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Left-arm pacer is the leading wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup at the moment with 12 scalps from three matches

May trade deficit widens to 7-month high at $23.78 bn

Goods exports grew 9.1% to 38.2 bn, import rose 7.7% to 61.9 bn; in April-May, exports Up 5.1% at 73.12 bn, imports rose 8.89% to 116 bn

Cong, SP to fight bypolls in alliance

UP prepares for another battle with 9 MLAs from the state elected to Lok Sabha

G7 demands China play by rules

The Group of Seven countries call on Beijing to end its market distorting trade practices and support for Russia's war in Ukraine

MHA plans to attach assets of terrorists' aides in Jammu

WITH the focus of terrorists shifting increasingly towards Jammu, the government has decided to confiscate properties of terrorists' supporters in the region.

Kuwait fire: Bodies of seven TN victims brought home

THE mortal remains of the seven Tamils who died in the recent fire accident in Kuwait were brought to Kochi airport on Friday by a special aircraft along with the bodies of 38 other Indian victims.

Another RSS leader speaks of ‘ahankar' for BJP's poll debacle

AMID speculation of a growing schism between the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) following Lok Sabha election results, RSS leader Indresh Kumar has come down on the saffron party, albeit indirectly, on its recent election performance.

Naidu allocates portfolios to mins

Pawan Kalyan takes charge as Dy CM, Anitha gets Home Nara Lokesh Human Resource

Court to hear Kejriwal's bail petition on June 19

ED sought time till June 25 for the next hearing, but was dismissed

₹20 cr worth Meth hidden in baby food boxes seized, two Africans held

IN a significant operation, nearly 6 Kg of Methamphetamine, a powerful and highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system, was found being smuggled by a 29-year-old African national woman, concealed in baby food boxes, an official said on Friday.

Water level in Yamuna receding: Atishi

AMID ongoing water crisis in the national capital, Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Friday said the authorities are unable to produce sufficient drinking water as its level was continuously receding in Yamuna.

Goods worth crores burnt in Chandni Chowk

Over 110 shops were gutted in fire that erupted on Thursday evening, neither any injury nor casualty were reported

Caste certs on sale: City executive magistrate, 3 others land in police net

WHEN political parties were haranguing about reservations in jobs and educational institutions during the Lok Sabha polls, a class of racketeers was lining their pockets in the national capital over fake certificates.

Int'l online sports betting racket busted

THE Madhya Pradesh police unearthed an international online sports betting racket in Ujjain and seized around 15 crore cash, police said on Friday.

Mortal remains of Kuwait fire victims arrive at Kochi airport

CM Pinarayi, Suresh Gopi pay homage; IAF aircraft carrying 14 bodies left for Delhi at 1 pm

SC notice to NTA, Centre on plea for CBI probe

THE Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Centre on a plea seeking CBI investigation into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in the NEET-UG exam held across the country on May 5 this year.

Ex-Delhi minister Anand loses House membership under anti-defection law

Former Delhi social welfare minister Raaj Kumar Anand has been disqualified from the membership of the assembly, Speaker ram Niwas Goel said on Friday.

Delhi L-G nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA

DELHI Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday gave his nod to prosecute author-activist Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, former professor of the Central University of Kashmir, under the stringent UAPA in connection with a 2010 FIR, which accused the duo of \"delivering provocative speeches in public\".

Talks, diplomacy path for Ukraine peace, says Modi

Holds talks with Zelenskyy; meets Biden and other leaders; invites Pope Francis to India

Delimitation hurdle for women quota

WITH its Southern allies in play, the BJP-led NDA government may face roadblocks in implementing the Women's Reservation Bill, which hinges on Census and delimitation.

G7 Begins With Deal On Russian Collateral

Pact on US proposal of $50 bn loan to Ukraine by leveraging frozen Russian assets; Pope to address for first time

Seven Tamils Among Killed In Kuwait, Spl Plane To Bring Bodies

TAMIL Nadu Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Gingee KS Masthan on Thursday confirmed that at least seven Tamils were among the 50 victims killed in the blaze at the residential building at Mangaf in Kuwait on Wednesday.

Time for Kiwis to hit reset button

THE day is finally here.

Free-for-all in Italian Parliament over plan to grant more autonomy

A brawl in the Italian parliament over the far-right government's plans to grant regions more autonomy has triggered uproar, with some comparing the punch-up to the days of fascism.

Gehlot schemes come under Rajasthan BJP govt scrutiny

AFTER the poll code of conduct was lifted, the Bhajan Lal government in Rajasthan has ordered a review of the decisions made during the final year of the previous Ashok Gehlot dispensation.

After election debacle, Ajit Pawar's wife may be elected to RS unopposed

MAHARASHTRA deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's spouse Sunetra Pawar was the lone candidate for the Rajya Sabha election, filling in for Praful Patel's vacant place.

BJP mulls nominating Smriti Irani, Munda and RK Singh to Rajya Sabha

THE BJP may consider nominating at least three of its defeated party candidates in the recent Lok Sabha polls Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda and RK Singh, all Union ministers in the Modi 2.0 team to the Rajya Sabha.

High number of heatwave days in 3 yrs, says IMD data

THE country has experienced highest number of heatwave days in the past three years, fresh data of India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows.

MCD forms task force to control dengue

Every hospital to reserve beds for dengue patients; fogging to check malaria, chikungunya

NCLT puts on hold Byju's rights issue, asks to park funds in escrow account

IN a setback to edtech firm Byju's, the Bengaluru bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has restrained the company from going ahead with the ongoing second rights issue, and has asked it to park the funds collected so far in a separate account till the disposal of the main petition.