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India and Qatar are expected to finalise the terms of reference (ToR) this week to initiate talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce ministry said on Sunday. The move comes ahead of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s two-day visit to Doha, beginning October 6.Goyal will attend the Qatar-India Joint Commission on Trade…
AHMEDABAD: A Dalit labourer was allegedly assaulted and threatened in Himatnagar after he expressed a wish to visit a temple and showed his Aadhaar card for identification. The accused reportedly subjected him to casteist slurs before attacking him and warning him against entering the area again, according to a complaint filed with Himatnagar rural police…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his British counterpart Keir Starmer during a meeting at Chequers Estate, in UK. (Pic credit: AP) NEW DELHI: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit India on October 8-9 at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation, ministry of external affairs said on Saturday. This will be Prime Minister Starmer’s first official…
Ameesha Patel became an overnight sensation with the 2000 hit ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’, starring opposite Hrithik Roshan. The film turned her into a household name. She then went on to star in memorable hits like ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Humraaz’, and ‘Race 2’. Recently, she opened up about her early life, sharing fascinating stories…
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: Centre has allowed Sikh pilgrimage groups (jathas) to visit Pakistan for Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary (Parkash Purb), reversing an earlier ban imposed over security concerns.Reviewing its Sept 12 restriction, govt acknowledged the pilgrimage’s religious and cultural significance. However, MHA stressed that security threats persist and advised travellers to exercise extreme caution.In a letter…
Daler Mehndi’s wife, Taran, recently opened up about the difficult period when the Punjab singer was jailed. Mehndi was sentenced to two years in prison in March 2018 in connection to a human trafficking case but was released on bail shortly after. In July 2022, a court dismissed his appeal, upholding the two-year sentence. Later,…
Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ premieres today, October 2, coinciding with Dussehra, mirroring the original’s Navratri release. The filmmaker-actor discusses the film’s deep cultural roots, his rigorous physical transformation for the tribal warrior role, and the spiritual rituals undertaken. Rishabh Shetty, the visionary filmmaker and actor who took Indian cinema by storm with ‘Kantara- The…
Amir Khan Muttaqi (File photo) Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has been granted a temporary travel exemption to visit India next week. This marks the first high-level visit by a Taliban leader to New Delhi since the group took power in Afghanistan in 2021.According to officials, the UN Security Council sanctions committee has authorised…
Putin Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin (File photo) NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit India in the first week of Dec for the 23rd India-Russia annual summit.Diplomatic sources said the two sides are considering Dec 5-6 as dates for the visit. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to India…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely visit India around December 5, news agency PTI reported citing people familiar with the matter According to report, it is not known whether the Russian president will come for a day-long trip or if he will be in India for two days.Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will…
