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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday claimed that Beijing “mediated” tensions between India and Pakistan this year, a statement that sources familiar with the matter described as “bizarre,” noting that China played no role in ending…
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India has imposed a safeguard import duty of 11–12 per cent on select steel products for a period of three years, according to an order issued by the finance ministry, in a move aimed at curbing the influx of low-priced steel, particularly…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. “The External Affairs Minister, Dr. S.…
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday shared a video of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train undergoing high-speed trials, during which it touched speeds of up to 180 kmph on the Kota–Nagda section while successfully completing a “water…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over reports claiming that Ukraine had targeted the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring that diplomacy remains the only credible path to peace amid the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, recalling her contributions to strengthening bilateral…
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At least four people were killed and nine others injured after a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) bus reversed into passengers standing in a queue outside Bhandup railway station in Mumbai on Monday night. The…
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order that had suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case, effectively halting his possible release from prison. A special vacation…
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India on Monday dismissed Pakistan’s criticism over alleged incidents involving Christian and Muslim minorities in the country, instead pointing to what it described as Islamabad’s “abysmal record” in dealing with the victimisation of…
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order that had suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP leader and former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granted him bail in the Unnao rape case. “In view of the peculiar facts,…
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