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India, US 10-year bond yield spread falls back to 14-year low

By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) - The spread between Indian and U.S. government bond yields has fallen below 300 basis points (bps) for the first time in 14 years, as local yields have held their

Ball pythons, iguanas seized from air passenger

Chennai, Aug 23 (PTI) Exotic animals including ball pythons, squirrels, and iguanas were seized from a passenger at the international airport here, the Customs...

41 kg heroin seized in Punjab’s Amritsar, 3 held

Chandigarh, Aug 23 (PTI) The Punjab Police Wednesday said it has recovered 41 kilograms of heroin after arresting three drug traffickers in Amritsar. Director...

8 women injured as car hit auto-rickshaw in UP’s Kaushambi

Kaushambi (UP), Aug 23 (PTI) Eight women were on Wednesday injured when their auto-rickshaw was hit by a car in Kokhraj area here,...

New recruitment commission to soon replace disbanded HPSSC: CM

Shimla, Aug 23 (PTI) Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said a notification of setting up a new recruitment commission, which will...

BJP lists 40 star campaigners for Ghosi assembly by-election in UP

Lucknow, Aug 23 (PTI) The ruling BJP has decided to field 40 star campaigners, including Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Yogi...

Farmers hold protest over delay in cane payment by sugar mill in Punjab’s Phagwara

Phagwara, Aug 23 (PTI) Farmers under the banner of Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) Wednesday staged a sit-in here to protest against the alleged delay...

Maharashtra: Five members of dacoits’ gang held in Palghar district

Palghar, Aug 23 (PTI) Five members of a gang of dacoits have been arrested in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.Two policemen from...

Case against 8 persons in Thane under SC/ST Atrocities Act for harassing, abusing woman

Thane, Aug 23 (PTI) Police have registered an FIR against seven women and a man under the SC/ST Atrocities Act for allegedly harassing a...

Maharashtra: Two booked for posting derogatory content on social media in Thane district

Thane, Aug 23 (PTI) A criminal case was registered on Wednesday against two youths in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly posting derogatory content...

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Beijing is concerned about anti-China sentiment in India. New Delhi is focused on border

Chinese officials emphasised a desire to rejuvenate bilateral ties. Their advice? Don't make the border dispute the focal point; pursue economic relations with an open mindset.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?