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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the agreements reached during his recent five-nation tour will open “new doors to the new economy” for the youth, stressing that India’s presence in clean energy, critical minerals and sustainable development will be boosted by forging ties with these countries.After distributing over 51,000 recruitment letters for…

New Delhi: After a roller-coaster past 12 months, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extended President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit the US “in the near future”, looking to stabilize US-India ties. As the two sides discussed the situation in West Asia, according to a US readout, Rubio…

SRINAGAR: Nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals, whose houses have been demolished by the administration, have filed a complaint with the police, alleging that the “demolition of their tribal habitations” is a violation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the Forest Rights Act, 2006.They demanded action against officials who destroyed about 30 homesteads in…

More than a decade ago, when Masuma Ranalvi First spoke publicly about being subjected to circumcision (local term for female genital mutilation or FGM) at the age of seven, he helped push the practice into the national spotlight among India’s Dawoodi Bohra community. As the SC begins hearing the long-pending case in which he is…

How India’s homegrown attack helicopter stacks up against America’s deadly AH-64E. Recently, the US Department of State approved support services and related potential sales in contracts worth more than USD 198.2 million.Equipment for the Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter in India. The State Department said the sale will improve India’s capabilities to counter current and…