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The Union government is considering a proposal to introduce a 20-year cooling-off period for senior officials — including top bureaucrats and military officers — before they can publish books after retirement, officials familiar with the…
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Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty on Friday to charges linked to a plot to assassinate pro-Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York confirmed. Gupta, 54, appeared…
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The administration of Donald Trump on Friday released a sweeping strategy to rebuild US shipbuilding and the broader maritime sector, funded in part through port fees on cargo carried by Chinese-built vessels — levies Washington and China…
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will tell the Munich Security Conference that Europe is “a sleeping giant” and must rely less on the United States for its defence, his office said on Friday. In a speech scheduled for Saturday, Starmer…
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Accused Nikhil Gupta on Friday pleaded guilty in a US court in connection with a foiled murder plot targeting Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Gupta, who had earlier pleaded not guilty in June 2024, admitted to charges…
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The latest elections in Bangladesh have delivered a decisive victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), marking a significant shift in the country’s political landscape. With the outcome, Tarique Rahman is poised to emerge as the…
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Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on Friday received a fresh threat, this time by the Bishnoi gang, saying that they will “hurt” his entire staff if he does not “fall in line”. In a voice note sent by an unidentified person allegedly associated…
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As counting nears completion in Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary elections, the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured 213 seats by 2:10 pm, while the Jamaat-e-Islami and its 11 allies have managed 76 seats,…
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Despite securing two wins from two matches, India’s much-vaunted batting unit has endured a strangely inconsistent T20 World Cup campaign, raising questions ahead of a sterner examination against Pakistan. Half-centuries from…
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Indian stock markets deepened their losses on Friday, tracking weak global cues as the ongoing technology selloff weighed heavily on investor sentiment. The BSE Sensex was trading at 82,880, down 794 points or 0.95 per cent around 11 am,…
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