NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the unprecedented visit of the European Commission president and the College of Commissioners to India will conclude a long-pending free trade agreement between the European Union and India by this year’s end. “This is not just the first India visit by the European Commission, but also…
Nilam Shinde (left) and her father Tanaji Shinde NEW DELHI: Father and brother of Nilam Shinde, who went into a coma after getting injured in a road accident in California, have been granted the US visa on Friday to visit the victim. The visa was issued after both attended an interview at Mumbai’s US Consulate…
Nitish Kumar (left) and Prashant Kishor NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday urged voters to ensure that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s party, the JD(U), does not win any seats in the upcoming assembly elections. He described Kumar as “physically tired and mentally retired” and accused him of staying in power by frequently…
NEW DELHI: DRDO and Indian Navy have successfully conducted flight trials of a first-of-its-kind naval antiship missile (NASM-SR) that has ‘Man-in-Loop’ features, which is unique as it gives the capability of inflight retargeting.Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Indian Navy and the industries for the successful flight tests carried out from Integrated Test Range (ITR)…
NEW DELHI: Police apprehended a man in Shirur Tehsil early Friday for allegedly raping a 26-year-old woman inside a bus at Pune’s Swargate bus station. Dattatray Gade was taken into custody around midnight from Pune’s Shirur tehsil, according to PTI reports.The incident occurred early Tuesday morning when Gade (37), a history-sheeter, allegedly assaulted the woman…
Representative AI image via Lexica NEW DELHI: The health ministry has issued a warning against prolonged use of earphones and headphones, suggesting that these devices, whether wired or wireless, should not be used for more than two hours daily. If used for this duration, frequent breaks should be taken during listening sessions.In a letter to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Customs and GST authorities had the power to carry out arrests but could not do so without adhering to the safeguards provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for personal liberty of the accused.Writing the main opinion, CJI Sanjiv Khanna said the safeguards penned in the Arvind…
An alleged drugs smuggler tricked cops taking him to a police station in Rajasthan’s Bikaner soon after his arrest into leaving their government vehicle, stole it and drove away before being recaptured in a seven-hour search with the help of nearly 200 villagers. The drama around Gurjant Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Moga district in…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday allowed transportation and disposal of hazardous chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site at a treatment-storage-disposal-facility (TSDF) in the industrial town of Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and A G Masih refused to interfere with the order of Madhya Pradesh high court for…
While PM Narendra Modi and visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will look to boost ongoing efforts for an India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), both sides are also likely to discuss ways to formalise defence and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. This is of particular interest to India as it encourages the EU…
