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Journalist bodies demand quashing of FIR by UP police against scribes for circulating video

The FIR alleged that the follow-up news stories on the video clip of the elderly Muslim being assaulted was already in the public domain and therefore did not violate public order.

Agra hospital in denial mode over ‘mock drill’ deaths but 7 families tell a different story

Paras Hospital says 'mock drill' didn't cause deaths while Agra officials say there was no oxygen shortage at the time. Families have filed complaints of medical negligence.

Labour codes will miss July date as states aren’t ready, govt target now 1 Oct: Gangwar

New Delhi: The implementation of the Narendra Modi government’s four labour codes is being delayed due to the tardiness on the part of the...

Gold hallmarking now mandatory, Modi govt implements rules in phased manner with exemptions

Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is currently voluntary. It will be implemented mandatorily now, in three phases.

Centre approves restructuring of Ordnance Factory Board into 7 new corporate entities

Describing the decision as 'historic', Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the restructuring would help OFB overcome various shortcomings by eliminating inefficient supply chains.

Sambit Patra attacks Congress after party leader claims calf serum used in Covaxin

The BJP leader says Congress is trying to create doubts about the indigenous vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech when the country is fighting the second wave of the pandemic.

BJP, Shiv Sena workers clash over ‘offensive’ Saamana editorial on Ram Mandir land deal

The clash erupted after the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha took out a march towards Shiv Sena Bhavan over the editorial demanding probe of the land purchase by Ram Mandir trust.

Viswanathan Anand says ‘time to move on’ after Chess.com reopens Zerodha co-founder’s account

Nikhil Kamath had admitted to cheating in a charity match against the former world chess champion, which sparked a controversy.

Flagged new strain in Feb to central govt, NIV but no action was taken: Maharashtra Covid adviser

The variant, now known as B.1.617 or ‘Delta’, is said to be partially responsible for the second wave of Covid, which infected people in much higher numbers than the first wave.

PM Modi calls for ‘repair & prepare’ as India emerges from Covid, invites global investment

While delivering the keynote address at the VivaTech meet, PM Modi stressed on the need to augment India's healthcare infrastructure and also prop up the economy.

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Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.