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With the US and Iran set to sign an interim peace agreement on Friday, PM Narendra Modi told President Donald Trump he was confident that the issue of seafarers will receive the “highest priority” during the implementation of this agreement, while appreciating the president’s “tremendous efforts” in reaching the deal. The leaders spoke to the … Read more

Kolkata: CMSuvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that India’s single emergency number, 112, would soon be integrated with police stations across the state, enabling faster deployment of police vehicles in emergency situation. Speaking at Nabanna during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) and Bengal Police, the CM said the … Read more

NERVES OF STEEL: Socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia — fresh from his incarceration in a Lahore prison — addresses a public meeting in Margao At 94, Rafael Viegas still remembers June 18, 1946 — the afternoon that helped change Goa’s history. “I was there,” he says.Eighty years later, Viegas can still picture the scene in … Read more

Ludhiana: A local businessman had to track down CCTV footage himself before police would log the theft of his family’s gold from a crowded auto-rickshaw. Cops explained the time loss: “We were verifying.”A transit gang stole the 6-tola gold jewellery early on May 24. Sunil Sahni, 32, of Basti Jodhewal, claims that Division Number 1 … Read more

Intermittent rain and cloudy skies over the past 24 hours kept weather conditions pleasant in Gurgaon, with the city’s minimum temperature recorded at 21°C on Wednesday, lower than the temperatures recorded earlier this month during the heatwave Gurgaon: Cloudy skies, intermittent showers and cool winds kept temperatures in check across the city on Wednesday, offering … Read more

Vile Parle police have arrested the electric SUV driver Vilas Gavhankar (44) Mumbai: A 41-year-old woman died and two others suffered injuries after a speeding electric SUV struck their two-wheelers on the station road in Vile Parle (E) on Wednesday.Vile Parle police have arrested the SUV driver, Vilas Gavhankar (44), and booked him under Bharatiya … Read more

Lucknow: Seeking to further boost religious tourism, UP State Tourism Development Corporation (UPSTDC) launched five weekly pilgrimage tours from Lucknow and Prayagraj under the state’s ‘Visit My State Uttar Pradesh’ campaign.The tours will connect pilgrims to key religious destinations including Ayodhya, Naimisharanya, Chitrakoot and Vindhyachal Dham, which form part of the state’s Ramayana and Shakti … Read more

Scottish proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Think about how different a person can look on two different days. On a big day, they are dressed up, smiling, polite and on their very best behaviour. On a normal day, they might be tired, a little grumpy, wearing old clothes and saying exactly … Read more

Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday restrained Tamil Nadu police from filing the final report in a criminal case registered against Ponraj, political commentator and former scientific advisor to the late President A P J Abdul Kalam, for alleged derogatory remarks against women followers of TVK. Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan passed the interim order on … Read more

The National Stock Exchange has formally restarted its long-delayed journey to the stock market, filing draft papers with Sebi for an estimated $2-billion initial public offering nearly nine years after its first listing attempt was derailed by the co-location controversy, according to an ET report.The draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) proposes an offer for sale … Read more