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India Gets 30-Day Waiver From US To Purchase Russian Oil Amid Iran War

The move came as the US seeks to stabilise global energy markets amid rising tensions in the Middle East following its operation in Iran. Read More

Missing IAF Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet crashes 60 km from Assam’s Jorhat after take-off; search for pilot under way

An Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet crashed in Assam’s Karbi Anglong during a training sortie after taking off from Jorhat, triggering search operations as authorities hunt for the missing pilot Go to Source Read More

India’s ‘moist heatwaves’ getting worse, says study

PUNE: India’s summer heatwaves – the humid, suffocating kind that impact more than dry heat – are not just getting more frequent, but also more intense through a now-identified specific atmospheric chain reaction. Read More

STs following Hindu customs can’t be excluded from Hindu marriage law: High court

Scheduled Tribe members adhering to Hindu customs are not barred from the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Chhattisgarh High Court ruled. Read More

Bihar: JDU cadre bet on Nishant to fill in father Nitish Kumar’s shoes

File photo: Nishant Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is a rare regional heavyweight who has been vocal in his disdain of dynastic politics and made it a point to keep his family members, including his only son Nishant, out of Read More

Nitish Kumar a wily strategist who made CM seat his own

File photo: Nitish Kumar NEW DELHI: After two decades at the helm of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has finally ceded the seat that he made his own, kicking up a storm of reaction from angry supporters and criticism from the opposition that c Read More

‘Hasn’t taken a day off in 25 years’: Mark Carney praises PM Modi’s work ethic

Mark Carney praises PM Modi’s work ethic NEW DELHI: Canadian PM Mark Carney praised Narendra Modi’s governance approach and work ethic, saying the Indian PM remained strongly focused on delivering welfare programmes dire Read More

Gulf conflict: LNG squeeze may impact urea output ahead of kharif season

NEW DELHI: India may face serious disruptions in supply of fertilisers and raw materials in the next kharif season — starting in June — if the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues due to the conflict in West Asia, industry insid Read More

Middle East tensions: PM Modi, Emmanuel Macron discuss need for dialogue & diplomacy

File photo: PM Modi with French President Macron NEW DELHI: India continued to engage the international community over the situation in West Asia region as PM Modi on Thursday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, reiterating t Read More

India finally condoles killing of Iran’s Khamenei; foreign ministers talk

Foreign secy Vikram Misri at the Iranian embassy on Thursday NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri signed the book of condolence – on behalf of the Indian government and people – opened at the Iranian embassy on Thur Read More

‘Always wished to be in both Houses’: Nitish Kumar files Rajya Sabha papers

Nitish Kumar files Rajya Sabha papers PATNA: Nitish Kumar on Thursday filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha, brushing aside objections from family members and unrest within JD(U) in a move widely seen as signalling the approaching Read More

Rajya Sabha polls: Political tie-ups against NDA face acid test in Bihar, Odisha

JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, Read More