PM Modi expected to visit Japan, China later this month
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Japan and China beginning around August 29, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Uttarkashi flash floods: Around 200 people still trapped
More than 250 people were rescued from Dharali, where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst flattened and swept away dozens of houses, on Wednesday even as nine Army Jawans were reportedly missing.
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Dharmasthala burial case | Search operations continue inside forest on 8th day, SIT chief holds meeting
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Dharmasthala mass burial case have resumed search operation for the eighth day in the jurisdiction of Dharmasthala police station on Wednesday, inside the forest area near the Nethravathi bathing ghat adjacent to the state highway.
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Missed signals, lost deal: How India-US trade talks collapsed and the way forward
After five rounds of trade negotiations, Indian officials were so confident of securing a favourable deal with the United States that they even signalled to the media that tariffs could be capped at 15%. Indian officials expected U.S. President Donald Trump to announce the deal himself weeks before the August 1 deadline. The announcement never came.
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College student 'immolates self' following blackmail by boyfriend in Odisha; third instance in a month
A female college student died after she allegedly immolated herself at her house in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Wednesday over blackmail by her boyfriend, police said.
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Rijiju says Lok Sabha cannot discuss sub-judice matters as oppn continues protests demanding SIR debate
Opposition on Wednesday cited Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ruling and previous instances of debates on electoral issues in Parliament to insist on a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls even as the government once again made it clear that it cannot take place owing to constraints put by rules as also due to the matter being sub-judice.
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Musk vs Modi: Inside the battle over India's internet censorship
In January, an old post on Elon Musk's social media platform, X, became a concern for police in Satara. Written in 2023, the short message from an account with a few hundred followers described a senior ruling-party politician as "useless".
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Trump’s tariff deadlines: Timeline for key upcoming events
The twists and turns in U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies have not only roiled global financial markets but also taken investors on a roller-coaster ride.
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RBI keeps interest rates unchanged amid uncertainty over Trump's tariffs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its policy interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, as policymakers weighed the risks posed by US President Donald Trump's trade policies and the uncertainties surrounding the potential for higher tariffs.
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Harry Brook disagrees with Gautam Gambhir, says Joe Root should have been Man of the Series
Star England batter Harry Brook disagreed with India coach Gautam Gambhir’s decision to name him as Player of the Series, saying the honour should have gone to Joe Root for his prolific run in the five-Test series.
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