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India to start FTA talks with EAEU

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - the five-member post-Soviet bloc including Russia - on Wednesday formally agreed to negotiate a free trade agreement. India and EAE... Read More


India, Russia need 'creative' approaches: EAM in Moscow

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- India and Russia should adopt a "more creative and innovative approach" to tackle challenges posed by a complex geopolitical situation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar sai... Read More


No ban on slaughter houses during Jain religious festival: HC

MUMBAI, Aug. 21 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to order closure of slaughter houses for nine days coinciding with the Jain religious festival of Paryushan Parv, saying there was no such... Read More


Delhi CM assaulted by auto driver during public meeting at residence

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta was assaulted at a weekly public hearing at her official residence in Civil Lines on Wednesday morning by a 41-year-old man who came from Rajkot ... Read More


ED: Ex-VVCMC chief approved bldg plans of 55 mn sqft in lieu of bribes

MUMBAI, Aug. 21 -- Former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar - arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its money laundering probe into the c... Read More


City hostage to Mithi's fury

MUMBAI, Aug. 21 -- On Tuesday, the Mithi River did what Mumbai had long feared - it pushed back. After five days of relentless rain, the river surged to 3.9 metres, breaching the Central Railway's 2.7... Read More


IIM Guwahati to kick start session this year

India, Aug. 21 -- The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati, Assam, only the second IIM in the Northeast after the one in Shillong and ov... Read More


Israel takes steps to take over Gaza city

India, Aug. 21 -- Israel's military has taken the first steps of a planned operation to take over Gaza City, Israeli military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said on Wednesday. Following a cl... Read More


BMC receives 3 applications to lift pigeon feeding ban

MUMBAI, Aug. 21 -- Animal welfare advocates have submitted three applications to the BMC, seeking permission to resume feeding pigeons and other birds across city kabutarkhanas and natural feeding zon... Read More


russia on oil trade

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Russia on Wednesday dismissed concerns about sanctions and tariffs imposed by the US and European Union (EU) hitting oil supplies to India, with senior Russian officials saying M... Read More