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- India
Now, mandatory Bhagavad Gita lessons in Gujarat school textbooks
In a major decision, the Gujarat government announced mandatory learning of the Bhagwad Gita in the first language textbooks for Classes 9 to 12. The textbooks will now contain the Bhagavad Gita’s…
- World
Trump links India oil tariff to ‘progress’ in Russia-Ukraine peace talks
New York: US President Donald Trump said that Washington and Moscow have made a “lot of progress” in working towards ending the Ukraine War and speculated the punitive tariff he imposed on…
- Business
From 25pc to 50pc, US slaps ‘penalty tariffs’ on India for Russian oil
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, August 6, slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi’s continued buying of Russian oil. Trump…
- India
Bihar draft electoral rolls: SC seeks ECI’s response on omission of voters
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to a plea seeking disclosure of details of nearly 65 lakh voters whose names were…
- India
RBI decides to keep interest rate unchanged
Mumbai: After three successive interest cuts, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday decided to keep policy rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and retained the neutral stance, weighed by concerns over tariff uncertainties.…
- Kashmir
No ceasefire violation in J-K’s Poonch, says Indian Army
Mendhar: Amid reports of a ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch post Operation Sindoor in May, the Indian army on Tuesday evening, August 5, denied all claims. Initial reports claimed that…
- India
Cloudburst in Uttarakhand: Several homes swept away; at least 4 killed
Dehradun: A cloudburst led to flash floods in the high altitude villages of Dharali on the way to Gangotri on Tuesday, August 4, with the raging waters sweeping away several houses and…
- India
SC may hear plea seeking restoration of statehood to JK on Aug 8
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on August 8 a plea seeking directions to the Centre for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan…
- India
India responds to Donald Trump’s threat to impose hefty tariffs
New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday said that the targeting of the country by the US over Russian oil purchase is unjustified and unreasonable, after American President Donald Trump threatened to…
- India
Dharmasthala mass burial: Skeletal remains found at new site
Karnataka: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burial case in Karnataka‘s Dharmasthala on Monday, August 4, recovered multiple skeletal remains from a new site identified by the anonymous complainant,…
- India
Hyderabadi boy Mohammed Siraj levels series for India with magic spell
London: The perseverant Mohammed Siraj’s warrior spirit steered India to a series-levelling six-run victory over England in the fifth and final Test here on Monday, bringing a fitting end to one of…
- World
India can’t continue financing Ukraine war by purchasing oil from Russia: Trump aide
New York: India portrays itself as being one of America’s closest friends in the world, but imposes massive tariffs, engages in “cheating” on immigration policies, and its purchases of Russian oil are…
- India
Concerning rise of hate, large-scale evictions against minorities in Assam
India Hate Lab recently released a report under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative, highlighting a worrying rise in hate speech, harassment, violence and forced evictions targeting Bengali-origin Muslims who are being…
- India
Army officer attacks SpiceJet staff over cabin luggage dispute; FIR filed
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday, August 3, said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26,…
- India
ECI abusing its powers, must be fought legally: Chidambaram on Bihar SIR
New Delhi: Amid the raging row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission is trying to change…
