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New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear on Thursday a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging obstruction and interference by the West Bengal government, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during a search operation at the offices of I-PAC and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain. The probe is linked to an alleged multi-crore coal-pilferage scam. According to the

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NEW DELHI: Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is scheduled to arrive in India on Thursday for a strategic dialogue with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, officials familiar with the matter said. The discussions are expected to cover key areas of bilateral cooperation, including security, trade, technology, and regional developments in the Indo-Pacific, reflecting the ongoing strategic alignment between

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LAHORE: An Indian Sikh woman, Sarabjeet Kaur, was arrested in Pakistan after marrying a local Muslim man during a visit to the country in November 2025 and has since been sent to a government-run shelter home in Lahore, according to sources in the Punjab government. The case has sparked concerns over her immigration status, her claim

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NEW DELHI: Sergio Gor, the newly appointed United States Ambassador to India, presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, signalling a renewed focus on advancing defence, trade, technology, and strategic cooperation between the two countries. Gor, a close aide of President Donald Trump, arrived in India last week and officially assumed his role as the 27th US

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OTTAWA: Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K Patnaik, has categorically dismissed allegations linking New Delhi to the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023. In an extensive interview with CBC News on Tuesday, Patnaik emphasised that the investigation into Nijjar’s death is focused solely on four individuals and that

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NEW DELHI: India is reportedly moving closer to finalising what could become the largest defence acquisition in the country’s history — a potential ₹3.25 lakh crore deal for 114 Rafale fighter jets from France. According to sources cited by news agency ANI, the proposal is expected to be discussed in a high-level meeting of the Ministry of

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SANGAREDDY, TELANGANA: In a tragic incident highlighting the dangers of kite flying with hazardous strings, a 38-year-old farm labourer from Uttar Pradesh died on Wednesday after a kite string reportedly cut his throat while he was riding a two-wheeler in Fasalwadi village, Sangareddy district. Police officials said the man was on his way to purchase

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stern warning to states and Union territories (UTs), signalling that it may impose heavy compensation for every dog bite and death caused by stray dogs, while also holding individuals and institutions who feed these animals accountable for attacks that result in serious injury or lifelong consequences. The

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NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his French counterpart Emmanuel Bonne held in-depth discussions on Tuesday to review bilateral cooperation across security, defence, technology, space, and civil nuclear sectors, ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s upcoming visit to India next month. The meeting, held under the framework of the 38th India-France Strategic Dialogue, reaffirmed the

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Amid increasing aerial intrusions along India’s borders, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday emphasised that India has asked Pakistan to rein in its drone activities, warning that such actions are unacceptable. Speaking at his annual media briefing ahead of the 78th Army Day on January 15, Dwivedi outlined a range of measures the Indian Army

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