of crores against h... Read More