India

According to people aware of the matter, India remains committed to reaching a deal before August 1 if possible. India’s negotiating team returned from Washington on Saturday after concluding a fifth round of trade talks without any significant breakthrough beyond the agreed format of negotiations, as the August 1 deadline for potential tariffs looms and President Donald…

During extensive search operations conducted on Friday at 15 locations across Balrampur, Lucknow, and Mumbai, the ED seized various documents. In a significant crackdown on an alleged religious conversion and money laundering racket, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered financial transactions amounting to over Rs60 crore routed through 22 bank accounts operated by self-styled godman Jamaluddin Shah,…

The policy paper outlines recommendations to address key areas such as family recognition, anti-discrimination protections, access to queer-affirming healthcare and protection from violence. Two years after the Supreme Court’s Supriyo Chakraborty verdict called for legislative changes to allow marriage equality, queer activists are now focusing on what comes next: policy reforms to ensure equal rights for LGBTQ…

The condition of the road stretch from Dehu to Yelawadi in Maval taluka in Pune has come under serious public scrutiny after ten accidents were reported in the area in just three hours at the same spot. No fatalities were reported in the accidents but several two-wheeler riders sustained injuries after slipping on a muddy patch, as…

Out of the total fatalities, 62 deaths have been directly attributed to rain-related calamities such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, and falls, while 44 people have died in road accidents during the same period. The heavy rains during the monsoon season has affected life and property in parts of Himachal Pradesh and has claimed 106…

In preparation for the Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra, security in Haryana’s Nuh district has been intensified, with internet services suspended and drone surveillance initiated. Ahead of the Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra, security has been heightened in Haryana’s Nuh district on Monday with internet services being suspended and drone surveillance being activated. The Haryana government on Sunday also…

They said the yatris included 13,980 males, 4,272 females, 225 children, 103 sadhus, 20 sadhvis and 420 security forces personnel. Srinagar: Over 19,000 pilgrims on Saturday paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the total number of yatris to 1,82,746, officials said. A total of 19,020 pilgrims…