India hope to sign first phase of bilateral pact with US by Oct: FM Sitharaman

San Francisco, 21/4: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India is “actively engaging” with the new US administration and hopes to conclude the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement “positively” by fall (September-October) this year. We are one of the countries which is actively engaged with the new administration of the United States…

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Attorney general’s consent sought to initiate contempt action against BJP’s Dubey, Agnimitra

New Delhi, 21/4: A lawyer on Monday sought the consent of attorney general R Venkataramani to initiate contempt of court action against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and party MLA Agnimitra Paul for their attacks on the judiciary. In a letter, advocate Brijesh Singh said both “deliberately uttered scandalous, candid, false and lowering statements in the…

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Britain intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in recent days

London, 20/4: Britain said on Sunday two of its fighter jets had intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea close to NATO alliance airspace in separate incidents on Tuesday and Thursday. The Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M “Coot-A” intelligence aircraft on Tuesday, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement….

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IPL 2025: Kohli, Padikkal guide RCB to seven wicket win against PBKS

Mullanpur, 20/4: Opener Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal smashed half-centuries as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Punjab Kings by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday. Chasing 158, Kohli (73 not out off 54 balls) and Padikkal (61 off 35 balls) shared a 103-run partnership, which formed the backbone of the massive…

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Six months as Jammu & Kashmir CM, Abdullah struggles to navigate power imbalance

Srinagar, 20/4: Over six months into his tenure as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah is facing an increasingly uphill battle — one marked by constitutional constraints, political discontent, and the lingering legacy of August 2019. Abdullah returned to power in a historic UT-level election last year,…

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