COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Monday announced that only essential services will operate from midnight till July 10 and all other operations will be temporarily suspended as the crisis-hit nation faces acute fuel shortage. The move came days after Prime Minister Ranil wickremesinghe on Wednesday last said that the …
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NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) on Monday resumed negotiations, after a gap of over eight years, for a comprehensive free trade agreement, a move aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two regions. Senior officials from both the sides will hold discussions till July 1. India and …
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NEW DELHI: The Congress‘s stock is possibly at its lowest level in its long history. While its numerical strength in both houses of Parliament has been one of the lowest and the number of states it is governing is also the least ever, its importance among the opposition parties has …
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New Delhi: In the 90th episode of Mann Ki BaatPM Narendra Modi Sunday reminded the nation about the imposition of Emergency 47 years ago, recalling how the “right to life and liberty” was snatched from citizens and an attempt was made to crush democracy. Later, in his address to the …
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NEW DELHI: The Gujarat ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad) detained on Saturday Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with an FIR filed in Ahmedabad alleging “criminal conspiracy, forgery and placing false evidence in court to frame innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots case. The action came a day after the Supreme …
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BENGALURU: The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe), India’s independent nodal agency created to hand-hold and regulate private industry in the space sector has handed out its first two authorisations. Bengaluru’s Digantara and Hyderabad-based dhruva Space became the first two private firms to receive authorization letters late on …
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NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stopped flying at two flying training schools — one each in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat — because of serious safety concerns. “One school is in Shirpur and the other is Chimes Aviation Academy in MP,” said a senior official. “Flying …
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NEW DELHI: After the Supreme Court rejected the appeal questioning the SIT’s clearance of then-Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and many other individuals in the 2002 riots, home minister Amit Shah made the comments in an interview with ANI. Zakia Jafri has submitted the plea. He lauded the Supreme Court …
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NEW DELHI: From next April, Indian car makers can get their vehicles tested on safety parameters; get the “star rating” here and won’t need to ship them abroad anymore. The road transport ministry on Friday published a draft standard for “Star Rating” of new cars on safety parameters under a …
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NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly raised with Australia, Canadathe UK, the US, Germany and a number of other countries the issue of long delays in grant of visas to the Indian students wanting to resume their on-campus classes. Thousands of Indian students are struggling to return to these countries …
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