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Ukraine war: Trump okayed key Russia sanctions bill, says US senator

India, Jan. 9 -- US President Donald Trump will support a new Russia sanctions bill that could hike tariffs on goods and services from India and other countries that buy Russian oil to 500%, said US S... Read More


Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance manifesto promises free bus service for women, tax relief for small properties

India, Jan. 9 -- The Congress-Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray/UBT) alliance on Thursday released its manifesto titled 'Pune First', describing it as a 'charter of rights for Punekars' ahead of t... Read More


Madhav Gadgil: Green warrior, and a lasting conservation legacy

India, Jan. 9 -- Pioneering ecologist Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil, whose seminal report on the protection of the Western Ghats in 2011 warned against the pillaging of the environment and whose bottom-up ... Read More


NDA corners Lalu and family after Delhi court order in land-for-jobs case

India, Jan. 9 -- A Delhi court's decision on Friday to frame charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and members of his family in the alleged land-for-jobs scam triggered sharp political reactions... Read More


'Modi, Trump spoke 8 times in 2025': MEA on Howard Lutnick's claim on India-US trade deal

India, Jan. 9 -- The ministry of external affairs said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to US President Donald Trump eight times in 2025 amid strained New Delhi-Washington ties o... Read More


Ajit Pawar hints at possible reunion of NCP factions after civic polls

India, Jan. 9 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday signalled that the two rival factions-NCP and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) - could c... Read More


Mumbai records 97,188 housing sales in 2025; the rRs.r2 to rRs.r10 crore segment expands share

India, Jan. 9 -- Mumbai's housing market closed 2025 on a steady note, recording a 1% year-on-year rise in sales to 97,188 units, with momentum strengthening in the second half as transactions grew 3%... Read More


Police booths at major ST depots ready since a month but no cops deployed

India, Jan. 9 -- A month since police security booths have been set up at three major Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) depots namely Swargate, Vallabhnagar (Pimpri-Chinchwad) and W... Read More


Govt seeks legal opinion for action over Grok-generated obscene content

India, Jan. 9 -- The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) is seeking legal opinion for action against X over obscene and sexually explicit content generated using its AI tool Gro... Read More


Lucknow's Riccha Sinha on British film debut with Davide Tucci, South projects and Bollywood dream

India, Jan. 9 -- Model-turned-actor Riccha Sinha, a Lucknowite, is making her feature film debut with a British psychological thriller opposite UK-based actor Davide Tucci. The film has been shot at P... Read More