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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in the national capital as part of her campaign against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), on Tuesday called for the impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and sought to rally support from other opposition parties on...
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In a freak incident, wingtips of Air India and IndiGo planes came in touch with each other at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday evening, and both aircraft have been grounded for inspections, according to officials.While Air India's plane was waiting on the taxiway prior to take off, the IndiGo...
22:29
In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation has asked the Andhra Pradesh government to take suitable action against senior Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams officers, including former members, for alleged 'deliberate omissions and failures' in tender conditions, leading to the...
21:56
India on Tuesday strongly condemned the theft of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Australian Indian Community Centre in Melbourne and demanded immediate action to recover it.The bronze statue was allegedly removed from the community centre at Rowville in Melbourne in the early hours of January...
21:42
The Nepal government on Tuesday decided to withdraw the controversial social media bill, which was under consideration in Parliament.The Social Media Bill 2025, registered by the then-government led by deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli last year, drew criticism from all quarters over its...
21:41
An intense gunfight lasting nearly an hour rattled a remote forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Tuesday after security forces trapped two to three suspected Pakistani terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit inside a natural cave, officials said.One of the terrorists...
21:37
A Dalit man was allegedly assaulted and subjected to humiliation, including being forced to perform obscene acts, over a monetary dispute in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.The prime accused in the case was arrested for the incident that occurred in Ambah tehsil, about...
20:49
India has ensured the interests of its sensitive agriculture and dairy sectors are completely protected in the bilateral trade pact that it is finalising with the US following months of negotiations, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.Hours after US President Donald...
20:44
Nemcha Kipgen, a woman Kuki leader and former minister, is likely to be the deputy chief minister in the new Manipur government when it is formed, sources said.A meeting of the legislators of all constituents of the National Democratic Alliance will be held on Tuesday night, where Singh and...
20:37
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Tuesday demanded a thorough probe into last week's Baramati plane crash, in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed along with four others.Talking to reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, he also stressed the need for...
19:19
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, lodging his strong protest for disallowing him to speak in the House on a matter of national security and terming it a blot on our democracy. In his letter to Birla, the Congress leader noted that while...
19:10
Y Khemchand Singh has been elected as leader of Manipur BJP legislature party.President's rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13 last year and was later extended by Parliament in August last year for another six months. Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Sunday that NDA...
19:04
Stock investors' wealth surged by Rs 12.10 lakh crore on Tuesday, tracking a sharp rally in equities buoyed by the India-US trade deal. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 4,205.27 points or 5.14 per cent to hit the day's high of 85,871.73.It later ended at 83,739.13, up 2,072.67 points or 2.54 per...
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US Secretary Brooke Rollins posts on X on the India-US trade deal: Thank you @POTUS for ONCE AGAIN delivering for our American farmers. New US-India deal will export more American farm products to India's massive market, lifting prices, and pumping cash into rural America. In 2024, America's...
18:34
Air India will replace a specific component on one of its Boeing 787 aircraft after an issue was identified with the part, sources said on Tuesday. According to a source-based information, the affected Fuel Control Switch module will be sent to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for...
18:20
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India has got a very good trade deal with the US, better than competitors, without compromising interest of the agriculture and dairy sectors. Without giving details of what has been agreed with Washington, Goyal said the trade deal is in the final...
18:04
In a first comment by the government following the US tariff cut announcement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India's exports will get a further boost. In an interview with PTI Videos, Sitharaman said the tariff announcement, in which Indian exports to the US will...
17:30
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended 2.5 per cent higher on Tuesday after India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent. After starting the trade on a buoyant note, the 30-share BSE Sensex...
17:24
Congress MP Raja Warring on Tuesday criticised the government's actions of suspending eight opposition members from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the budget session for violating rules and throwing papers on the chair following uproar in the House over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's insistence...
17:14
Suspended Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday said that eight Members of Parliament, including seven from the Congress and one from the CPI (M), were suspended from the Lok Sabha after they protested the repeated interruption of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's speech in the House.Speaking...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called the India-US trade deal historic, saying it will elevate the strategic partnership between the two countries and pave the way for stronger trade ties and mutual growth. In a series of posts on 'X', Shah said the deal opens the gateway to endless...
16:59
The Indian Stock indices settled 2.5 per cent higher on Tuesday, riding on the India-US trade deal under which Washington has agreed to bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent. At the time of closing, Sensex was at 83,739.75, up by 2072 points or 2.5 per cent, while...
16:29
Silver and gold prices rebounded sharply in the futures trade on Tuesday following value buying by investors after a three-day rout in the domestic markets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver for March delivery surged Rs 29,372, or 12.43 per cent, to Rs 2,65,633 per kilogram. The...
16:25
Russia has not received any statements from India about stopping Russian oil purchases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov also said that Russia intends to continue to develop its relations with India in every possible way, according to Russian media reports.His comments came...
16:20
The Indian rupee emerged as the best-performing Asian currency on Tuesday, registering a gain of 122 paise or 1.33 per cent in a single trading session to settle at 90.27 (provisional) against the US dollar, after India and the US agreed to a trade deal. Forex traders said the Indian rupee...
15:59
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the India-US trade deal is a big decision that will benefit everyone in the country, and asserted that his government always works in favour of the nation. The prime minister made these remarks at the meeting of the NDA Parliamentary Party,...
15:37
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar was on Tuesday named the guardian minister of Beed and Pune districts, posts previously held by her late husband Ajit Pawar. Sunetra Pawar has been sworn in as the deputy chief minister following Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash at Baramati...
