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SC shields old diesel, petrol vehicle owners in Delhi-NCR from 'coercive action'

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection to owners of older vehicles in Delhi-NCR, barring authorities from taking coercive action against diesel vehicles over 10 ... Read More


Angry judgments are never sensible: Maneka Gandhi reacts to SC order on stray dogs

India, Aug. 12 -- Animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday called the Supreme Court order on stray dogs a 'strange judgment'. Reacting to the decision, she told ANI ne... Read More


Fareed Zakaria slams Trump's 50% tariff on India as baffling reversal of US foreign policy

India, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on Indian imports is "puzzling" and a "reversal of 25 years of American foreign policy," political commentator and author Fareed Zakaria has sa... Read More


Saudi investment call in BPCL, ONGC refineries likely in 7-8 months, bolstering India's capacity expansion drive

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Two state-run energy companies, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), are expected to finalise detailed feasibility reports... Read More


Pakistan: Minor house help tortured to death in Gujranwala

India, Aug. 12 -- A 13-year-old domestic worker was allegedly tortured to death by her employers in Pakistan's Gujranwala city, media reports said on Tuesday. In the first information report (FIR) lo... Read More


Nine Pakistani soldiers killed in Balochistan attack

India, Aug. 12 -- At least nine Pakistani soldiers died and six others were injured in an attack in the South Asian country's restive southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said. According ... Read More


E-20 petrol will reduce pollution, yield better acceleration, says Centre after facing backlash

India, Aug. 12 -- The Indian government on Tuesday said the use of 20% Ethanol Blended Petrol (E-20) will reduce pollution, a move that has received backlash. The Centre said the use of the fuel will... Read More


L&T secures over Rs.15,000 cr Adani Power contract for 8 thermal units

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday announced that it had won an ultra-mega contract from Adani Power to build eight thermal power units, each with a capacity of 800 MW. In L&T's class... Read More


Raghuram Rajan warns against US 'gun to the head' tactics as Trump's 50% tariff threat strains India ties

Rajan says, Aug. 12 -- Donald Trump's 50% tariff threat on India-aimed at forcing New Delhi to ditch Russian oil-has jolted a relationship Washington once nurtured as a bulwark against China, putting ... Read More


Bangladesh signs MoUs with Malaysia amid deteriorating ties with India

India, Aug. 12 -- Bangladesh and Malaysia have signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and three Exchange of Notes in diverse areas of cooperation on the first day of Chief Adviser Professor M... Read More