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Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Crude oil futures rise on spot demand

3:34 pm September 9, 2020

New Delhi: Crude oil prices on Wednesday rose by Rs 6 to Rs 2,711 per barrel as participants widened their positions on firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for delivery in September traded higher by Rs 6, or 0.22 per cent, at Rs 2,711 per barrel in 4,562 lots. Analysts said raising […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

France describes India as foremost Asian strategic partner

3:30 pm September 9, 2020

New Delhi: France on Wednesday described India as its “foremost” Asian strategic partner and said the upcoming visit of its Defence Minister Florence Parly to the country is aimed at further strengthening the “forward-looking” defence cooperation with New Delhi. Parly will visit India on Thursday to attend a ceremony in Ambala to induct the first batch of five Rafale jets into the Indian Air […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

First Kisan Rail from South India chugs off with fruits to Delhi

3:09 pm September 9, 2020

Amaravati: Connecting the farms to the agricultural markets, the first ‘Kisan Rail’ from south India chugged off from Anantapuramu on Wednesday carrying 322 tonnes of fresh fruits to the famous Azadpur Mandi in the national Capital. Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy flagged off the inaugural Kisan Rail, the second in the […]

Book to explore life and times of Osho aide Ma Sheela

7:45 pm September 4, 2020

New Delhi: A new book on Osho Rajneesh’s former aide Ma Anand Sheela looks at her life, her intense relationship with the self-styled godman, and the riveting story of what actually happened behind the closed doors of the cult’s ashram. “Nothing to Lose: The Authorized Biography of Ma Anand Sheela” will be out on October […]

NIA arrests key FICN racketeer from West Bengal

10:16 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: The NIA arrested a person from West Bengal’s Malda district on Thursday for his alleged involvement in circulating fake Indian currency notes in the country with the help of his Bangladeshi associates after these were smuggled from across the border, an official said. Enamul Haque, 46, who was carrying a reward of Rs […]