India

The protracted hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya will enter into the crucial final leg on Monday when the Supreme Court resumes proceedings on the 38th day after the week-long Dussehra break. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, […]

All post-paid mobile phone services will be restored in the remaining areas of Jammu and Kashmir from Monday, the government announced on Saturday, more than two months after clampdowns were enforced in the state. “All postpaid mobile phone services, irrespective of the service provider, will be restored from noon on […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the ongoing informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping marked a new era in ties between the two countries. The PM said this in his opening remarks as two leaders resumed their talks on the second day of the summit in Tamil Nadu’s Mamallapuram . Xi, in […]

India and China have agreed to “promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations,” an official statement from Beijing said early on Saturday after PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met in Mamallapuram for the second informal summit Friday evening “Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on […]

The scene for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s informal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping will shift from Mamallapuram’s ancient temple complex to a five-star hotel overlooking the Bay of Bengal on the second day on Saturday. Modi and Xi will have a meeting at Machaan at the Taj Fisherman’s Cove Resort and […]

India is considering restricting imports of some products from Malaysia including palm oil, according to government and industry sources, in reaction to the Southeast Asian country’s leader criticising New Delhi for its actions in Kashmir. India is looking for ways to limit palm oil imports and may place restrictions on […]

The Army’s top commanders will congregate here next week for a conference that will see them discuss a raft of issues including the situation in Kashmir, emerging security challenges, the ongoing restructuring exercise, operational readiness and the scenario along the country’s western and eastern borders, two officials familiar with the […]

Conceding that GST may have some flaws in its present form, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked tax professionals not to condemn it and sought their help to improve the system instead. The minister was replying to concerns raised by taxation industry professionals here, who said the industry was […]

Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Chennai on Friday morning for his informal summit with Chinese president Xi JInping, five Tibetan students were detained by the city police for staging a protest and shouting slogan at Guindy, in front of the ITC Hotel, where the Chinese dignitary will stay […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Chennai on Friday morning ahead of his informal summit with Chinese president Xi Jinping who will be in the city by 2pm. A multi-layered security drill, including the sealing of key roads, has been put in place in and around the seaside resort of […]

Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi took a hit on Friday as the concentration of the particulate matter — PM 2.5 and PM 10 — levels in the air shot up. According to the AQI data, major pollutants PM 2.5 stood at 185 in the ‘moderate’ category and PM 10 […]

The Civil Aviation Ministry has approved Alliance Air plan to launch foreign operations by starting flights to Sri Lanka even as the airline’s parent Air India remains on top of the government’s disinvestment agenda. The move has triggered speculation among Air India employees that government may continue in airline business […]

Renowned saxophonist and Padma Shri awardee Kadri Gopalnath passed away here on Friday morning. The 70-year-old is survived by his wife and three children. He was suffering from age-related issues. He died at a hospital after being reportedly admitted on Thursday following his illness. He was a recipient of Padma […]

The UK government has decided to issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, said Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid. The Pakistani-origin British finance minister said he had asked the UK’s Royal Mint to work on the coin so that the world never […]

The government on Thursday appointed a committee to recommend measures to augment Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections, check evasion and make the new regime simpler for ease of compliance that would eventually help in expanding the tax base. “With the approval of the competent authority, it has been decided that […]