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The UK government has imposed sanctions on a British Sikh businessman and a group linked to him in the first use of its new Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime aimed at cutting off funding to the pro-Khalistan militant outfit Babbar Khalsa.Gurpreet Singh Rehal, associated with the Panjab Warriors sports investment firm, has been hit with an asset…

Putin at state banquet (@rashtrapatibhvn) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin at Rashtrapati Bhawan for a lavish state banquet on the second day of his India visit, featuring an all-vegetarian menu presented as a traditional thali built around fresh ingredients and aromatic spices. The carefully curated spread was designed to highlight…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press statement after their meeting at the Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his two-day state visit to India on Friday with a special dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This…

Nationwide disruptions faced by IndiGo airlines NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said that the government will not ignore the massive disruptions faced by IndiGo airlines, stressing that “this thing shouldn’t be left unattended”. He said a committee has been formed to investigate the issue and necessary action will be…

NEW DELHI: The Red Fort complex in the heart of the capital will be the venue of the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage from Dec 8-13 with over 1,000 delegates from more than 185 countries expected to participate. The inauguration will be held on Sunday.Undeterred by the blast…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (PTI photo) New Delhi: India and Russia on Friday vowed to scale up bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030, with PM Narendra Modi saying the target could be ach-ieved “well ahead of schedule”.“Considering the tremendous potential in our partnership, I am confident that we…

KOLKATA: Birbhum resident Sunali Khatun, nine months and 12 days pregnant, returned to India along with her son, Shabir, 8, on Friday evening, six months after the family’s ordeal began with Delhi Police detaining them as “illegal immigrants”, BSF pushing them into Bangladesh, and authorities there jailing them for illegal entry.Mother and son entered Bengal…

NEW DELHI: India remains the centre of malaria transmission in the WHO South-East Asia Region, accounting for 73.3% of all estimated cases and nearly 89% of malaria deaths in 2024, even as the region records one of the world’s steepest declines in malaria, World Malaria Report 2025 showed.The region logged 4.79 lakh cases in 2024…

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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday ruled that a dying declaration cannot be rejected because of a time lag between a victim giving statement and subsequent death. It said such declaration need not necessarily be made under the shadow of death to be valid.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh also said a…