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Prime Minister Modi and President Trump held a productive conversation, reaffirming bilateral cooperation and discussing regional and global issues. The call signals renewed engagement, with progress noted in most areas except trade, where US tariffs remain a point of contention. Both leaders emphasized continued collaboration for global peace and prosperity. NEW DELHI: Amidst ongoing efforts…

NEW DELHI: More than nine months pregnant now, and visibly exhausted, Sunali Khatun’s voice carried a strange mix of tired resolve and simmering anger when she spoke to TOI on Thursday. “I’m tired from inside. The worst part is that despite showing all documents, no one listened to us,” she said, fighting back tears.The 26-year-old…

GUWAHATI: A possibly lone survivor among 22 people on board a truck that plunged into a gorge in a remote location of Arunachal Pradesh Monday night clambered out of the wreckage, climbed 200m and trudged nearly 4km to reach a BRO camp late Wednesday to report the tragedy almost 48 hours later.The victims – 19…

NEW DELHI: A court on Thursday granted 15 days’ interim bail to northeast Delhi riots conspiracy accused Umar Khalid, allowing him to attend his sister’s wedding later this month. Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai noted that Khalid had already spent five years and three months in custody since his arrest in Sept 2020 and that…

Lok Sabha proceedings saw a brief disruption when BJP MP Anurag Thakur alleged a Trinamool Congress member was repeatedly using an e-cigarette in the House. Speaker Om Birla, confirming no such permission was granted, assured action if the information is substantiated. The incident prompted calls for decorum and adherence to rules from the treasury benches….

Textiles, apparel, and hospitality are poised for significant job growth by 2030, fueled by increased investment, a new report reveals. While manufacturing and services will also contribute, the focus is on boosting stable, salaried positions. The think tank urges a strategic approach, emphasizing skill development and addressing the informal sector’s dominance to enhance labor absorption…

The Enforcement Directorate conducted extensive searches across 40 locations in Delhi, Kolkata, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh targeting a radicalized IS module. Investigations revealed alleged use of crime proceeds for weapons, explosives, recruitment, and training of terror suspects. This money laundering probe stems from an NIA chargesheet, with intelligence suggesting illicit wood trade funding extremist activities….

NEW DELHI: Clarifying the procedure for inquiry into a sexual harassment at workplace complaint, when accused and survivor belong to two different offices or departments, Supreme Court on Thursday ruled it will be the jurisdiction of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted at the workplace of the aggrieved woman to hold inquiry and not by…

‘Prefer Our Own Assessment To Make Policies’ NEW DELHI: Different global organisations, including environmental think tanks, may be ranking India on different green parameters, but the country prefers its own assessment for policy formulation instead of banking on “external” findings on pollution, sustainability and disaster resilience. Environment ministry made the country’s stand over such global…

The Supreme Court has denied former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea to suspend his 20-year jail sentence in a 1996 drug planting case. Bhatt, convicted by a Gujarat court, sought bail but the bench declined his request. The case involves allegations of framing a lawyer in Palanpur, with Bhatt accused of planting drugs to settle…