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Shashi Tharoor slams India-US deal as pre-committed purchase agreement

India, Feb. 11 -- The India-US interim trade deal looks more like a "pre-committed purchase agreement" that overturns every principle of reciprocity, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday and sla... Read More


Ugly scenes could have erupted in Lok Sabha: Rijiju

India, Feb. 11 -- Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said "very ugly scenes" could have taken place had the BJP MPs been allowed to confront the Congress members on the day Prime Minister Narendra... Read More


Rs 1,389 crore loans given to 1.39 lakh via PM-SURAJ portal: Govt

India, Feb. 11 -- As many as 1.39 lakh entrepreneurs were provided Rs 1,389.61 crore in loans through the PM-SURAJ portal in the 2024-25 fiscal against a target of extending benefits to one lakh entre... Read More


Pappu Yadav gets bail in 30-year-old forgery case

India, Feb. 11 -- The MP/MLA court on Tuesday granted bail to independent MP Pappu Yadav in a three-decade-old forgery case. Yadav was arrested on Friday evening at his residence by Patna Police after... Read More


PM Modi highlights changing face of Maoist-hit Bastar

India, Feb. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the changing face of Chhattisgarh's Bastar, which was once known for Maoist violence. He also lauded the special celebration of 'B... Read More


Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar takes charge of duties

India, Feb. 11 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday assumed her ministerial duties at the state secretariat, 13 days after the death of her husband and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in... Read More


Bus crash kills 12

India, Feb. 11 -- At least 12 persons were killed, and 8 others were injured after a passenger bus fell into the Tamakoshi River in central Nepal, local media reported on Tuesday. The incident occurre... Read More


5 lakh people to visit Somnath Temple on Mahashivratri

India, Feb. 11 -- Nearly five lakh devotees are expected to visit Gujarat's Somnath Temple during the Mahashivratri festival this weekend, with officials noting a surge in visitors following last mont... Read More


SC seeks Centre's reply on creamy layer issue

India, Feb. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its response to the pleas seeking a direction to lay down criteria for exclusion of the creamy layer of the Scheduled Castes and... Read More


PM's degree: HC gives DU time to file objections to delay in filing appeal

India, Feb. 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted three weeks' time to Delhi University for filing its objection to the delay in appeals against an order refusing disclosure of details of Prim... Read More