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Eight Opposition members were suspended from the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for 'unruly behaviour', including for tearing papers and throwing them at the Chair. As soon as the House met at 3 pm following multiple adjournments, Dilip Saika, who was in the Chair, named the eight Congress members....
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has buckled under US pressure to finalise a trade deal and has sold out the hard work of Indian farmers through the agreement.Addressing reporters in the Parliament House complex after he was not allowed to speak in...
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Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday authenticated a copy of an article in the Lok Sabha which cited former army chief M M Naravane's unpublished 'memoir'. As soon as Gandhi was asked to speak on the Motion of Thanks, he cited the Speaker's ruling of Monday and authenticated the...
13:58
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over WhatsApp and Meta's data-sharing practices while hearing a batch of appeals arising from the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) order imposing a Rs. 213.14 crore penalty on Meta for WhatsApp's 2021 take it or leave it privacy...
13:33
In August 2025, the US announced the imposition of 25 per cent tariff plus another 25 per cent punitive duty for buying Russia's crude oil and military equipment. These duties are imposed over and above the existing tariffs that the Indian goods are facing in the US. The US has...
13:26
The dead body of a 40-year-old woman, associated with a farmers' union, was found in a vacant plot along a canal in the Kotwali Nagar area here, police said on Tuesday. Preliminary investigation suggests that the woman was killed by crushing her head with a brick or a heavy object before the...
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Amid sloganeering from the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha over the India-US deal, Union Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday assured that the central government will issue a suo motu statement, sharing the details of the deal and is also ready to hold a discussion in the house. Late last night, the...
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Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said the reduction of the US tariff rate on most Indian goods is credit positive for labour-intensive sectors such as gems, jewellery, textiles and apparel, which are the top export sectors. India and the US have agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the NDA MPs at the NDA Parliamentary Party Meeting, saying that the Union Budget 2026 has been prepared keeping the next 25 years in mind. He urged the MPs to explain this to the general public for their better understanding. The Prime...
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Rahul Gandhi speaks with party MPs at the Parliament premises
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday met Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and K C Venugopal amid a standoff in the lower house over former army chief's M M Naravane's unpublished book.Parliamentary sources said the meeting was held in a bid to arrive...
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Textiles and Jewellery traders have welcomed the India-US trade deal, expressing enthusiasm over reduced tariffs and predicting that an 18 per cent tariff will increase sales by 100-150 per cent. Hailing PM Modi for the trade deal, traders believed that Free Trade Agreements with other...
12:14
Member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council, Sanjeev Sanyal, in a post on X on Monday, stated that Duniya jhukti hai, jhukaney wala chahiye following the announcement of the India-US trade deal, where Washington reduced the tariffs on India to 18 per cent. Sanyal's...
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A Himachal Roadways bus met with an accident on Tuesday in the remote area of Kwanu-Meenus Road in Kalsi in Uttarakhand's Dehradun district and fell into a deep gorge, the State Disaster Response Force said.Preliminary reports suggested that more than 30 passengers were on board the bus.Following...
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Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Tuesday amid noisy protests by opposition over Speaker Om Birla's refusal to allow Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to quote from an unpublished memoir of former army chief MM Naravane. Members trooped into the well and raised slogans like...
11:28
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on Tuesday shared the first-look poster of his upcoming film Dhurandhar: The Revenge.Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar released on December 5, 2025 and also starred Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan and Rakesh Bedi. The sequel is set to release in theatres...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday welcomed the reduction in United States' tariffs on Indian goods, describing the development as a major boost for the 'Made in India' initiative. Taking to social media platform X, the finance minister said that Indian products would now...
10:36
The rupee appreciated 119 paise to 90.30 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, after US tariffs on India were cut to 18 per cent. Forex traders said the 18 per cent tariff changes the story, improving India's relative position and reopening the door for FII...
10:20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said self-confidence is that power that makes everything possible and will help in realising the dream of Viksit Bharat. His remarks came hours after the US and India agreed on a trade deal under which Washington will bring down reciprocal tariff...
10:01
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trading session on Tuesday after India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from current 25 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped...
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A 22-year-old delivery executive was stabbed to death by three minors in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar on Monday following an altercation, police said. The juveniles have been apprehended. The incident took place around 8.15 pm, when the accused minors arrived on a motorcycle and, after a brief...
09:42
The Delhi government is considering a proposal to construct a new bridge over the Yamuna River near the Signature Bridge or replace the old iron bridge to ease traffic congestion and improve connectivity in the city's eastern parts, officials said.The proposal was put forth by the Trans-Yamuna...
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US Senator Lindsey Graham
US Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday (local time) claimed that India has earned the reduction in tariffs under the newly announced India-US trade deal, linking the move to the decrease in Russian oil purchases by New Delhi amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a post on X, Graham praised US...
09:05
Three members of a family were injured after a speeding Mercedes, allegedly being driven by a 17-year-old boy, rammed into a car inside a Coastal Road tunnel in South Mumbai, said police officials on Monday.After the accident in the early hours of Sunday, the D B Marg Police have registered a...
08:46
A four-year-old boy died at AIIMS-Nagpur, months after he fell critically ill and slipped into a coma after allegedly consuming Coldrif cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, an official said on Monday.According to the official, Harsh, from Tikabarri village of Betul district...
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The Congress took a swipe at the Narendra Modi government on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that the US and India have agreed to a trade deal, saying it appears the prime minister has capitulated finally and that this cannot be the father of all deals.India and the US agreed to a...
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United States Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump's claims regarding a trade deal with India, where Washington, DC reduced the reciprocal tariff from 25 per cent to 18 per cent.In a post on X, following Trump's claims of a trade deal with New Delhi...
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