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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good friend and expressed confidence that the United States and India would reach a trade agreement. “We will get to a deal because I like your prime...

NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Typically, the monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the Southwest monsoon season (June-September). "The southwest monsoon has further...

CHAMPAWAT: An Uttarakhand Roadways bus driver saved the lives of 34 passengers on Wednesday by steering the vehicle into a hillside after its brakes failed on a slope here, police said. The driver, Beniram Thwal (49), a resident of Champawat,...

NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy has risen to 21, including 11 foreign nationals and 10 Indians, while 16 people were injured and 19 others were in critical condition, according to official data. According to...

KOLKATA: The rebellion within the TMC took a decisive turn on Wednesday, as 58 dissident MLAs backed legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, who has been expelled from the party, as the leader of the legislature party and conveyed their decision to...

BENGALURU: State Congress President D K Shivakumar took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister on Wednesday and 13 other legislators, including senior leader G Parameshwara, were sworn in as ministers in his Cabinet. In the presence of AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge,...

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has handed around 32 acres to the BSF for fencing along the India-Bangladesh border, a process that had been pending for several years, Panchayat Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Wednesday. Briefing reporters after a meeting...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the fire incident in Malviya Nagar here and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of each...

NEW DELHI: At least 18 people, including some foreign nationals, were killed and several injured when a massive fire broke out in a restaurant in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Wednesday, officials said. More than 37 people were rescued and...

BHOPAL: A court in Bhopal on Tuesday remanded late model Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, both accused of dowry harassment, in judicial custody for 14 days on completion of their CBI remand. Twisha was found hanging...