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Not looking to lift curbs on export of food items: Goyal

India will not remove export bans on rice, wheat, onion and sugar any time soon, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday, stressing that the government’s priority was to cool domestic prices.

Apte, others locked in aerobridge for hours

Bollywood actor Radhika Apte and other co-passengers were locked inside the aerobridge at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for over five hours on Saturday, after their IndiGo flight to Bhubaneswar was delayed by five hours.

US considers 'treaty country' status for India, easier visas

The United States government is considering proposals by India for a pact on social security pertaining to non-resident Indians and to be granted “treaty country status”, which will open up new E1 and E2 visa options for Indian businessfolk travelling to American cities, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.

ASI on night duty shoots self with service pistol in S Delhi

A 51-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Delhi Police was found dead from a bullet wound inside his car while on night duty in south Delhi, officers said on Saturday, adding that they suspect he shot himself with his service pistol.

BJP, TMC trade barbs after Bengal villagers assault sadhus; 12 held

A political row erupted in West Bengal on Saturday, days after three Hindu sadhus (monks) were assaulted by a group of villagers in Purulia district suspecting them to be \"kidnappers\", with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blaming the \"appeasement\" politics of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and the ruling party accusing the opposition of giving a \"communal twist\" to the incident.

Suchana's husband deposes before cops

PR Venkatraman, the estranged husband of Suchana Seth, the CEO of an artificial intelligence startup who is accused of killing her four-year-old son, on Saturday deposed before the Goa police, saying he last met his son on December 10 and that she had not allowed him to meet the child for the past five Sundays in violation of the court order.

Britain's envoy to Pak visits Pok, India irked

India on Saturday lodged a strong protest with the UK over a visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the British envoy to Islamabad, saying that it amounted to an \"unacceptable\" infringement of the country's territorial integrity.

India set to roll out the red carpet for Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron will be accorded a royal Rajputana welcome when he lands in Jaipur on the afternoon of January 25 even as the two nations are poised to embark on a military-industrial partnership that is firmly anchored in local manufacturing. President Marcon is the Chief Guest for 75th Republic Day.

Minimum dips to 3.6°C, air nears 'severe' again

The season’s first cold wave engulfed Delhi on Saturday, pushing the minimum temperature down to 3.6°C, the lowest yet this winter, and draping the city in a thick blanket of fog that slashed the visibility and hindered mass transit once again.

Political slugfest after 4th ED summons to Kejriwal

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued its fourth summons to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, directing him to appear before the agency for questioning on January 18, people aware of the matter said on Saturday. ED is probing allegations of money laundering in the Delhi excise policy case.

Rahul to kick off 2-month yatra from Manipur's Thoubal today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick off his over two-month-long Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from the Khongjom War Memorial in Manipur's Thoubal district on Sunday afternoon, the party said on Saturday, calling the march an initiative against the 10-year \"anyay kaal\" (period of injustice) of the Narendra Modi government.

Kharge to head INDIA bloc, Nitish offered convener role

All constituents of the INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc accepted Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge as chairperson of the opposition grouping while most of them, except Trinamool Congress (TMC), backed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as convener during a virtual meeting held on Saturday, people familiar with the details said.

Satwik-Chirag enter last 4 at Malaysia Open

Asian champions Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were in ruthless form on Friday as they dismissed He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in straight games to march into the men's doubles semi-finals of the $1.3 million Malaysia Open.

Nagal ends 3-year wait, in main draw

Since his appearance in 2021 Australian Open, no Indian had entered the singles main draw of a Slam

Kishan absent, Jurel called up

Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is absent from India's squad for the first two Tests against England as the uncertainty around his availability continues.

Amid jostle for spots in T20 set-up, Rinku standing out

India's T20 pot is suddenly brimming with left-handers. But should Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli make the final cut, there will possibly be room for only one, maybe two of them to be regulars in the World Cup playing eleven.

ED to probe 8 mobile apps in broadcast rights violation case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money-laundering case, on the basis of Maharashtra cyber police's April 2023 First Information Report (FIR), against eight mobile applications, including Fairplay, for allegedly re-telecasting IPL matches in violation of the broadcast rights of the Viacom18 group, officials aware of the matter said.

Wage cost eases at IT firms, key talent remains expensive

India's leading information technology (IT) services companies witnessed a consecutive decline in employee costs as a percentage of revenue for the second time in the December quarter.

Google to allow real-money games

Android maker Google on Friday said it will start allowing all real-money games on its Play Store marketplace, as long as they are not illegal under local regulations.

Israel rejects S Africa's genocide accusations at the World Court

Israel on Friday rejected as false and \"grossly distorted\" accusations brought by South Africa at the UN's top court that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide campaign against Palestinians.

China mediates a truce in northern Myanmar

Further gains by Myanmar's anti-junta groups in recent weeks, including resistance fighters overrunning 440 military posts, have added to worries about the fragile security situation in the neighbouring country impacting India's strategic northeastern region, people familiar with the matter said.

Shortage of snowfall in hills may lead to a warmer spring

Dry, snowless peaks have cast a shadow on tourism in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh but impact of the underlying causes on next few months is far more worrying -- for they could portend a warmer spring.

Police recreate crime scene along with CEO accused of killing son

The Goa Police on Friday took Suchana Seth, the founder of an artificial intelligence startup who allegedly smothered her four-year-old son at a resort, to the alleged crime scene to recreate the sequence of events, officials aware of the developments said.

Ready to consider India's concerns over key business issues: USTR Tai

Washington is willing to consider New Delhi's key concerns such as restoration of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), giving Trade Agreements Act (TAA)-designated country status, easier visa rules for professionals, resolution of social security issues and allowing exports of Indian marine products, agricultural items, medicines and medical devices, under the principle of equity and reciprocity, according to a joint statement issued by the two partners after the 14th Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting in New Delhi on Friday.

Panel adopts resolution to revoke 3 MPs' suspension

The Lok Sabha privileges committee on Friday adopted a resolution to revoke the suspension of three Congress MPs, who were penalised along with 143 Opposition lawmakers during the winter session of Parliament last month, a person aware of the details said.

Day after 19-yr-old stabbed, left on roadside, cops probe partner's role

A day after a pregnant 19-year-old woman was found injured with multiple stab wounds and her face smashed with a stone near Mayur Vihar in east Delhi, police officers probing the case said they have narrowed down three suspects the woman's partner, his cousin, and an unidentified masked man who was seen around the crime scene.

Major reshuffle in Delhi Police as crime branch gets 1st woman chief

A fortnight before the 75th Republic Day, Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena's office on Friday announced a major reshuffle of the Delhi Police top brass.

Police: Pahuja's body dumped in Bhakra canal

The Gurugram police on Friday said that the body of Divya Pahuja- who was shot dead at a city hotel last week - was dumped in the Bhakra canal in Punjab on January 3, a day after she was murdered.

RS polls: AAP's picks elected unopposed

Jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh, former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal and chartered accountant Narain Dass Gupta were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Delhi on Friday, as no candidate from any other party filed nomination, officials aware of the matter said.

Delhi logs coldest night this season; min at 3.9°C

Delhi recorded its coldest night of the season on Friday with the minimum temperature dipping to 3.9 degrees Celsius (C) below normal three degrees making for a frosty morning, even as dense surface-level fog significantly dropped visibility to zero at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport for over four hours, the India Meteorological Department said.