Pakistan and China have formalised a boundary agreement in a disputed part of the Himalayas that India claims as its own, prompting a sharp response from New Delhi. The two countries signed the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, which Pakistan described as a significant milestone aimed at deepening cooperation on border management, trade and connectivity. India […]
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Iran has ruled out reopening the Strait of Hormuz or returning to its earlier framework of negotiations with the United States until Washington meets Tehran’s conditions, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, Ghalibaf said Tehran had conveyed its demands
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The Centre has relaxed the stockholding limit for bulk sugar consumers ahead of the festive season, allowing them to hold stock for up to 30 days instead of the earlier 15-day limit, as retail sugar prices have eased by nearly 10 per cent over the past three weeks. The move comes as retail sugar prices
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Smriti Mandhana’s record-breaking year continued in Japan as the India opener became the highest run-scorer in women’s T20I cricket during the Asian Games semi-final against Bangladesh. Mandhana needed seven runs to move past New Zealand great Suzie Bates’ tally of 4,758 and reached the landmark in the third over, hitting Bangladesh pacer Marufa Akter for
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The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu has run into controversy after students were allegedly warned of a Rs 500 fine for failing to attend a Deepak Prakashan, or earthen lamp lighting ceremony, held on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. According to a purported communique issued by the IIM Student Council, students who were absent
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are among 33.1 lakh electors in the Delhi draft electoral roll who have received notices, either due to “logical discrepancies” in their voter details or because their details could not be mapped to the previous Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The Delhi Chief Electoral
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The Mumbai Cricket Association has used the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting to push for changes that span both the development of women’s cricket and the allocation of international matches. In a letter addressed to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, the MCA made four requests, including the introduction of a structured national-level Under-17 tournament for girls and
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A new Memorial Temple, built as a tribute to the decades-long Ram Temple movement, is set to open soon within the Ayodhya Ram Temple premises. The memorial stands at the site of a makeshift temple where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath carried the idol of Ram Lalla on March 25, 2020, before construction of
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President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping sanctions bill that gives him broad authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries buying Russian oil and gas, including India and China. The White House confirmed the signing in a statement, saying Trump signed H.R. 5334, the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning
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Ajit Agarkar has decided not to continue as chairman of the BCCI’s senior men’s selection committee, bringing his three-year stint in the role towards an end. Agarkar has informed the BCCI of his decision and will leave when his current tenure expires on October 4. The development comes a day after the board’s 95th Annual
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